Reader: “How Could You Vote for Trump?”
October 13, 2016
SUSAN-ANNE WHITE writes from Northern Ireland:
I cannot understand why you are recommending that your American readers vote for Donald Trump. To say that this is hypocritical on your part is an understatement. You have written at length about his immorality and his support for the LGBT lobby etc. He is an adulterer and as pro-LGBT as he could possibly be and he also seems to waver on the Muslim and immigration issues. He and Hillary Clinton are evil and mirror images of each other. I fail to see how anyone could vote for either of them. The “lesser evil” argument still involves voting for evil yet, incredibly, some in America are claiming this about Trump.
In three recent elections here in Northern Ireland, I had no one to vote for, so I stood as a candidate to give people with my Biblical views someone to vote for. If I had not stood, I would not have voted for any of the candidates on the ballot paper. Some of my principles included the recriminalisation of adultery and homosexuality, the abolition of abortion and re-institution of the death penalty for murder. My manifesto was a manifesto like no other, and the like will only be seen again if I stand for election at some future time.
Laura writes:
It’s not hypocrisy. It’s realism.
Let’s say you lived in a neighborhood ruled by two rival gangs. There is no hope in the immediate future, outside of a miracle, of ridding the neighborhood of gangs.
One gang leader recruits children as prostitutes and randomly torches houses to terrorize and instill fear. The other gang leader promotes the drug trade and kills his enemies, but does not present the same threat of imminent physical harm to children and non-criminal elements in the neighborhood.
They are both evil. But there is a lesser evil. Supporting the second one does not mean you endorse crime. Similarly, we only have two viable candidates. That’s it. If we support one who is seemingly less dangerous than the other, we are choosing a lesser evil not endorsing evil itself.
While I always thought Hillary was worse, I wasn’t convinced of the rightness of voting for Trump. But now I am. Hillary Clinton is so much more dangerous than Donald Trump, it is worth overcoming — in the voting booth only — abhorrence for him.
Hillary is significantly more dangerous for the following reasons, with special emphasis on the first two:
1. Hillary is openly provoking Russia. Trump has been reckless and hawkish in his statements about Iran. But Hillary is more likely to lead us into World War III and even a nuclear conflict. The situation is dire. Hillary is an existential threat. Her statements about Russia and Syria are extremely irresponsible and scary, especially coming from a woman who has openly bragged about killing another nation’s leader. That said, no matter who wins in November, World War III is a distinct possibility.
2. Trump is a moral relativist and hedonist. Hillary is a determined social revolutionary, fanatically pro-abortion and anti-marriage. Do you see the difference? Which is the more dangerous?
3. Trump may not act effectively, or have any power to act, on the immigration issue, but there is a chance that he will. Hillary will only make things worse.
4. Trump’s hands may be tied in ending Obamacare, but here again there is a chance he can act. We need to help those who can’t afford health insurance. Obamacare is not the right plan.
Those who have high hopes in Donald Trump are foolish. He will not make America great, but he’s the only one who could possibly prevent imminent disaster.
I don’t like Trump, but I dislike nuclear war even more.
— Comments —
A reader writes:
I went to a Trump rally here a week ago. The place was packed with thousands of people. Trump was energetic, forceful and clear. He wants to put Americans first and rebuild and protect the country. He was introduced by a Medal of Honor winner.
During his talk he called up family members from the Remembrance Project to talk about the loved ones they lost that were killed by illegal aliens. I was nearly moved to tears by their stories. Kate Steinle’s father was there. Trump wants to seal the border and get rid of criminal aliens.
I was at a rally in the same place with Paul Ryan speaking in 2012. Here is the email I sent about the event to the now deceased blogger Lawrence Auster:
I support Romney. I support him because he cannot be worse than Obama and because he strikes me as an honest, capable person, possibly the best person as a person we’ve had in the office in a long time. But I took my son to attend a rally today in Henderson, Nevada. The place was packed. The event was scheduled to start at 11:45 but did not because of the thousands of people who came. There was more security at this event than at our consulate in Benghazi.
Finally, someone came out to introduce Paul Ryan. Who was it? A local politician running for office? No, it was the female Hispanic CEO of a recycling company with the unlikely last name of Olson. In her heavily accented English, she tried to give a rousing speech to the overwhelmingly white audience. Among other things, she told us that Romney would create “opportunities for minorities” and “fix our broken immigration system”—code for amnesty. I don’t dare try to render her speech phonetically.
The audience members near me were shocked and stunned. And insulted.
After that jarring beginning Ryan came out and hoarsely delivered his stump speech, followed by an energetic Romney.
My point is that conservatives will have to mobilize strongly to move Romney on important issues. While Obama was worse, Romney must be pushed into doing the right things.
The contrast between the 2016 Trump rally and Romney rally in 2012 could not be more striking. Ryan/Romney talked wonkish pablum. Trump talked about specific ways to improve and protect the nation. He was very impressive and the crowd was enthusiastic to a degree I have never seen. Not at a concert, not at a political rally. Trump will not need to be pushed to do the right thing. He has a clear idea of what needs to be done and what to do. Can he do it? I don’t know. Is he perfect? No! Is he the person I would have chosen? No. But the alternative of Hillary is clear and a disaster. Doing nothing, by not voting would be disgraceful and suicidal.
Caryl Johnston writes:
Thanks for your remarks once again. I just wrote this today:
I don’t know if Hillary Clinton is actually anti-Christ, or a version of same. But I dare to call her an inverted soul, a soul from which all that is simple, moral and good has been expelled. Donald Trump has certain characteristics of deteriorated or careless thinking at times. But he is human, recognizably so. And he is persevering and not to be intimidated, which I think is all to the good.
We are being challenged to refine our concepts and perceptions of the bad, of evil. It is not merely ‘one thing,” but has gradations and levels. But we will not be allowed to wallow in the freedom of choice for very long. Already this election is a sign that the United States has been ignoring moral imperatives for far too long.
We are at the brink. In my stark view, if Hillary Clinton is elected, we may never be able to choose anything ever again.
CH writes:
Your reader wonders how you could vote for Trump.
How could you not?
I dare say that America needs to grow up. Of course, I don’t see this happening anytime soon. Yet I can’t say that I’ve seen so much hyperbole and childish thinking as I have since the ‘Trump Tape’ emerged.
A veritable frenzy of attention-seekers who gladly trade their own dignity for fifteen minutes of fame have emerged since Trump’s remarks. I call it childish because there is no room for context, for actual truth, and, ultimately, no desire at all for something called ‘forgiveness.’
But most of all, this childishness has blinded millions of people into missing the criminality that is ensconced within the Clinton family; the desire for nothing but power, the desire to go to war with Russia, the desire to control the masses, the disdain of those said masses, and the never-ending cover-ups of all of the above.
Anyone with any knowledge of the Word or of the occult can spot instantly the Luciferian direction of everything Clinton. The Clintons are pure Evil, guided by what’s been called ‘Primary Evil.’ Such Evil is incomparable to Trump’s arrogance. Trump is a rich businessman who has just enough sociopathic tendencies that allow him to get things done—things that John and Jane Q. Public cannot do. There is an archetype for this type of person, and Trump fits that archetype; including his sins, his shortfallings, and his arrogance.
There is another archetype, and Hillary Clinton fits this one to a tee: one who is so full of Hubris as to beget Nemesis at every turn. She exudes Evil, and anyone who can grasp said Evil as a concept can see this—HAS seen this—in her eyes, mannerisms, and actions. She is a Destroyer, whereas Trump, with all of his arrogant faults, flips ghettos and knows that his success doesn’t depend merely on his name or his money, but in his continued business model.
Do we want the Destroyer? Or do we want a flawed President who works with a business model that restores, rather than tears down?
Laura writes:
If Hillary wins, Bill Clinton will be the first First Lady who’s a rapist.
Kathlene M. writes:
I am voting Trump only as my protest vote against Hillary, against the evil people behind her, and against their evil agenda. It won’t make much matter here in California as this state is already the heart of darkness; my vote is symbolic.
This is indeed spiritual warfare. As Christians, we know that God uses even the smallest, humblest ways to defeat evil. Removing the demons requires much prayer and fasting, as Jesus said. We need to put on the full armor of God.
As Wikileaks is in the news again, Julian Assange has reminded us of Hillary Clinton’s connection to Google. He promises that more revelations about this connection are coming.
Are you aware that Google’s company called “The Groundwork” is helping Clinton with data analytics?
An under-the-radar startup funded by billionaire Eric Schmidt has become a major technology vendor for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, underscoring the bonds between Silicon Valley and Democratic politics.
The Groundwork, according to Democratic campaign operatives and technologists, is part of efforts by Schmidt—the executive chairman of Google parent-company Alphabet—to ensure that Clinton has the engineering talent needed to win the election. And it is one of a series of quiet investments by Schmidt that recognize how modern political campaigns are run, with data analytics and digital outreach as vital ingredients that allow candidates to find, court, and turn out critical voter blocs.
You can read more here, here and here.
What’s most interesting is the company’s symbol which resembles an illuminati triangle. You can see it here. I’ve also copied and pasted it here: