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2024 Election: Perhaps the greatest tool the left uses against Donald Trump is that he is a powerful and wealthy man. The left cries, "He is not like you!" Yet, Trump shouts, "I'm rich and I want you to be rich!"

In the DC swamp, are small people made large by unfettered power. They way they become stronger is by taking more of the peoples' power from them and concentrating it in one place. Trump has demonstrated that he wants America's power to be distributed. He wants businesses to thrive and people to be able to hope in their economy. This requires the opposite of what the left offers.

I'm not telling any secrets; just pointing out the obvious. Many intelligent folks preceding me have said the same thing in different ways:

“Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” -- Lord Acton

“...it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.” -- David Brin

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” -- Abraham Lincoln

“When plunder becomes a way of life, men create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” -- Frederic Bastiat

If there's one thing I've observed about Donald trump, it is that he is powerful, yet he is not corrupted by that power. He knows what most have yet to discover; power is gained by giving it to others.

He is humble in ways most of us will never see, and strong in ways we can only wish we could emulate. Each time someone criticizes Trump in my presence, I stop them and ask if they've read any of his ten books. They always say "no" and I tell them, "Trump has gone to the trouble of telling you exactly who he is, and what he's going to do! Why would you ONLY listen to those who are equally as ignorant as you?"

"Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your book!" -- Gen. George S. Patton

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Matt Schweder's avatar

Unrelated topic, Karen, but I have noticed since the two hurricanes came through that there have been several unprecedented days of no sky spraying here in KY. I’m wondering since Tennessee passed the no geoengineering bill if the spraying has stopped there or not. Have you noticed any changes?

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