Greetings and Happy Winter Solstice! Today is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The days get longer from here on into the Summer! THERE ARE THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH ME—SHOCKINGLY! I often am asked whether Trump supporters read these Musings and, if so, what they think of my political analysis. Most of their responses can be summed up as “You’re entitled to your opinion; I’m entitled to mine; let’s just agree to disagree.” No one I know seriously disputes the election results, nor do they maintain that there is “widespread voter fraud” or a deep state conspiracy to deny Mr. Trump a second term. None of them cite Trump’s behaviors as laudable. No one I know has argued that his character, demeanor and pronouncements are “presidential” or even civil. They see the dispute as fundamentally unrelated to Mr. Trump and almost entirely related to ideological differences. While the focus of many Trump detractors (myself included) is on the deep flaws of this president and how those flaws manifest themselves in terrible policy, the focus of many educated Trump supporters is focused on the “dangerous policies” of the left. To them, each of them economically secure and not a member of an “at risk” economic, social or ethnic group, it is all about the policies of the left. They perceive the left will:
#283 Musings from the Bunker 12/21/20
#283 Musings from the Bunker 12/21/20
#283 Musings from the Bunker 12/21/20
Greetings and Happy Winter Solstice! Today is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The days get longer from here on into the Summer! THERE ARE THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH ME—SHOCKINGLY! I often am asked whether Trump supporters read these Musings and, if so, what they think of my political analysis. Most of their responses can be summed up as “You’re entitled to your opinion; I’m entitled to mine; let’s just agree to disagree.” No one I know seriously disputes the election results, nor do they maintain that there is “widespread voter fraud” or a deep state conspiracy to deny Mr. Trump a second term. None of them cite Trump’s behaviors as laudable. No one I know has argued that his character, demeanor and pronouncements are “presidential” or even civil. They see the dispute as fundamentally unrelated to Mr. Trump and almost entirely related to ideological differences. While the focus of many Trump detractors (myself included) is on the deep flaws of this president and how those flaws manifest themselves in terrible policy, the focus of many educated Trump supporters is focused on the “dangerous policies” of the left. To them, each of them economically secure and not a member of an “at risk” economic, social or ethnic group, it is all about the policies of the left. They perceive the left will: