It is easy to say that
Trump is failing on the one thing I thought made him a better candidate than
most others two years ago and that is on the issue of war and empire.
Well, that and he was a great stick in the eye of those who work hard to
control the narrative.
I must admit, in many
ways he is turning out even better than I had hoped…well, if we all (literally)
survive his time in office.
Internationally, can
you think of a time in your lifetime when the United States government so
consistently and widely – and openly – made itself a pariah? For the
Europeans, it is the Iran nuclear deal; for East Asians, it is North Korea; for
Arabs not associated with the Kingdom…well, that’s pretty much the same as
always, but Nikki Haley has a way of putting an exclamation point on it,
doesn’t she.
On trade it’s the TPP,
NAFTA, China dumping, etc. Every action drives allies away and drives all
players to find ways to circumvent or avoid US markets, the US Dollar, US
technology, etc.
Nationally…the
election itself made clear the divide in America – the red counties vs. the
blue counties; the deplorables vs. the “civilized.” We have the NFL and
the flag – America, love it or leave it has come back in vogue. All
thanks to the Donald.
Trump is doing more to
accelerate the decentralization of the empire and the decentralization of the
country than any other president in my lifetime. As libertarianism in
theory is decentralization in practice – and as I suggested a year ago – I think Trump is
the most libertarian president of my lifetime.
Does this end with the
end of his presidency? I don’t think so. These trends are all
inevitable; we can only thank God that the right man showed up at the right
time to accelerate the process. Whoever comes next won’t matter (although
if the deplorables don’t get what they want this time, the civilized might look longingly back on the days of Trump),
because the direction is inevitable and won’t be reversed.
Speaking of the end of
his presidency, it seems to me that Trump is setting up for a smashing victory
in the upcoming mid-terms. I have suspected for quite some time that he
(along with a subset of republicans in congress and some in the administration)
are lining up their investigative actions and news leaks to come exploding
full-tilt on the scene about four weeks before the November elections.
We know the news
already and that it will be bad for the democrats. Trump is merely
orchestrating the timing. Talk about tearing the country apart, I think
we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
Like I said, the most
libertarian president of my lifetime.
