Trump Won And The Scale Of His Victory Is Astonishing...
In my last post I said I would be shocked if Trump won the election, and I am. The scale of his victory was astonishing, far exceeding anything that I had imagined.
With the daily drumbeat of negative news stories about him compared to the glowing write-ups of anything Harris-related, not to mention the ever-growing pile of criminal charges against him, left me wondering how in the world he'd ever be able to eke out any sort of "win" at all.
Yet he won. Big.
The threat he poses to the military industrial complex (MIC) as I covered in my prior post, helped to explain why the pushback against him was so furious. Like JFK and FDR, here we have a self-made man with his own money who doesn't have to kowtow to anybody for funding and such, and only has to answer to the people.
Below is an example of a person performing the kowtow. Trump would never do this for any world leader:
Like JFK, a president who can't be controlled can be considered a dangerous thing in some quarters, which is one of the main reasons I wondered if he'd be "allowed" (so to speak), to win again at all.
How we Got Here
I have MAGA friends who are very happy today, and in a way that's a good thing, because if he'd lost, we'd have never heard the end of it. I am excited about Bobby (RFK Jr.) joining the administration in a health role, and I hope they let him run hog-wild. Like many others, I like him, and it's good to know that a Kennedy will be walking through the halls of the White House again.
Trump pulled away numbers-wise so quickly, that it felt like 2016 all over again. He EXCEEDED the numbers from 2016 and 2020 in state after state, not only winning the presidency, but taking the Senate and possibly the House along with him.
If you live in the eastern part of my state (Pennsylvania), you can understand why so many people like myself were drawn by his promise to tackle the illegal immigration problem.
My city and many others around, have been DESTROYED by the immigrants who have taken everything for themselves and only care about their own, leaving actual American citizens homeless, unemployed, and out in the cold as many of our homeless military veterans can attest to.
The shootings, killings, robberies and gang violence that was almost unknown before their arrival, has now become commonplace. Many people I know have fled to other areas where Americans are still in the majority. Blacks, Whites and Asians are taking their money and fleeing, leaving the immigrants to pick over that carcass that's left and leaving them shoot and rob each other, aft so many business owners have sold their shops to them at a loss just to escape the daily violence.
If you wonder why Trump won here, it was because of three reasons; (1) violent illegal immigrants and the wide-open border, (2) sky-high prices and unemployment, (3) the weapons and financial giveaways to the Ukraine and the endless, endless, endless, DEMANDS from Vladimir Zelensky (everyone's tired of him here, just ask anybody).
That's why so many people (democrats, republicans, and independents) here, turned my county red and voted for Donald Trump.
The democrats who used to be known as the party of the working man, somehow allowed the republicans who just 20 years ago were known as (the 'party of the rich'), to come in and steal blue-collar working-class voters right out from underneath them.
They let themselves to be painted as coastal elites and rarely fought back. And whenever they were faced with a democrat front-runner who actually CONNECTED with those blue-collar voters that were slowly peeling away from the party (Howard Dean in 2004 and Bernie Sanders in 2016 and 2020) they ruthlessly destroyed them, running establishment candidates in their place.
Let's hope that the democrats learn lessons from this loss. We don't need word-salad candidates who talk over the heads of working-class voters while ignoring the issues that they care about. The democrats need a bold leader like FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt) who connected with the people and fought like hell for them. President Roosevelt "got it" and knew how to communicate effectively in order to get shit done.
I'll leave you with this to show you what democrats used to be like.
They don't make Democrats Like that Anymore!
In 1944 during the depths of World War II, Sewell Avery, the Chairman of retail giant Montgomery Ward, refused to honor labor agreements with the National War Labor Board. His actions threatened production from his plants that were related to the war efforts when the US was fighting a two-front world war. After ignoring a second order from the war board, what do you think President Roosevelt did?
He had the Chairman carried out of his facility by the National Guard and ordered the Secretary of War to seize his plants for use in the war effort at a crucial time during the war. FDR couldn't afford to play around with the future of the nation at stake. Can you imagine a democrat having the gumption to do that today? They'd be far more concerned about addressing the rebel Chairman by his proper pronoun.
Below is a photo of Avery being removed by US troops:
FDR was HATED by the elites even though he was rich himself. He was as close to a democrat version of Donald Trump as we've ever seen. He didn't give a damn what the wealthy class thought as they fought his New Deal every step of the way, and his policies helped to pull the nation out of the depths of the Depression and guiding America to victory in World War II.
That's why the people elected him to 4 terms as US President.
That's the kind of effective leadership we need today. Trump listened to the people and clearly let them know that he understood their problems and vowed to tackle them. That's why he won.
He continued to fight after the assassination attempt, and wasn't afraid to sit across from Joe Rogan. The establishment threw everything but the kitchen sink at him and he endured it all. I hope the democrats come back from this loss and connect once again with the working man. The nation will be better off for it.
Trump was a Democrat. And probably still is.
The current dumbocrap party is not what it used to be.
In fact, it might never have been. It might have been the party of the union controllers.
That Trump won by a huge margin is not a surprise. What was a surprise is that the ballots that were supposed to turn Pennsylvania blue, were intercepted.
If we compare rally numbers, Trump was really snubbed in the election. We really should look at the diff in numbers there.
I almost didn't watch the returns since the polls which, you know, never lie, told us that the race was essentially TIED. Remember all that? However, I did stay up till 270 was crossed. It was one wild night!
Loved this post. I don't pretend to understand America but I'm tired of people I know reading the Guardian or Aussie equivalent and calling everyone in America rednecks without having any idea about what your nation has been facing. You can't argue with anti Trump people. Look I don't like the guy but I can totally see how he was voted in. Your conclusion is dead right - the Democrats didn't read the room. I honestly don't get why people don't see that.
Thanks. The research part was fun, as I knew somebody had been carried out of somewhere, but had no idea about the details.
I'm not MAGA myself, and was thrilled when he lost in 2020. However with the growing immigrant-fueled crime wave here and in cities in the eastern part of my state, we've all had enough.
I think culture plays a part too, as we've seen in the recent news story about a man who stabbed his wife to death because she cut her hair. A 50-year old woman shouldn't have to ask her husbands or boyfriends permission when she wants to style her hair.
This happened not far from me just a few days ago...
This culture of toxic masculinity springs from a belief in viewing their women as possessions, property that is owned by the man. I have actually had people from that culture tell me that their women are their PROPERTY. Unreal. People here such as me who were once pro-migrant, have now been repulsed by the extreme violence they've injected into our communities. That's why so many here voted for Trump.
I warn everyone to stay away from the eastern half of Pennsylvania. The migrants have taken over many cities and small towns, and will indeed kill you (Trump was not making that stuff up!). I should know. I've lost so many friends to them including my own grandmother. Stay away from eastern PA!
In my culture, women are seen as soverign and owners of thier bodies. Our phrase is "Happy wife, happy life." Women are seen as EQUALS. One of the reasons I stay in so much (where I can write more) is the level of violence we see here week after week.
BTW, with the increase in the BTC price, let's hope HIVE moves up along with it. It would be great if it did, and be a real shot in the arm to a community that truly deserves it.
I read your article to my hubs and he loved it - it's exactly what he's been trying to tell people but you can't argue with anti Trumpers here as they don't listen. They just hate him and think Americans are idiots. Thing is, they don't KNOW Americans - as Jamie said to me, at least I know a heap on Hive so I understand what your perspective is from posts like this!
Multiculturalism is a lost dream really. It has worked in this country for years and is the bedrock of our culture. We have taken many post wars in particular and continue to. Different cultures DO enrich us in many ways. We are still taking in migrants for skilled labour we don't have, and students too. For Australians, we don't understand why you are so worried about migrants - even though we have been misled by politics and media ourselves over the years like the dreaded South Sudanese youth gangs (which were, in the end, no worse than the Australian born ones).
But in the UK and in parts of America, as you say, its a completely different story. Again, people I know can't stretch their understanding to actually what you're experiencing in your real lives.
I do have to ask though, in light of what you say about women's rights - one of the things that are a big sticking point here is the issue of women's reproductive rights in America. It's something I have qualms about and am struggling to understand too. I can definitely see why people are concerned, particularly as a woman myself. I'd love your perspective on this one particularly as you extol women's equality as a point of American cultural pride.
I'm sorry this is so long, but it's an important issue. :)
Thanks for your response. I had no idea the issue of American women's reproductive rights would be a topic of discussion in Australia. I assume you've heard of the Roe v. Wade court case that enshrined abortion rights for women back in 1973. Well, Trump in his last term appointed Supreme Court justices who then voted to overturn abortion rights, sending the issue back to EACH STATE to decide.
So in liberal states like New Jersey and California, women have expanded abortion rights. BUT in conservative states like Florida and Texas, women face RESTRICTIVE abortion rights, and in some places criminal charges can apply.
People that are liberal tend to be "pro-choice", meaning we leave abortion up to the woman to decide, while many conservatives tend to be "pro-life" and demand restrictions on abortions, where women are limited in their abortion healthcare choices.
Imagine you live in a state that has a 12-week abortion ban. What happens if you develop life-threatening complications in week 20? See the issue? This is why I don't think we should be putting a number of weeks on a womans healthcare choices.
Read about the sad case of Nevaeh Crain, 18 of Texas, who died in 2023 because she couldn't get timely abortion healthcare due to restrictions in her state. So sad.
If you're a woman, I believe that you own your own body and should be allowed to make your own choices.
Some people even want to ban methods of birth control. Crazy.
So it's a mess, with conservative Texas even trying to go after women who travel to pro-choice states in order to have an abortion, compared to the Roe v. Wade era when women enjoyed NATIONWIDE abortion rights.
In short, things are now a complete mess.
We have 50 states here, and each can now write their own unique laws concerning abortion. The state of Florida has a 6-week ban on abortions, even though many women don't even know they're pregnant at 6-weeks. It's nuts.
Now that Trump has been re-elected, many women here are worried that he will sign a NATIONAL abortion ban even though he has repeatedly said he won't. Here's a link to an interactive map showing the different abortion laws state by state:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/jul/29/abortion-laws-bans-by-state
Notice all that red in the southern USA? That's where culture comes into play, with the south and the mid-west states being very conservative, and the northeast and west coast US states being very liberal.
Imagine you're a pregnant woman living in the very restrictive southern state of Louisiana. You're having medical complications, but can't get a late-term abortion there as it's illegal. You now have to travel hundreds of miles to the closest late-term state of Illinois in order to recieve that medical care.
See the mess this causes?
In 2022 the conservative-majority US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, sending the issue back to the states, leading to the chaos we now have.
Religon and culture come into play here too, as some cultures see abortion as murder, while others (such as mine) see it as healthcare. My personal beliefs are that no one (especially a man) should be interferring in the heathcare choices that a woman has. That's between her, her doctor, and her God.
Back on migrants, sometimes when I'm watching the latest news reports about someone having been raped, robbed, assualted or killed (people I knew), I have to take a deep breath and realize that there are Good Samaritans out there who are illegal immigrants. There are some good people out there, but they don't make the news. Maybe we need to follow the example of the Europeans and our friends the Aussies and the Kiwis, take a deep breath, and find a way to keep the good ones. :) But it's hard.
You say that many Aussies don't understand why we're so worried about migrants? Here's a way you can bring it home to them.
My position on immigration from being a migrant advocate, to supporting Trumps massive deportation plan changed GRADUALLY over a loooong period of time.
My best friend's little sister was raped and strangled to death by a migrant when I was a young teen, that was the first one. Others were beaten robbed and murdered, but it still wasn't enough. Then my beloved grandmother was beaten by an illegal alien who knocked on her door and asked her for food (she died a few years later from complications tied to the vicous beating).
That finally did it for me.
Yet I didn't close the door completely. Ask the Aussies what would happen if their cousin was stabbed to death by a migrant, then the elderly bookstore owner was shot by a migrant, they lost jobs to gloating migrants, and an elderly neighbor was killed a few days before Christmas by a migrant.
All this happening over years and decades.
Drip. drip. drip.
Loved ones, friends, neighbors, all paying the ultimate cost at the hands of people seemingly seeking "a better life"
Little by little and bit by bit, my position evolved, until now after having lost so many friends at the hands of these monstors, I want them out, and any new migrants heavily screened before they're allowed in. That's where I am today.
Firstly, I am so, sorry about your loved ones who have experienced such brutality. It's very rare here, and it's often Australian men murdering their wives, or yes, it's a cultural honour killing. I would love to know why America suffers this more, over here. Do we look after our migrants better? Certainly if you feel a sense of belonging and gratitude to a place, you're more likely to be part of it and be less disenfranchised. I know a lot of migrants to Australia feel incredibly lucky to live here and they want to contribute. But we also don't have open borders - it's a visa system that's very strict. I think the porous borders of US and the UK are far more of a problem, which is what I tell people that don't understand it. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of Aussie history and culture that celebrates white Australia and thinks anyone else should 'go back to where they came from' - we are absolutely a racist nation whilst at the same time experiencing a kind of double think where we love migrant food, sports people, musicians, comedians. Acceptance is absolutely conditional. The irony is that even the most Australian of us can only go back to 250 years - either convicts or settlers who did very well thieving land and murdering Aboriginals. But you have a similar story.
I'm grateful to the effort you went to re abortion rights. It clarifies for me that whilst you can vote in Trump as the better of two evils, you can still be against overturning Roe vs Wade. I think you have a very unique issue there where conservative also equals religious. We are far more secular than you, that's for sure, andwhilst of course there are pro lifers here, it's not as endemic. Whilst pro lifers have raised it and want to roll laws back like the US, most of Australia disagrees about 80:20. It's definitely not on the agenda of the two major parties. I wonder what it is there.
Thanks for this conversation. It helps me think about how I will broach the conversations that tar all Americans with one brush. To be honest I've been not paying much attention as it hurts my soul - there's only so much you can take or even do - yet I find post Trumps win, I feel like I have to reassure people I know that it's not so simple, and definitely not all as it seems.