Saturday, September 10, 2016

Defining Trump's deplorables

Call a spade a spade.

Mrs. Clinton started it. She carved out a swath of Trump supporters, describing them as being "deplorable." She later said that she regretted having done that, but stuck to her guns that many Trumpsters are deplorable.

When I heard it, I immediately compared the statement with my own previously published estimate that about 20-25% of the nation's voters are racist bigots and ignorant. Most of those are likely to be registered Republicans.

When I made a remark in a Facebook comment, an old schoolmate called me out by declaring that I should not be calling names. He said that just because he is against taxpayers paying for abortions doesn't make him bad. He doesn't want the nation to become socialistic. He wants to preserve the Constitution too. He underscored that he doesn't want Republican representatives to compromise with Democrats either.

I responded that the principle of not compromising drives a stake into the heart of American democracy and bipartisanship.

After some thought, like Clinton did, I apologized for name calling.

What my beef is that behind conservatism is the notion of not wanting to help those in need. The reasons that they offer may be religious. They also may be disguises for being greedy and afraid that the government will take away too much of their hard-earned money.

My friend offered a biblical reference in which Jesus said that "the poor will always be with us, even when he is not." Therefore, my friend concluded that there is nothing to be done about the situation. Jesus reminded us not to forget the poor when he is gone from this earth.

I offered another interpretation. Jesus told his disciples to take the fish and loaves that they had, and feed the masses before them. That is the spirit of sharing.

"Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.: Mark 6:41

The U.S. Constitution ensures life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as well as freedom and equality for all citizens. For those wanting to take a swipe at minorities, denying women and all persons of different beliefs and characteristics something less, that is being deplorable.


Just the way that it is


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