Trump backer tips tycoon’s victory
It isn’t ‘‘acceptable’’ in New Zealand to support Donald Trump.
Just as in the United States, we are fed sneering reports by journalists and celebrities who tell us how racist, xenophobic, homophobic and cruel Trump is. The hipster/left crowd follow like blind dogs, with a fear of being ostracised for any view that makes them seem uncool.
Well to hell with that. There are problems in America that need solving and to avoid discussing potential answers for the sake of not offending anyone is stupidity.
Never mind Trump’s lifetime of friends and endorsements from people of all ethnicities, his support for a new healthcare system and jobs that help the poorest in society, or being the first Republican presidential nominee to express support for the LGBTQ community.
Those who call Trump a racist and compare him to Hitler have no idea what they are talking about. He has done nothing but point out huge failures on behalf of current and previous governments to address the issues of terrorism, illegal immigration and crime.
Trump has his obvious flaws. We all know that. But every politician does. If Trump’s major flaw is his lack of filter and a tendency to strike back whenever threatened, then his flaws are far less than his main opponent. There is nothing wrong with voting for a flawed candidate who you believe will do more for the country than his opponents in the long run.
And that is exactly what Trump provides in comparison to Hillary Clinton.
As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton showed in Benghazi that she is unreliable. She proved with her serial deletion of confidential emails that she cannot be trusted in power. As she slandered the many women who accused her husband of adultery and assault, she proved that she will stop at nothing to save face. She has deceived the world by hiding a serious health issue. She even once claimed to be named after the great Kiwi adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary, even though he did not achieve the fame of climbing Mount Everest until Clinton was six years old.
Most importantly, she cannot deny that her presidency would mean no change to the status quo. Barack Obama was elected President amidst a wave of ‘‘hope’’. Yet today his fellow Africanamericans have lost ground in every major economic category compared to when he first took office. Recent anti-police riots and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter protest group show just how little Obama has lived up to his promise of ‘‘change’’. Clinton has not expressed any policy that would cause a dramatic shift from these most intolerable activities.
On the other hand, Trump has revealed trade, health, immigration, taxation and energy policies that will see an economic surge and huge job growth. He has attacked Wall Street and refused many multi-million dollar donations.
Trump’s campaign has proven exactly how terrible the United States electoral system is. The entrenched two-party system meant Trump’s only option was to co-opt the Republican Party with a radical anti-establishment populist campaign. Only someone with considerable wealth and media appeal can afford to run a successful nationwide campaign against the establishment.
But I believe that Trump’s victory will be the much needed ‘‘come to Jesus’’ moment for America.
America has reached a point of hysteria. In the new America, thugs have become media heroes and real heroes are shunned. We have to bring back sanity to this country.
I never considered Donald Trump would be the man to do so, but incredibly, he is the only real option on offer the change that is needed. Only Trump or Clinton can win in November, and for all his inflammatory comments, Trump’s policies, judgment, honesty, health and independence are so superior that he simply must be elected president. And he will be.
John Diaz is an American voter living in New Zealand.