Blind faith in leaders is scary

I’ve always liked the Republican Party’s emphasis on self-reliance and responsibility, while being wary of its disdain for society’s more vulnerable. I’ve always liked the Democratic Party’s emphasis on social equality and compassion for society’s more vulnerable — but I remain of its Big Government and bureaucratic “woke” tendencies.

The GOP has become the party of Donald Trump — a cult. Democrats are still an undisciplined mix of radicals and moderates, destined to seize failure from the jaws of victory.

Former Attorney General William Barr, in discussing his ex-boss, was asked why he might vote for Trump in 2024.. He said he believed Democrats’ progressive agenda is the “greatest threat to the country.”

Some Democrats promote radical ideas, but that is nothing new. Such ideas have always seasoned American politics. Nevertheless, Democrats rejected those ideas and selected Joe Biden, a moderate. The American people elected him president.

While another Democratic victory might push the country in a moreliberal direction than Barr would like, he should understand that another Trump presidency will push us in a direction few can predict or like.

Confronted with a choice between a moderate Democratic Party, which might not agree with his Catholic beliefs, Barr still would prefer a man who he variously describes as a liar and dangerously childish to lead our nation. Such blind loyalty from an intelligent and accomplished man not only is depressing, it is also frightening.

– Patrick Alexander,

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