Thoughts on Trump, Fake Patriotism and ‘Taking a Knee’

Americans do not and should not worship idols. We do not and should not worship the flag. As a nation we stand in respect for the national anthem and stand in respect for the flag not simply because we were born here or because it’s our flag. We stand in respect because the flag represents a specific set of values and principles.

– From the recently published piece: I Understand Why They Knelt

I almost always disagree with mainstream critiques of Trump, which is why I tend to stay away from commenting on the endless battles between the destructive and dangerous status quo and the dangerous and destructive Donald Trump. Critiques of Trump from status quo types and their supporters are almost always hysterical and superficial, based upon the false premise that everything was going just fine until Trump was elected.

I believe that sort of myth making is as dangerous as Trump himself, and I’ll never support a preposterous “resistance” strategy which elevates Wall Street CEOs, the CIA, neo-cons, neo-liberals and all sorts of other destructive elements of our society into saviors. These shallow resistance types focus on the symptom of the disease versus the disease itself, and therefore can never offer a constructive path to a better future. That said, in this instance I completely agree with the view that Trump’s authoritarian tweets with regard to NFL player protests in recent days are extremely dangerous and encourage his supporters to rally around a debased and superficial fake patriotism based on symbolism as opposed to ideals and values.

First, let’s start with a little history. Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started his protest in August 2016 when Barack Obama was still President and the mainstream narrative assumed Hillary Clinton would defeat Donald Trump handily later that year. He was clear about the intentions behind his protest from the beginning, which related to his disgust with unaccountable police brutality against people of color. Here’s some of what he had to say when asked about his actions a year ago:

“I’m going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed. To me, this is something that has to change. When there’s significant change and I feel that flag represents what it’s supposed to represent, and this country is representing people the way that it’s supposed to, I’ll stand.”

“This stand wasn’t for me. This is because I’m seeing things happen to people that don’t have a voice, people that don’t have a platform to talk and have their voices heard, and effect change. So I’m in the position where I can do that and I’m going to do that for people that can’t.”

“It’s something that can unify this team. It’s something that can unify this country. If we have these real conversations that are uncomfortable for a lot of people. If we have these conversations, there’s a better understanding of where both sides are coming from.”

“I have great respect for the men and women that have fought for this country. I have family, I have friends that have gone and fought for this country. And they fight for freedom, they fight for the people, they fight for liberty and justice, for everyone. That’s not happening. People are dying in vain because this country isn’t holding their end of the bargain up, as far as giving freedom and justice, liberty to everybody. That’s something that’s not happening. I’ve seen videos, I’ve seen circumstances where men and women that have been in the military have come back and been treated unjustly by the country they fought have for, and have been murdered by the country they fought for, on our land. That’s not right.”

Kaepernick has suffered the consequences of his actions, as he remains unsigned by any NFL team following last season’s protest and the controversy that followed. This is what tends to happen when someone sticks their neck out to make a point and enough people, especially extremely wealthy people like the owners of NFL teams, don’t like it. As anyone who’s ever held a job knows, if you act in a way that the boss doesn’t like and you do it consistently enough, you’ll get fired. This is simply how power dynamics work.

I’m sure Kaepernick knew this going in, yet he stuck to his principles irrespective of the likely negative consequences that would follow. Whether you agree or not with how he decided to make his point, I think it’s disingenuous to argue he wasn’t coming from a genuine place. If he had started this protest after Trump’s election, I would have seen it as superficial and fame-whoring, but that’s not what happened. He started it while the first black President was in office. Like it or not, the guy was clearly coming from a genuine place and sacrificed a lot to stand his ground.

Which brings me to Trump’s commentary on the subject. Much can be revealed about his nature and his plans for the future by analyzing some of what he said. First, here’s what got the whole thing going. During a Friday rally in Alabama, Trump said the following:

“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. He is fired.”

In subsequent days, he added to that angry, authoritarian rant with a stream of related tweets, some of which are highlighted below:

These tweets are interesting. He conflates wealth and success with a requirement to be submissive. This is an implied threat that if you want to be successful in America, you’d better learn to stay in line.

Importantly, a healthy society would see things in the exact opposite way. Those who have the ability or platform to express dissent most meaningfully are the ones with the greatest moral obligation to do so. Moreover, this entire country was founded by wealthy colonists who decided to become subversive and rebellious. I’m quite certain King George III would have called them ungrateful. Trump should take a crash course in U.S. history.

Here Trump equates standing for a song and flag with patriotism, which is preposterous. True patriotism involves making sacrifices for the principles outlined in the Constitution. If we want to really talk about who “disrespects the country” let’s start with George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, three men who have demonstrated zero regard for our founding document.

This is him defining what sort of protest is acceptable and what isn’t. He’s trying to make himself the arbiter of a new type of shallow patriotism with him as the figurehead.

No one fought for a piece of fabric. Trump knows this, and it’s imperative that we do not underestimate what he’s doing here. Yes, Trump is a thug and an authoritarian. Yes, it’s clear he could care less about the Constitution and the principles that the American flag actually stands for. That said, he’s not a stupid person, particularly when it comes to manipulating people in general, and his diehard supporters specifically.

When I look at Trump’s commentary and tweets in aggregate one thing becomes crystal clear. Trump is trying to redefine America and what it means to be a patriot in superficial and jingoistic terms. He’s essentially grooming his supporters into thinking that worshipping a piece of fabric is what separates those who love this country from those who hate it and want to destroy it. By making this about a symbol as opposed to the ideas that this symbol represents, he allows his supporters to feel they are a part of “taking America back” while not even remotely comprehending what the country is actually all about. It’s like losing weight while eating whatever you want, all you have to do is vomit afterwards. Trump is essentially conditioning his supporters to follow him as he regurgitates all over the Constitution, because as long as they stay true to a piece of fabric or song, they honor the country. Patriotism made easy.

Which is why what Trump did here is the most dangerous thing he’s done since becoming President. He’s using an issue that existed and was already divisive as a way to redefine what patriotism means in America. It’s no longer about free speech, the right to privacy and the rest of it, but rather patriotism now revolves around a song and a flag. A societal embrace of this sort of fake patriotism is how horrible things happen, and I hope most Trump voters are wise enough to see this.

As much as I hate the deep state, corporate media, Wall Street, etc, I don’t hate them enough to fall for this sleazy ploy. In order for Trump to start some stupid war with North Korea or Iran he requires a sizable percentage of the population to feel so connected to him as a cult of personality that they’ll support anything he does. Most politicians need this sort of cult worship to do what they want, and Obama was certainly no different. His extensive cadre of cult of personality supporters allowed him to do awful things, which is partly why we find ourselves in this predicament today. Actions have consequences and the path we’re on remains extremely treacherous.

America is not a flag or a song, but a set of ideas. Ideas and civil liberties set forth in our Constitution. This is what people who serve the country swear allegiance to, not a song or a piece of fabric, but to the Constitution. One thing Trump never mentions in any of his tweets is the Constitution and that’s no accident. He’s quite deliberately attempting to redefine patriotism in his image.

This is a very existential issue and one I have thought about for a long time. It’s quite worrisome how many Americans seem to care very little about the Constitution, the document which is supposed to define the entire nation.

As I wrote in a recent post titled,The Political Environment I Want to See:

It is my suggestion that we all take a step back and ask ourselves what it means to be an American. If the vast majority of us cannot agree that The Bill of Rights is fundamental to citizenship, then the country is already lost. If that’s the case, we need to accept there isn’t much that unites us anymore, thus the divisions will simply get worse and worse until one political gang takes total authoritarian control over Washington D.C., or we break off into separate political entities. Either one of those scenarios, or both, is the likely outcome should we not find a way to come together as a people around something as fundamentally important as constitutional civil liberties.

These United States cannot stay together if we’re no longer united in our founding principles. If cohesiveness on such a core issue is no longer there, we’re nothing more than a giant blob of culturally disconnected subjects toiling within in an imperial oligarchy. I’d like to think we’re better than that.

This isn’t about Trump versus the discredited establishment. This is about Trump trying to redefine patriotism in superficial terms which he can then exploit to his advantage while showing the same disregard for the Constitution that Obama and Bush did before him. This is a very dangerous game, and we can’t let it happen again.

America isn’t a flag or a song, but a people united in dedication to the principles of the U.S. Constitution. If that no longer exists then this nation is already gone.

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26 thoughts on “Thoughts on Trump, Fake Patriotism and ‘Taking a Knee’”

  1. Teddy Roosesvelt (for just one)…
    “Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else.”

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  2. I agree with you regarding the Constitution, Michael, and really think we should educate our people regarding its significance.

    From our understanding, and which is spiritual in nature though not religious, the Constitution and Bill of Rights were the second step in bringing forth the Man Child of the Book of Revelations. The Man Child represents Freedom from Satan’s chains be they in the form of oligarchy, fascism, communism, and even tyranny. The first step was the Magna Carta where “rule of law” came into effect and which supported basic human rights. The Constitution was the second step and gave us a limited form of government, a negative government, and as we are a positive people we need negative laws, as most of the Commandments are. A negative government only does what the people and the states can’t do as well, and those functions were enumerated in the Constitution. This is why we grew strong as a nation in the beginning.

    Our government has become positive and a positive people faced with a positive government can only clash until one wins, but both will probably lose. However, you cannot meet a force with another force. We can only do more good, “resist not evil.” When you resist evil, you only oppose it which gives it opposition and strengthens it.

    So, we can do more good by teaching our people the value of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. The health and wellness “industry” is presently presenting all manner of videos about how to help us get to health through nutrition and by avoiding toxins in our environment. We have seen videos about vaccines, auto-immune disease and inflammation, mental wellness, and natural cancer treatments. This week there is one about helping Alzheimer’s patents, even to overcoming the dis-ease. Our constitutional scholars need to do the same. It may start slowly, but the knowledge will grow over time.

    And, most importantly, we need to turn to God and seek His guidance, for a nation who falls away from God’s influence, will certainly fall. “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” Psalms 127:1

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  3. First, let me say that I appreciate your work. I don’t always agree, but what you write is thoughtful and worth a second read.

    I do however disagree with the statement that men don’t die for a flag or a symbol. Having served in the military, I can state that men do die for these things or rather the ideas they symbolize. These symbols form a short hand that becomes part of the ethos. Unit symbols have pride and tradition behind them. Badges and ribbons tell stories. Oaths and ceremonies are powerful things and are the glue that binds a military together. Even in Roman times the legion’s banner is a powerful symbol. They also bind nations and tribes.

    I think Trump understands this better than you give him credit for. So does the deep State. The fight here is between the globalist vision of the future and the nationalist vision. The meme warfare is the definition and valuation of the symbols. The question asked is where do your loyalties lie? The problem is that both sides are asking us to choose sides and no third way is being defined.

    I don’t believe my nation is always right, but I don’t feel or want to be part of the united nations. They appear to be even more corrupt than my government and politicians. I have in the main found the nation I live in and fought for to be generally fair to me and most law abiding citizens. I don’t feel that I owe scofflaws anything. In that sense, the symbols do mean something to me.

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    • I can agree with much that you say and so perhaps the Military realizing in many instances has not fought the good fight, still maintains respect for an honorable ethos!

      Trump with impunity has used his seat of power to be the dictator he wants to be and to “urge” with impunity the punishment of those that are exercising their most sacred of rights under the 1st amendment.

      It is a far more heinous and alarming an act than all of the the players actions combined. It shows a disrespect for the principles this republic was built on, many have died for and his actions divide a country already in discord.

      A president that pits countrymen against countrymen is no president to be respected.

  4. Michael…..I have Always liked your articles and thought processes..Might I point out( please understand I am not being critical nor disrespectful of your mind set)…however,for many older ‘Middle of the Road’ Americans..when thinking back and reflecting upon on their Childhoods and School-time “Environments”…..SYMBOLICALLY and Heavily equate the Flag and Our National Anthem with Constitutional respect,as well as Patriotism..true..?

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  5. My first reaction when I heard about Kaepernick a year ago was that this was just another aggressive disrespectful leftish stunt. Now I saw the video hearing him explaining his actions. This guy is certainly brave, clear-thinking and the type of person that inspires me. Thanks for this post clearing up things for me.

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  6. Great post, Michael. We need more flashlights like yours.

    Dennis,
    You are missing Michael’s point. The problem he is illustrating is that people (including yourselves) seem to be falling for Trump’s playbook in which the Symbol (the flag) becomes more important than the Ideas (the Bill of Rights and the Constitution) that formed our Country. You seem to be internally strugling with this, as you write “I do however disagree with the statement that men don’t die for a flag or a symbol….I can state that men do die for (for a flag or a symbol)” and then immediately contradicts yourself “…or rather the ideas they symbolize.” In other words, they DON’T die for the flag, they die for the ideas (although most would say they die for their brothers-in-arms sharing their trench)..

    Nik,
    I think you are also conflating the symbol with waht it symbolizes.

    To both of you (Dennis and Nik) It is actually quite simple. Understandably, you should respect the Flag *and* the Constitution. However given a choice between putting your support behind (1) those that respect the Constitution but not the Flag, or (2) those that respect the Flag but not the Constitution, who do you support?

    Do you support the powerful man who gives up some of that power to help the powerless, or the powerful man who manipulates the powerless to aquire more power?

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    • For the military, the oath is to support the Constitution,
      military oath
      “I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.” If my memory serves me this is the same oath that I swore. It has been a few years since 1965.

      The flag is saluted as a symbol of that Constitution and the nation which has agreed to abide by those rules. So far, Trump has done nothing that is outside of the duties of the President as described in the Constitution. He definitely does not live up to the examples of Jackson, Lincoln, Roosevelt(both), or LBJ. He has supported the 2nd Amendment. I could wish for more affirmative support of the 4th or the 10th. He has done his duty to protect our borders and within reason appears to be containing the Pentagon’s lust for expansion. I am not sure what overreach of Federal power you are referring to. I would like to see a return to no Federal Reserve, the abolishment of the direct election of Senators which you reaffirm the Federal in federalism.

      I think most of what people are complaining about is politics. They seem to be chagrined that he is a better salesman than they are. That is the nature of politics in a Republic. This is not a Democracy. The Constitution you referenced has built in mechanisms to reign in the tyranny of the majority. I gather you don’t like Trump, I am okay with that. It is the nature of our nation.

      What I find to be reprehensible if not illegal is the blatant attempt by Democrats to destroy the seizure part of the 4th amendment to expropriate and redistribute income and wealth, while shielding their crony bankers from the same seizures. The sixteenth Amendment was stupid and President Wilson, a blatant racist and Democrat, is the culprit for that one. The open border folks who believe they have the right to give away someone’s job, so they can virtual signal are also irritating. The law is meant to be obeyed or repealed, not randomly applied.

  7. I am one of the ‘older citizens’.. 71, and I know perfectly well how we were blatantly brainwashed in my lifetime… as we’ve always been, to maintain the privilege of the rich and powerful (see Wiki: ‘Mighty Wurlitzer; ‘Propaganda’ E Bernays; ‘War Is a Racket’ by S Butler, just for starters.) The bottom line, beyond our beloved, but minor differences, (if even ‘we’ can agree on one), will never stand a chance of being ‘understood’ and acted on, unless the truth is effectively communicated to the ‘undereducated’.) I think the only way it can be done is to fight fire with fire… we, someone, has to SELL the truth (as in our real history, for one), using the tactics of the masters…it has to be marketed. It’s the only delivery system that can penetrate the ‘bubble’ of lies created by ‘their’ marketing: political propaganda, corporate media, the advertising lie factory, the Texas schoolboard textbook dictates, etc., etc. The American citizenry never responds to just laying out the facts. See George Lakoff, et al.

    (BTW, I think it is futile… and secession is the only hope for those who care. Oh, also recommend Ronald Wright – ‘What Is America?’ and ‘A Short History of Progress’… easy enlightening reads. And, now on to more entertaining quibbling.)

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    • How true, Nancy. Unfortunately though it is, the few who speak truth and would be willing to “market” same to the brainwashed masses are not the recipients of any of the 1/3 of all the debt slaves’ wage and therefore could not afford any of those multi-trillion dollar marketing campaigns, much less ever expect it to be put out there through MSM.
      It’s not really looking too good for us. Everyone around me is still asleep, buying into this current Puppet Show, and my efforts are futile.

  8. The NFL has a very specific rule that all of the players sign onto when they join. It lays out how to respect (not worship) the flag & anthem, By failing to follow the rules he agreed to, Kaepernick decided that his opinion was more important than abiding by his agreement. That he is free to do so is of less importance than the result he got. The NFL is entertainment and many – if not most – of its customers do not go to games to be preached at by a bunch of men-children about what they should or should not believe. Kaepernick did not advance his cause; he merely threw gasoline on a very contentious issue. Race relations have deteriorated in the past few years & he has not been more than one more victim but this time he stepped on his own foot. If he wanted to protest, his message did not have to give the finger to those who serve and have served but like the child in a tantrum, he did that very thing. The NFL also has suffered and deservedly so. If it continues to ignore its own customers it will soon become the No Fans Left football league

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  9. I had a close family member killed in action defending the United States, and my father flew B-17s during the worst of the air war in WWII. He saw devastating losses – at times he went out with 12 planes, and 4 came back. I very much appreciate Mr. Krieger’s post, and Colin Kaepernick taking a knee, and the rest of the NFL supporting him. What my family fought for, was freedom – a freedom to live a life the way we, as Americans, want to live it. What I resent is Trump, and members of both political parties propagating the notion, through flags and anthems, and soldiers at football games, that war and militarization is something glamorous, heroic, and wonderful. War and militarism destroys lives, devastates families, and will ultimately destroy the United States if we do not pull back from this superficial folly of ridiculous war and hero worship.

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  10. IF we (the USA) could only WIN one more war..(since those that RULE us
    do not want to let that happen …so they can steal all the wealth that is produced here.) ..then maybe we could get back to what we do best …produce goods and services to be used and bought HERE….as in the 60’s we consumed 97% of all goods we manufactured…and only exported 3%….at that time we had a very good economy and country….those that wanted to work found a job….times where good and TAX’s were low…you kept most of what you EARNED…we as a country do not do that today….as our MASTERS have taken complete control of every aspect of our lives..we are no longer free..and our liberty to do as we want has gone missing…rules ,regs,law,edicts,ordinances, now CONTROL a once free and proud people….I for one will never submit to the Masters tyranny…my short list is always ready for editing….since none of us will get off this rock ,breathing….imho….Semper Fi

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  11. This entire “Patriot” and “Heroes” crap (and that’s what it is) began after the bullshit kiss the Saudi’s ass Gulf War when Pappy Bush was POTUS. After 9/11 the Patriot, Hero, and “You’re a great American” seeds first planted after the Gulf War, really began to flourish.

    This was exactly what the TPTB intended in order to slide The Patriot Act by the majority of the populace and crank the surveillance state up into high gear.

    My Uncle served 24 years as a Master Sergeant in the Marine Corp. He fought in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. During the Korean War he was one of the “Chosin Few” and was awarded the Bronze Star and Silver Star for valor.

    When I was 17 I asked him if he ever knew any Heroes. His answer; “The only heroes I’ve ever known are dead. Everyone else I knew were just like me, scared as hell, and just fighting to stay alive”.

    Samuel Johnson was correct about patriotism being the last refuge of a scoundrel, and personally I could care less about the flag or the national anthem. Even as a kid I had a problem with the Pledge of Allegiance.Because I didn’t understand why I had to pledge allegiance to a country that I just happened to be born in.

    With that being said, I also could care less about Kaepernick, Trump, et al, and their self-absorbed high horse high profile grandstanding. If Kaepernik cares so much about black people’s relationship with the police then he should have called out all of the black fathers who impregnate women and then ignore their own children. The same with black women who have multiple children with multiple “baby daddies” who then ignore their own children. Treat the cause, not the symptom, Colin. And while you’re at it learn how to throw a pass with some touch when needed.

    As to Trump. Like Hillary, he has severe NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder). So when Stephen Curry selfishly made his public high horse announcement that he wasn’t going to the White House, the high profile rejection was just far too much for Donald to take. Malignant narcissists hate rejection more than anything else. So there’s nothing new there.

    But IMO, you’re reading far too much into Trump’s true motivations, Michael. It’s just a classic narcissism fest that includes Trump and a bunch of narcissistic professional ball players.It’s basically a pissing match between a bunch of petulant spoiled children in men’s bodies.

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    • Amen, G. There is not much left here to “respect” other than a few showboating Narcissistic Egotistical Puppets with Inferiority Complexes and a huge lot of Victims of Injustice, Snowflake Crybabies, and Libtard SJWs running amok…all of whom are simply Useful Idiots for The Psychopathic Elitist Rulers of the World.

  12. I do believe you have nailed it as to what binds a people to work together as a nation and that is fair and just law that applies to everyone universally.

    Unfortunately the Constitution and Bill of Rights are now dead letter law. That said, the ideas in these documents lives on with the people as a goal to finally achieve one day. Kaepernick just feels this a lot more than most Americans and has shown courage that has resulted in action, which most Americans, lacking patriotism or concern over the demise of just law, just stand and take it.

    But what a great hashtag for divide and conquer tactics that should play out in the establishment’s interests, but what if their gamble should backfire and 3/4 of a stadium Kneel?

    By the way no nation or people hate and want to destroy America and would be quite content to let America be whatever it wants to be….that is until “American national interests” attack them first. These ‘interests’ have propelled all the empires of the past, in near past and are very alive today.

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    • BRF, as I already stated, if Kaepernick was truly courageous he would have addressed the cause, instead of the symptom.

      Instead he used one of the many symptoms to grandstand and bring attention to himself. It’s just another example of high profile charity.

  13. I’m sure you’re not going to like what i have to say, but although i appreciate your viewpoint, i have a different one. I have many friends who are veterans and were in certain aspects of the military that saw a lot of action. Many of them lost quite a few friends during their military service. Some of these veterans are quite damaged by what they have lived through. We usually hang out watching some form of sporting events and drink beer (as many guys do). Some, not all of my veteran friends will come to a complete standstill and stand at attention during the playing of the national anthem at the beginning of whatever game we are watching. Out of respect to them, I and all my other friends stop what we are doing and also stand at attention with them until the national anthem is done. Most times I can see one or more choking back their emotions. I can tell you that none of them are happy with what they see occurring at football games, it upsets them quite a bit. While I agree its just a song, its not to them. Out of respect to men like these (who have basically given their what is now twisted lives to military service) I have to disagree with you and side with those who are rather adamant that protesting during the national anthem is a rather repugnant thing, no matter the original thought process/justification

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  14. Karl,
    Can you honestly deny the following:
    1) I will give you that the average African American is less wealthy that the average white and more likely to commit a crime. However, even factoring that in, African Americans are treated worse by police than whites.
    2) Is not standing for the anthem more repugnant than racial discrimination?
    3) Kapernick made his choice to draw attention to the issue. While some of the attention was not to his original purpose, his stand was still effective. The BLM attention had died down until Trump mentioend the NFL atheletes.

    Dennis,
    You ignored

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    • Dennis, i am sorry that it appears you did not excel in reading comprehension in school. My issue with the protests was not the message but the delivery mechanism, namely protesting during the national anthem. The author of the article had a rather convincing argument that the national anthem really didn’t matter that much to people and consequently questioned why people are getting so worked up about it. My personal experiences with veterans paints a much different picture. Have a nice life

  15. Great, Dennis.

    So why is it so hard for you to answer a simple question:
    Do you support the powerful man who gives up some of that power to help the powerless, or the powerful man who manipulates the powerless to aquire more power?

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  16. I don’t answer questions phrased like a Philadelphia lawyers’s
    Q: Have you stopped beating your wife, Yes or No.

    You have not listed any Constitutional violations for Trump, so I guess we just have to agree to disagree.

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