The New Republican Platform of 2016

It is unwise to refer to the new Republican Platform of 2016 as the Trump Platform or, likewise, the New Democrat Platform as the Clinton Platform.  This only continues the politics of personal destruction, which conceals the glaring issues that continue to weaken our nation.  There are significant historical shifts in political philosophy driven by technology, demographics, and economic dislocation.  It is these and other changes that have created the political movements away from traditional leaders, mainly within the Republican Party.

Free economic forces will always pursue their own interest, and The Internet makes it possible to control production in faraway places, where existing salaries and regulations make it extremely profitable when selling their goods back at home.  It is also profitable to bring illegal immigrants in droves across the border.  The economic powers that be have gained control of both major parties in America and continue to push for open borders and unrestricted trade.  The winds of change in the Republican Party, which first became visible with the creation of the TEA Party, have transformed the agenda.  Name-calling aside, the Republican Platform of 2016 is what the elected delegates to the Republican Convention decided for this election period.

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How to Vote in 2016

How to Vote in 2016

I would first fill in these blanks: 

Trump is, said and did                                                                    (to be filled by angry Democrats)  

Clinton is said and did                                                                 (to be filled by angry Republicans), and I would then completely disregard their content.  I wouldn't suggest that the information in the blanks would be mostly erroneous since there's enough wrongdoing in the history of both of our major undeserving candidates.  I do suggest that our minds shrink when we limit ourselves to talking about other people over a mind-expanding conversation about ideas.

From my God-believing perspective, the world, that's to say humanity, exists in a struggle between good and evil, albeit right and wrong.  In political ideology, this struggle morphs into competition among different views of justice: inevitable struggles among classes, rich versus poor, integration versus racism, free competition versus socialism, central planning versus local control, democracy versus authoritarian rule, economic development versus environmentalism, nationalism versus globalism.  Truth, always elusive, usually dwells in the middle of those dichotomies.  Ultimately, the government imposes the final arbitration.  My belief is that in choosing a government, "Democracy," as Churchill has told us, "is the worst form of government, except for all others."  And let me add that I could easily substitute "America" and "other countries" in this analysis.

For those of us who still remember, America has preserved freedom in the world by confronting the rise of totalitarianism everywhere.  It is foolish to think that the work is done or is no longer valuable.  Globalism is not only a noble goal but an environmental imperative for humanity; its time is near, but unfortunately, not yet here.  America is still needed to preserve freedom, advocate for human rights, and expand economic opportunity; it is still an indispensable country in the world.  We should not rush into a blind pursuit of globalism at the expense of American economic strength.  For the sake of the world and for our own, we have to rebuild American strength first. 

Open borders, unrestricted international trade, and the unilateral imposition of costly environmental restrictions on American industry are not helpful.  Wealth accumulation in the hands of government, through tax increases on the productive class, for the purpose of centralized "investment" planning, is never preferable to the creative forces of an aspirational and free society.  On the topic of the "culture wars," I would simply say that history has never rewarded societies based on "relative morality."  What's the bottom line for me?  I'm voting for the Republican Platform this time around. 

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