{"id":111975,"date":"2017-01-20T13:44:27","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T21:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=111975"},"modified":"2017-01-20T16:17:34","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T00:17:34","slug":"president-trump-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=111975","title":{"rendered":"President Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.unz.com\/isteve\/tnr-a-weed-website-is-racist-for-calling-itself-civilized\/\">Comments at Steve Sailer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>* I thought that Trump\u2019s inaugural speech was terrific.<\/p>\n<p>It was philosophically precise, coherent, and deep, and presented a clear and compelling vision.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, I\u2019m struck by how much sense Trump\u2019s views in aggregate make \u2014 with a few exceptions \u2014 given how anti-intellectual he seems to incline. What it suggests is that the first impulses of common sense in matters of moral and political value \u2014 which Trump embodies \u2014 are the most reliable. Abstraction seems to be the enemy of the Good.<\/p>\n<p>* What I liked about it was that it boiled class warfare rhetoric down to the Washington class versus everyone else, which is how it should be. That, and repeating the phrase \u201cAmerica first!\u201d Which triggers goodthinkers.<\/p>\n<p>Like most all political speeches it was vague and largely beside the point. A series of sounds to make us feel good. But if he\u2019s serious about being Action Man, and us judging him by what he does instead of what he says, oh, happy day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump&#39;s speech was as masculine as Gay Mullato&#39;s speeches are feminine. Make America High T Again.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cbwwQ3jIPx\">https:\/\/t.co\/cbwwQ3jIPx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u2260Chateau Emissary\u2260 (@ChateauEmissary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChateauEmissary\/status\/822558369127034881\">January 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>* Trump articulated a clear vision (America First) and discussed concrete things he plans to accomplish.<\/p>\n<p>I thought it was beautiful in its directness and simplicity.<\/p>\n<p>The people on TV said it was terrible because it wasn\u2019t \u201csoaring.\u201d Something tells me they never worked in a factory and probably don\u2019t know anyone who does.<\/p>\n<p>* 1. Christianity given priority in the public square.<\/p>\n<p>2. Melania Trump is really, really good-looking.<\/p>\n<p>3. Very pugilistic, populist tone in his inaugural speech. He is bearding the lion in his den. No wonder the US Deep State (such as it is) hates him so much.<\/p>\n<p>4. This is not just the second, but the third Act in Donald Trump\u2019s American life. Pretty astounding.<\/p>\n<p>* It\u2019s the first inaugural address I\u2019ve ever heard that has ever touched me in any way, and it touched me deeply. I honestly never before felt like politicians gave a damn about working American families, and it sounded to me very much like he did. I also didn\u2019t anticipate that having someone in power who will look out for people like me and mine would actually make me feel any different, but it does. It\u2019s a potent mixture of gratitude and hope.<\/p>\n<p>He set a very high bar for himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comments at Steve Sailer: * I thought that Trump\u2019s inaugural speech was terrific. It was philosophically precise, coherent, and deep, and presented a clear and compelling vision. 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