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I am under no illusion that Donald Trump is a saint or that he is a deeply religious man. However, we are not living in the age of Catholic confessional states, and there is no St. Louis to vote for. We are instead living in a secular republic with non-believers, hedonists, lukewarm and liberal Christians, and a smattering of conservative Catholics. Donald Trump is a salesman, a businessman, and a competitor. He is old school, tough, blunt. But most importantly, he deals firmly in reality. Because to get results in business you have to deal in reality or you go bankrupt. I believe this key fact is a huge one for Catholics. The very philsophical foundation of our Faith is recognizing that there is an objective reality and conforming our thought to be in accord with it.
In contrast, all liberals, especially Hillary Clinton, live in a world of ideology completely unmoored from reality. This is inherently dangerous. We can see it in their desire to create a marriage out of two people of the same gender and their belief that gender is a choice instead of a matter of biology. When leaders start trying to conform society to principles against reality you end up with totalitarianism because you need the force of the state to try to continually change a reality that will not change. We saw it in communist Russia and we can see it in the Church since Vatican II.
Although Trump does not have a 100% Catholic platform, and would never be elected in our society if he did, the one thing he has is common sense. He does what works to get tangible results. With a man who operates based on reality, on what works, on the practical, one can have a conversation. With a progressive ideologue, there is no conversation. Because that person rejects all of the reality based premises you are starting from. They work off of the false premises that white people are all oppressors and have “privelege”, all men are sexists, there are no differences between genders, gender is a social construct, following one’s religious teachings upholding the natural law is discriminatory and prejudiced. There is no compromise with such an individual because they are living in an unreal world of their own construction.
Richard Raymond
Dealing in reality you can still fail; dealing in unreality is a guarantee of failure.
Who to vote for?
Alphonsus Jr.
Excellent site!
I saw earlier that you linked to the great Vdare.com (which enjoys the great honor of being listed by the perfidious SPLC as a “hate site”). Vdare is a treasure trove of material on Trump. Here’s the latest:
After Cleveland: Why The Neocons Are Still #NeverTrump
http://www.vdare.com/articles/after-cleveland-why-the-neocons-are-still-nevertrump
Another:
A Traditionalist Catholic Reader Objects To The Pope’s Trump-Bashing
http://www.vdare.com/letters/a-traditionalist-catholic-reader-objects-to-the-popes-trump-bashing
In any event, keep up the good work!
Chris Jackson
Thanks!
Jojo Ignacio
Yes we living in Alice in Wonderland!
Were everything doesn’t make sense!
God Almighty Help us!
Peace to everyone.
Helen
Really good argument Chris, and not a single word wasted. Am glad I stumbled on your site. Keep up with the good work. I will keep you in my prayers.
Marialuisa
Who are you to speak in the name of Catholics?
Don’t speak for me
Catholics 4 Trump
You’re welcome to start your own organization.