I think some people have misunderstood some of the things I've said. Let me be very clear about something. I am NOT a Trump supporter. Like all politicians, I think he is a insane sociopath, and in all likelihood, a full-on son of Belial.
The problem is that I am very concerned about the political left. Ideologically, they have become radicalized, and with all the riots and violence, it is apparent they have become militarized.
For modern liberals, it isn't enough for those on the conservative end of the political divide to step out of the way. No. Liberals demand they actually AGREE with them, haranguing dissent with long, hateful lectures, using politically charged titles like "racist" and "homophobe" to paint all dissenters into the same light. It is never enough to allow leftist policies to become reality, but the sentiments must also change. Conservatives must embrace them as the right thing to do, or they, in essence, become enemies of the state. Are you pro-Capitalism? If yes, then you hate the poor in America and want to see them dissolve. Are you pro-life? Then you hate women and want to see the continuation of a corrupt patriarchal society. Are you against the tenants of the Communistic "Black Lives Matter" agenda? Then you are a racist. Do you want migration to only occur through legal channels? Then you are a xenophobe. Does you religion teach that homosexual behavior is a sin? Then you are a homophobe. This is the mindset of the left.
This type of thinking, the type that wants to control the sentiments and opinions of a nation, and suppresses free-thought, concerns me. And it should concern all who love individual liberty. And it really should concern Christians. Because, in the end, even if you don't take your religion into the courthouses, just the simple fact that a religion merely EXISTS that doesn't embrace these alternative lifestyles as acceptable will eventually become intolerable to them, and will need to be controlled, if not eliminated. Even if only adherents of the religion practice them, the idea will continually grow more and more hateful. It will be be viewed, more and more, as a disease... as a Cancer that needs excised from the nation.
Also consider that the liberal left want to replace the Electoral College a popular vote for elections. This puts the choice for president in the hands of three or four major cities, essentially silencing the voices of the heartland, farmlands, and forested rural areas on who their choice in President would be based on the ideas and values of their respected communities.
And of course, consider that the more dependent upon government the people are, the more likely they are to vote for the perceived "humanitarian" candidate that makes the most lavish promises to expand the availability of government subsidies, endowments, and provisions. As government expands these entitlement programs, government grows in size and scope. And, as people grow dependent upon these services, the less viable the reduction of the size of government becomes.
Not that I think Donald Trump is the answer. Being a Christian, I am full aware that the true issue is sin. Satan is behind it all. The Gospel of Jesus Christ, not a politician, nor a political ideology, is the cure for the nation.
So, why did I vote for Donald Trump in 2020?
The polls were showing that the Democrats were likely going to take the Senate in the 2020 election. Combine that with a Biden win, and you have Democrats with unchecked power. Donald Trump's veto power as president would be a check to that power. My political ideology is libertarian. We want a government that is as noninvasive to the individual as possible. Maximum individual liberty, as opposed to the bloated regulatory power the state currently claims. A Democratically controlled Congress with a Republican president is essentially a deadlocked government. This is a temporarily ideal circumstance from a libertarian standpoint. It is what C. S. Lewis colloquially called a "stagnation" scenario. A government that essentially can't do anything, since it is surrounded by opposing ideologies that serve as political brick walls that prevents almost any policy change. When government changes policy, or enacts new policy, it is almost assured that it will grant them more regulatory power to control some aspect of life.
So, my vote wasn't to throw support to a candidate, but to hopefully promote a governmental structure conducive to impotent government and to prevent further erosion of our individual liberties for at least two years.
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