Trump

Most people change as they go through life. Most of the time the change is gradual but sometimes it occurs quickly when some specific event occurs. Twenty-five years ago, I would never consider voting for a person like Trump because moral character was too important in my thinking. Those were the days when the Democrats were the party of the working man and Republicans were the party of business. It was the old battle between labor and capital but over the past 30 years that has changed. Globalization turned the world upside down. Liberal-thinking people who considered themselves champions of the blue-collar workers promoted world trade, which meant sending good-paying manufacturing jobs overseas while allowing the rich to profit handsomely. The result is that the two parties have exchanged places with the Republicans becoming the workingman's party. While this was going on, the establishment gained almost total control over the country. The bureaucrats joined forces with businesses by way of lobbyists while the press, including social media, banned together with the wealthy to promote policies that would keep the working people down. Elected officials regularly promoted wars on distant lands where the soldiers were the low and middle-income earners and the defense contractors worked out deals with the politicians. In the 2016 election, the same people who voted for Obama changed parties, so much for racism, and voted for Trump. They were fed up after 30 years of being left behind and saw Trump as the anti-establishment choice, the man who would drain the swamp. These insiders see Trump as a threat to their power and are fearful of his reelection. If elected Trump may not be able to change the system but he can make a start and if he only achieves minor success, it may be the beginning of a change that will take several administrations. This is an uphill battle but well worth overlooking Trump's character, to get the country back into the hands of the working people. Sometimes circumstances require people to view things differently.