POLITICAL SIGNS

I’ve been thinking about the difference between the political slogans appearing on some the yard signs in our neighborhood. Many say “Make America Great Again” & others say “Take Back America.” I believe that each of these phrases unveils diametrically opposed ways of thinking about the election & the final result.

To “make” something is to create or construct something, or to exercise an ability to innovate & make improvements on something already constituted. We all know that Trump is a builder & innovator. We also know that he can be caustic & vulgar. But he is a man who lives to build, innovate, improve, sharpen, & empower people to fulfill their dreams. This is a large part of the traditional, historical greatness of America. Much of that heritage has been lost over the last 50-100 years.

Biden is what in the Philippines is called a TRAPO – traditional politician. To “take back” something means you feel that your place has been usurped or taken from you. Coming from a TRAPO, this is an important factor. It reflects several things we see happening.

One is the savage counterattacks of the DC “swamp dwellers.” If there is one person who embodies this, it is Biden, who has been in DC for nearly 5 decades.

Another factor is the militant, aggressive, no-hold-barred “resistance” movement that has morphed into a revolutionary street violence network. These are the “revolutionaries” who are the foot soldiers whose aim is to “take back” something. And that something is the thing that is “my precious” to people like Biden & Harris – raw political power.

Remember – This revolutionary movement seeks not to reform the existing institutions, but to destroy them. It’s part of what in their minds is “taking back” America.