The Democrats point repeatedly to Donald Trump’s less-than-stellar past and dismiss as whataboutism the questionable ethics of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
The premise of whataboutism is that two wrongs make a right, which they don’t. All they do is take away whatever moral high ground the Democrat party might have maintained had they nominated somebody like Joe Manchin instead. As the Democrats are using ethical issues against Trump, however, the following points should be circulated as widely as possible on social media, letters to the editor, and talk radio.
King Henry V, as depicted by Shakespeare, summed up the entire proposition in a single sentence. “Besides, there is no king, be his cause never so spotless, if it come to the arbitrament of swords, can try it out with all unspotted soldiers.” This included himself, given his riotous youth in the Boar’s Head Tavern with companions like John “discretion is the better part of valor” Falstaff and common thieves like Pistol and Bardolph. His successor, Henry VI, more fit “to grasp a palmer’s staff, And not to grace an awful princely scepter,” would however have lost the Battle of Agincourt and did lose the Wars of the Roses, along with his life.
There is a real shortage of people like Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower today. The last purported saint we had in the White House, Jimmy Carter, is an ideal role model for how a man should treat his family and community, but he was a very ineffective president.
Now let’s look at the issues, some of which are existential for the future of our country.
It’s about America’s Future, Not Trump or Harris
The Harris campaign has raised upwards of $200 million and is garnering enthusiasm from the left wing of the Democrat party. If every one of 38.8 million registered Republicans sends the Republican National Committee ten dollars, we will have $388 million. Independents and centrist Democrats who value the future of our country can contribute as well, but don’t count on somebody else to do it. Do your part to help win in November.
Civis Americanus is the pen name of an American Thinker contributor who remembers the lessons of history and wants to ensure that our country never needs to learn those lessons again the hard way.
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