What are your thoughts on this new chapter in American leadership?
Trump’s return to the presidency brings a vision for a “Golden Age of America,” focusing on economic growth, national defense, and reforms aimed at fortifying the nation’s future. While many Americans are hopeful for positive change, others are concerned about potential divisions this new leadership era may intensify.
As Donald Trump returns to the presidency, he has promised to usher in what he describes as a “Golden Age of America.” His vision focuses on economic growth, a stronger national defense, and reforms that he believes will secure America’s future. Many are hopeful that his policies will bring positive change, while others hold concerns about how these decisions will shape the country and impact daily lives.
What are your thoughts on this new chapter in American leadership? Can this vision of a “Golden Age” unite the country, or will it bring further division?
The fact is, Kamala Harris was about as Presidential as Elmer Fudd. I never believed a majority of Americans were actually going to hate Donald Trump so much they would suffer this word-salad goofball as President. She will now disappear from the scene and vanish into history as “just a loser no one can quite figure out how she ever became a candidate in the first place.” Think Michael Dukakis (who?). No one is going to be talking about Kamala in 2028.
A more plausible Democratic candidate (possibly even Biden) would’ve had a chance against Trump but no chance at all against a less-hated candidate. The Insane Left Wing of Insane Special Interests represented by the Harris faction would destroy all that America has ever been, and I hope the Democratic Party has got the message that this is never going to be a winning agenda.
As a proud non-voter, I certainly feel better with The Donald at the helm. He is at least a credible leader. Like him or hate him, he’s Presidential. I am suprised more people don’t see the humor in his Wild Man act, which I firmly believe is largely an act, a created persona, that he is enjoying tremendously.
I’ve been surprisingly impressed with J.D. Vance. The Democrats had better come up with someone way better than Harris in 2028.
And that’s all I’ve got to say about that. If Kamala had won, I’d be very disappointed in the American people, but it wouldn’t really have affected my life one way or the other.
A “fascist” typically refers to someone who advocates for a political ideology characterized by authoritarian nationalism, where the state or leader has absolute power, often suppressing opposition, enforcing strict social and economic control, and promoting a highly centralized government. Historically, fascist regimes have sought to unify their nation by emphasizing strong, dictatorial leadership, aggressive nationalism, and the suppression of dissent.
To look at a few well-known examples:
Benito Mussolini – The Italian dictator and founder of the Fascist Party, who ruled with authoritarian control, suppressing political opposition and promoting nationalism.
Adolf Hitler – Leader of Nazi Germany, he established a totalitarian regime that heavily restricted freedoms, promoted nationalism, and led to severe persecution of minority groups.
Francisco Franco – The Spanish dictator whose regime suppressed opposition and enforced strict nationalist policies, using extensive control over the military and police.
With this historical context in mind, could you explain more specifically how you believe Donald Trump fits this label of fascism? Are there particular actions or policies that align with these characteristics of centralized control, suppression of opposition, or authoritarianism? Examples could help clarify this perspective.
@Benny is having a bad day, folks. Be compassionate. The problem for Benny is, he has a bad 12 years staring him in the face. What occurred last night was a seismic event.
EGADS logic. What on earth are you doing on social media? You should know better then to ask honest, logical, questions, or anything to do with facts or history. Seriously nice job.
There is a darkness overtaking America. We have seen it enter into our politics particularly and the media so much came to light over the course of the election. I do not believe Donald Trump will take away that darkness, at best he might suppress it a little. America needs revival more than it needs Trump. Please keep our country and leaders in prayers, and pray for a major act of God. Come Lord Jesus.
Electing Trump was the easy part. The real work of revival needs to begin within and through us starting with prayer.
John 1:4-5
In him (Jesus) was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it
What, realistically, would a revival look like? Christendom itself is fractured, fragmented and rife with strife. Are “Christians,” whoever they are, going to accomplish revival on a national scale?
A moral revival, perhaps? But people simply don’t have the same view of what constitutes the moral position on numerous issues. Christians don’t even have the same views. The fact is, at least three generations since I was in college and seminary have been indoctrinated into an entirely different notion of morality from the traditional Judeo-Christian one.
“Revival” is one of those terms that’s nice to toss around but tends to go poof when you actually start to think about it.
COULD God supernaturally accomplish a revival of Judeo-Christian morality on a national scale? Oh, I suppose so, but how would that work? Is that what we get from the Bible? What I get is that things are going to get worse and worse and worse.
Is there any evidence in history that God does this? I would say quite the contrary; it appears that God allows national disasters involving the deaths of millions of people to unfold as they will. Is there something special about America?
Pray away if you like, but I’d be interested to hear what you think this revival would actually look like. I think it’s a fantasy.
Anyone curious on what Christian leaders are thinking of this new chapter of American leadership?
Some leaders, like Franklin Graham and Greg Laurie, saw Trump’s win as a chance for the country to make moral and economic improvements, while others, like John Piper, stressed the need for careful prayer and accountability. Overall, these responses show both hope and caution from Christian leaders as Trump takes office with strong support.
The problem here is the article gives the impression that ultra right wing zealots are the only Christians. How about quoting progressive Christians as well? Maybe too busy setting up Salem’s new pact with Fox News?
The big battle will now be over America as a fascist regime or as a theocracy. At some point they may butt heads. Perhaps the Proud Boys will enforce their preference.
More seriously in response to this: No one actually believes this. MSNBC hosts may be well-paid to say such things, but even they don’t believe it. This sort of over-the-top rhetoric is one of the PRIME reasons Trump won. Yes, some people like @Benny may buy into it, but vastly larger numbers recognize it’s pandering and an insult to their intelligence. It has precisely the opposite of the intended effect. Criticize Trump on substance all you want, but nonsensical labels like Nazi, fascist, mentally unstable, dangerous, etc., go nowhere with intelligent, informed voters.
Actually, considering the state of the country, I hope The Donald will be a bit more of a fascist this time around. One man’s fascist is another’s reformer. I hope Trump is a bit more aggressive this time in exercising the mandate he’s been given.
I think dark days are ahead for many Americans including myself as I now will rely on Medicare and SS retirement, my cancer having sucked up my savings. . But, I accept we have a new President, am thrilled a peaceful exchange of power is happening, and will pray for the new administration.
Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.
DONALD TRUMP IS A FASCIST. He is a dictatorial leader who emphasizes centralized authority, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, etc.
The roster of reality-denying dummies is as follows:
Robert Paxton, Mellon professor emeritus of social sciences, Columbia University
Matthew Feldman, director, Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right
Stanley Payne, Jaume Vicens Vives and Hilldale professor emeritus of history, the University of Wisconsin Madison
Roger Griffin, emeritus professor in modern history, Oxford Brookes University
Sheri Berman, professor of political science, Barnard College, Columbia University
Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of Italian and history, New York University
Jason Brownlee, professor of government, the University of Texas at Austin
Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky professor of philosophy, Yale University
Breaking news for Benny: Not being a whacked-out pro-choice, gender-affirming, open-border, police-defunding Kamala groupie does not make one a “fascist.”
(Oh, the cutie in my new avatar is moi, circa 1955. I noticed others with the orange B were posting stuff that I wouldn’t want to be confused with my erudite contributions.)
Donald Trump says to hate Muslims, and nonwhite Christians, and Jews, and gays, and transgendered persons and Puerto Ricans, or anyone who is different or outside of the mainstream.
Unlike some, I know whom to follow and whom not to follow.
No, Donald Trump doesn’t say that AT ALL. Good grief, he has an extensive, highly public personal history. Until he became a political threat to the progressive lunacy, no one spouted this sort of silliness about him. It’s just laughable. Talk about “out of touch with reality.” We realize @Benny is having a bad week and staring down the barrel of something iike 12 bad years, but this nonsense is stretching my Christian/Buddhist compassion thing pretty thin.
What is “the big lie” of the Democratic Party? That conservatives—and President Donald Trump in particular—are fascists. Nazis, even. In a typical comment, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow says the Trump era is reminiscent of “what it was like when Hitler first became chancellor.”
But in fact, this audacious lie is a complete inversion of the truth. Yes, there is a fascist threat in America—but that threat is from the Left and the Democratic Party. The Democratic left has an ideology virtually identical with fascism and routinely borrows tactics of intimidation and political terror from the Nazi Brownshirts.
One person’s fascist is another person’s Kamala, and so it goes. These over-the-top labels - even Trump calling Kamala “stupid” - simply aren’t helpful to intelligent or even semi-intelligent discourse.
