Neighborly

 

Our friends, Canada and Mexico, are dishonest in trade.

Globalization of trade should be free and clear of any encumbrances or unfair practices. When a nation chooses to create a trade imbalance intended to benefit their economy while punishing another nation, it is a violation of the tenets of free trade. Protectionism is the primary reason that nations tip the scales in their favor. Many of our “friends” have taken advantage of the United States’ largesse and have a considerable trade imbalance with the US. Much of the blame for the large trade deficit with most of the world, comes right back to us. The US incentivized developing nations so that those countries would use those additional funds to energize their economies, enabling them to purchase more American goods. This strategy has backfired, spectacularly.

Japan instituted tariffs on many American made products, in particular, tariffs on Harley Davidson products make it next to impossible to import to Japan. China refuses to do business with American companies unless they move some of their manufacturing to China, where products are reverse engineered and intellectual property stolen. Then those products are manufactured at other Chinese factories, sometimes using slave labor, ship them around the world, and undersell the American made products. These types of practices, which are dishonest and should be illegal on the global market, cost American jobs and some American companies have lost enough market share that they had to close their businesses.

Japan and China are not alone making it difficult to market American products. It has become a worldwide industry to sell “knock off” products and to routinely disadvantage American companies and products. The US took little to no action against these unfair practices until President Trump decided to level the playing field by levying reciprocal tariffs on those nations placing impediments to free trade with us. Unfortunately, the democrat party has been using the legal system, filing lawsuits in partisan courts to undercut the President’s authority. Democrats would rather American industries and workers suffer than allow President Trump to utilize tariffs as a tool to convince other nations to play fairly in trade.

The trade agreement (USMCA) with our northern and southern neighbors is regularly violated, or worked around, to Mexico’s and Canada’s advantage and to our detriment. Back door deals with China for cheap steel and aluminum, that both Canada and Mexico use in the manufacturing of automotive parts, undercut American companies. This allows China to violate fair trade practices and evade any sanctions. It is not enough for both Canada and Mexico to have trade surpluses of over $50Billion annually. Canada is now aligning with the United States’ and the western world’s chief adversary, China. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has been very disingenuous with recent trade negotiations with the US, mischaracterizing negotiations and drumming up animosity among the Canadian people. Worse, democrat Governors of states that are trade partners with Canada are aligning themselves with Canada instead of supporting the interests of the US. This is more typical democrat hypocrisy, that borders on treason.

Along with the theocratic, murderous regime in Iran, some of our friends believe weakening the President, weakens the US position, allowing them an opportunity to use that to their advantage. Democrats also believe that by weakening the US position to harm President Trump and Republicans will enable them to return to power. The plight of the American people means nothing to the democrats. You are merely pawns that only matter when you vote for them and are to be disregarded until the next election. As for all of us knuckle-dragging conservatives, so much the better if we are punished, politically, socially, and economically.

Affordability is the rallying cry from the democrats, conveniently forgetting that the reckless spending by the Biden administration drove up inflation by over 21% and added over $8 Trillion to the National Debt. Those prices that have exponentially increased for everything from apples to zucchini were substantially affected by the reckless spending of democrats. Now they blame President Trump. Yes, the price of gas is up, partly because of the Iran conflict, but the rest of the unaffordability problem is a direct result of democrat policies. Allow them to regain power and we just may become history. Not in a good way, more like all the other failed nations that destroyed themselves.

We have a real choice. Be angry that gas prices are too high and vote for the democrat “saviors,” or understand that prices at the pump will return to normal once Iran and its’ proxies are defeated. Should democrats regain power, they will appease Iran and the world will continue to be held hostage by a bunch of religious lunatics. Iran WILL then be able to possess a nuclear weapon that they would not hesitate to use. Stay the course and the majority of our society will continue to uphold the rule of law, support those who would keep our nation safe, respect all life, and reject the lunacy that is the left. It’s your call.

 

Blameless

 

The political divide leads to tribalism.

“Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them. As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd. “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust. When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” “No, Lord,” she said. And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.” John 8:1-11.

On the 25^th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade towers, the Pentagon, and the “let’s roll” heroes’ circumvention of flight 93 in Pennsylvania, our nation could not be more divided. After those heinous attacks on that day left 3000 innocents dead, our nation came together regardless of political persuasion. In times of war, the United States citizens support one another, and our military so that the goal of protecting our freedom triumphs. Not so today. Political and policy disagreements have distorted reality for many of our friends on the left. Gone are the days where politics were put aside and we worked together to achieve common goals. The goals of the left contrast with those of a free and democratic society.

Jesus called us to forgive as our Father forgives us. Leftists, anarchists, race baiters, Islam sympathizers, America haters, antisemites, “pro-choice,” and those who disparage success all come from one end of the political spectrum. Why do leftists accuse, disparage, and begrudge those with differing political opinions? There is little or no forgiveness in their hearts. They have been taken captive by the evil one. Policies that the left support reads like a list of not-to-dos from Scripture. Leftists cannot defend policies that do harm to this nation. Democratic socialism, Marxism, and communism outright reject God and lift the State as paramount.

The current iteration of the democrat party has fallen into the trap of opposing policies that a majority of the citizenry support and support what the majority opposes. How then can this nation be relatively evenly split between the left and the right? Far too many conservatives do not vote. Voting is a sacred honor and a responsibility for each and every citizen. There are few excuses to neglect that responsibility. Whereas the left is motivated to crush their opponents they view as the enemy. Normal, everyday Americans that support the rule of law and cherish their freedom are hated by the left. They will do whatever it takes to destroy our society and create a new nation in their own image. Billionaires, such as George Soros and Neville Roy Singham spend $Millions to elect leftist federal, state, and local representatives, judges, District Attorneys, and even school board members to enact policies that no one wants but them. Ballot harvesting is illegal in most states, yet democrats use this system to collect thousands of ballots, particularly targeting swing states.

In other words, those who neglect their responsibility to vote enable the left to triumph in elections where there are conservative majorities. And when the left wins, there will be no forgiveness. There will be no live and let live. There will be revenge and retribution. There will be policies and laws enacted that will tear apart the fabric of a civil society. If these leftists will tear apart their own families over political differences, they will tear down this nation just so they can rule over the ashes. The only way to stop this insanity is to have democrats lose election after election until they decide to moderate. We all have differences and diversity of opinion makes us stronger. The hatred that the left evokes weakens all of us. Hatred is a tool that Satan wields to cause us to drift away from God. Hate is the cudgel that dominates the democrat party. Democrats and their policies must be rejected until they realize the error of their way. Make your voice heard and counted!