There is a general sense of disillusionment among the liberal diaspora in America following Trump’s landslide victory. I can’t know their minds for sure, but by their posture, and the sudden appearance of an overweening ennui, I assume that they’ve had a fundamental illusion shattered. They truly believe Kamala was going to win, and that Trumpism would die an immediate death following his loss. Not only did Trump win, America itself rejected the mindless, America Last attitude that Kamala was intent on maintaining in perpetuity. We have an entire nation of Trump supporters, and then we have several Democrat metropolis’ that voted Democrat. We now see the power of the X platform, as well as many alternative media platforms that have usurped the power of televised news and the tech giants. X isn’t merely an echo chamber, it’s the voice of America itself. X has allowed us to understand that we aren’t crazy when we see the rape of our nation by our Political Class. When $100 billion can be sent to Ukraine immediately and with no debate, but American citizens can’t get relief at the grocery store, gas pump, or when we pay our rent and bills, we see that something is wrong at the core of our government. We made our voices known, and we achieved a victory that at the time felt impossible, but now seems inevitable. We now see that something was very wrong with the 2020 election (where did the 20 million Democrats votes disappear to in 2024?), and we understand we mustn’t allow that type of “steal” to happen ever again. It feels like morning in America again, and that Americans will be put first again.
Trump isn’t even in office yet, but world leaders have already been on the horn with him, ensuring that they will work with him, and bring back global stability again. We have a “strongman” about to attain office, and now we see the value in this type of leader. Call him fascist if you must, but if by fascism you mean someone with loyalty to his country as an overriding value, then I am a “fascist” as well. More accurately, let’s call it nationalism. Trump didn’t seize power, he was elected. More accurately, we could dub Biden and his senile negligence as fascism. The rigging of the 2020 election could be far more easily branded as an exercise in fascism as well, an undemocratic coup.
Trump has pledged pardons immediately upon attaining office, the firing of corrupt prosecutors, and the beginning of a massive deportation operation of the millions of illegal immigrants who have poured through our open southern border over the past four years. I’m hoping that the operation has teeth, and I believe it will. But I hear stirrings of “self-deportation” as if its a viable strategy on its own. In a sense, it could be. A removal of the massive benefits that these illegals receive upon arrival would kill the incentives to come here. No more parole, no more catch and release, no more free phones and debit cards, no more free hotel rooms and apartments, et cetera. But it would need to go further: suing the non-profits currently working to bring hundreds of thousands of people here under “asylum”, and resettling them in unsuspecting communities would need to happen immediately as well. The world must again understand that their “need” doesn’t give them a “right” to American citizenship, just as my desire to live in another country would give me a right to citizenship there. It’s insane on the face of it, and its time to end it. Healthy nations make themselves into fortresses, and hold healthy attitudes towards mass migration.
Deportation would have to begin immediately. Removing and sending back those here illegally by lawful force would unquestionably have to be used. America is for Americans, just as Mexico is for Mexicans, Japan for the Japanese, India for Indians.
Less popular would be a rejection of the attitude that we should allow the mass migration of “high value” immigrants. Many among the MAGA support fast-tracking certain types of immigration if those immigrants are believed to add economic and social value to this country. I’m sorry but that’s not how it works. We need to remember that the native-born Americans have priority, and put a stop to this callous disregard of them. A healthy nation caters to its own people, not foreigners. Let those wishing to come here get in line like everyone else. America should again be for Americans. No more sob stories of faraway grievances and injustices, we have plenty of that here at home. No more “telescopic philanthropy”, we must focus our attention on Americans at home. No more foreign wars, foreign aid, or catering to foreign needs. We must rehabilitate the belief that we have enough problems of our own, and that by tending to our own problems first, we help the world. We must become a shining fortress on a hill, an example for the world to become like us, but not to come here bodily and en masse.
Trump’s win signifies a return to America First. But he can’t accomplish this on his own.
