America’s greatest Christmas gift this year doesn’t come from a store and won’t be delivered to the front door
“America already got the best Christmas gift any country could ever receive,” I heard someone say, no doubt referencing the recently concluded presidential vote where Donald
J. Trump was elected (reelected?) so he could implement his Make America Great Again agenda and restore confidence to the nation’s citizenry.
Seeing as Christmas is the season of giving, Americans won’t in all cases be gratified by the gift they received. But they should be. Though Trump’s victory can’t be quantified or valued in the usual material way, what transpired in early November could easily be seen as a windfall for the nation’s bottom line.
But perhaps the most meaningful endowment may be something that can’t be measured – hope. Speaking from experience, I know a lot of folks who’d practically given up on the long-term fate of the United States in recent years, themselves discouraged and brow beaten by a political class that constantly lectured ordinary people that their individual concerns were secondary to the advancement of so-called disadvantaged groups and “woke” culture that defied common sense.
To make matters worse, Americans watched helplessly as millions of foreign invaders breached the border and, having done so, discovered a virtual promised land of Democrats welcoming them with checks, shelter, legal protections and rationales justifying their actions as anything but having committed a crime to squat on U.S. soil.
Trump’s election offers hope for those who’ve been impacted the most by illegal immigration. One group, jobless men, could use inspiration from an unanticipated source. And a Walmart gift card couldn’t compete with what Trump will mean to their standard of living improvement prospects.
In an article titled, “Crisis of jobless men: Study finds American men drop out of economy as immigrants claim jobs”, Stephen Dinan reported at The Washington Times:
“Americans clamoring for more immigrants to fill out the workforce are ignoring a labor source already here — people, mostly men, who have given up on the economy, according to a new study by the Center for Immigration Studies. Roughly 1 out of every 6 U.S.-born men aged 20 to 64 is not part of the labor force, meaning they don’t have a job and aren’t looking for one.”
Really? 1 in 6? Seems hard to believe, but not when you see what illegal immigration has done to the economic and social fabric of the country. It’s not just drugs and crime and drains on welfare or schools. Accounting for the new population taxes every aspect of society.
Dinan continued, “It’s far worse for men who never made it beyond high school. Nearly a quarter of them aren’t in the workforce. That figure was less than 18% in 2000, and as low as 9% in 1970.
“And those are exactly the people who are most likely to compete with new immigrants, who also tend to be less educated, said Steven A. Camarota, the researcher who wrote the new study. ‘If the argument is that we don’t have enough of those workers, what that ignores is all the people on the economy’s sidelines who themselves are overwhelmingly people who don’t have a college education,’ he told The Washington Times.”
The last fact is particularly striking. Well-off BMW’s (Beached White Males – otherwise referred to as jobless educated professionals with pale skin tone) aren’t the ones suffering the most from poor immigration policy. They’ll at least have a roof over their heads or meals to sustain them. But imagine being uneducated and out of work, without marketable skills to pitch to employers.
The problem is particularly acute in geographic areas with large concentrations of “undocumented immigrants”, since the working age male illegals are the ones who will accept just about any position at any wage so as to have something to afford the basic necessities of life. Being without a situation is frustrating to those on the lowest rungs of the education ladder. No wonder the worst social ills (addiction, drinking, domestic violence, crime, etc.) are so rampant in unemployed men.
If you want to solve the fentanyl plague, put these men to work. That’s “hope” that can’t be summarized through a TV public interest advertising campaign.
Trump’s gift of hope extends to more than just the expectation of a healthier economy,
lower inflation, lower interest rates and better job opportunities. The “attitude” that Trump exhibits inspire people to be better than they have been before. Democrats prop people up by pitting groups against each other and making the downtrodden (temporarily or otherwise) resentful by depicting the act of getting ahead as a zero-sum game.
To Democrats, if a man (rather than government) betters himself it’s to the detriment of someone else. This sums up the reason for being for Black Lives Matter and the entirety of the left’s mindset.
Though illegal immigrants are somehow exempt from these condescending lectures. Democrats love to be needed, so they gravitate towards populations that tend to need them the most. Ever wonder why Democrats are so anxious to discriminate against Asians and other minority groups that have strong social structures? Or how about Christian charities that help others without being commanded to do so by a bureaucrat?
Hope is contagious. And the Trumpian attitude is too. It’s one of the reasons why Democrats despise the election victor so roundly.
Christmas hopes for the MAGA implementers of 2024
There are probably millions of Americans who were given hope by Donald J. Trump’s and J.D. Vance’s victory last month. Here’s thinking the new leaders’ Christmas trees would overflow with presents if given the chance.
But what Trump and Vance – and all of the new administration’s personnel – need more than anything are the collective prayers of Americans. Doubtless many millions participated in the national call to prayer before the election, and it appears as though God blessed us in the most profound way.
Prayers are an ongoing thing. And they’ll need them.
Here’s what I hope for Trump and crew:
First, strength. After four years of senile Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats, Trump will need strength… to ignore the baseless attacks from enemies and from sources the new president might normally consider friends. The drumbeat of negativism will be constant and his MAGA agenda ideas will need time to succeed.
Two, patience. Throughout the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump made a boatload of promises, confident in his ability to deliver seemingly through sheer force of will. By nature, Trump is an optimistic man, but he’s not necessarily tolerant of setbacks. He and those around him will require patience and perspective to keep the big picture in focus. There will be bad days. Probably plenty of them. But a belief in his ultimate success must keep him going.
Three, resilience. Related to the first two traits, President Trump must be resilient. The political opposition won’t rest and, since their goals are so different, they’ll be relentless.
Four, luck. Let’s face it, there are so many variables in today’s semi-hopeless government situation that Trump and team will need a lot of luck to have the cards fall the right way. As strong willed as the new president is, there are many, many things beyond his control. What if there’s a major natural disaster… or a weather event?
You simply can’t plan for everything.
Lastly, perseverance. It took a long time for Americans to get into this mess. Trump will need to rely on the American work ethic and spirit to help people help themselves. One only gets so many chances to do well – citizens need to step up and help their president.
As for the rest… have faith! The Founders believed in God’s grace for their nation. So should we.
Merry Christmas!
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