To judge Trump, ask yourself but one question: "What is the meaning of life?"
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What, indeed, is the meaning of life?
What is the meaning of your life?
These are questions one ought to consider in a profound manner in making big political choices, such as whether to follow the path of authoritarianism, or the path of freedom, of liberty.
Democrats make a terrible mistake when they reduce politics to a matter of dollars and cents, and leave out of the equation what Victor Frankl called “Man’s Search for Meaning.”
Small “d” democrats are mistaken when they assume that voters, even so-called “kow information voters”, don’t care about the moral core of different political narratives, whether they be democracy and the rule of law, or fascism.
Most politicians today are political followers, not leaders. They hesitate to stand up for what they believe is right out of fear, either of the voters or of being “primaried”for opposing the authoritarian Leader or the leaders of their own Democratic Party
They follow the polls instead of leading the country.
If Franklin D. Roosevelt or Winston Churchill had based their decisions on the polls instead of their own best judgments, the Nazis would probably have won World War II.
Little “d” democrats need yo find a way to appeal to what is noble in the hearts of ordinary voters. They need to pass judgment on Trump and his followers, and to articulate a positive and hopeful vision of the future.
They need to lead, to explain, and to persuade.
What are the respective answers of different politicians and parties to the question, “What is the meaning of life?”