Author: R. Alan Harrop, Ph.D.
When discussing forms of government that America might take, Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to James Madison in January 1787, stated: “I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing.” He was referring to his belief that no form of government is perfect since they are all controlled by fallible human beings who can, and should be expected to, deviate from the sound principles essential to liberty and freedom. When this happens, the people should rebel against these errors and force their political leaders to return to the essential principles and practices needed to ensure the survival of a free representative government by the people, not the ruling elite and bureaucrats.
I clearly remember President Trump, in his last state of the union speech before Congress in his first term in office, stating that America will never become a socialist country. That was the speech at which the Democrat Speaker of the House tore up her copy of President Trump’s speech right in front of not only Congress, but millions of Americans watching on television in as brazen and disrespectful act towards the office of president that I have ever seen. President Trump could clearly see that the country was being moved in the wrong direction.
President Trump, in the short time he has been serving his second term, has launched a wide series of reforms and actions that can best be described as a “counter revolution” to correct and reverse the Leftist/Marxist actions taken by the Biden administration. By doing so, President Trump is fulfilling his pledge to the citizens of this country to preserve and strengthen our constitutional representative Republic. Abraham Lincoln once said that if America is ever to be overthrown and its freedoms destroyed, it will not come from the hands of foreign enemies, but rather from having destroyed ourselves from within. A recent poll conducted by “You Gov.” reported that 96% of Republicans but only 58% of Democrats said that they are proud to be Americans. For many of these people, patriotism and love of country are clearly on the wane.
President Trump’s make American great again campaign is clearly a message to return to the principles and actions that made America the freest and most prosperous country on earth. He is reversing the Leftist/Marist actions such as open borders, destroying the traditional family (replacing it with dependence on the government, and bureaucrats controlling our lives). Policies such as Diversity/Equity and Inclusion (DEI) mandated by the Biden administration are nothing more than denying the responsibility of each person for their own success and achievement and providing rewards that they did not earn. This is clearly out of the Leftist/Marxist playbook that states, “From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.” Human beings operate best when they are rewarded for their effort and achievement. This is the reason that no Leftist/Marxist country has ever been successful and eventually descend into authoritarian dictatorships. Compare North Korea and South Korea or Cuba and Japan.
President Trump has issued more executive orders in his short term in office that return freedom to the people than any other president. The range of these directives is so extensive they can only be seen as an effort to reverse not only economic but cultural issues. His actions against leftist universities are long overdue, since they are a source of indoctrination of our youth that must be reversed. Similarly, his action to remove federal funding of National Public Radio, which is controlled by the Left, as well as prohibiting boys from competing against girls in sports, shows the wide range of issues that he is reversing. This can best be seen for what it is: a counter- revolution to return this country to its founding principles. We must encourage our state and federal legislators to enact laws that will ensure that this effort cannot be easily changed by future presidents and governors. The future of this country is at stake!