Donald J. Trump, currently campaigning as a candidate for the presidency, has recently posted what AlterNet calls a "late-night, all-caps rant directed at women." Here is that "rant," presented in full:
WOMEN ARE POORER THAN THEY WERE FOUR YEARS AGO, ARE LESS HEALTHY THAN THEY WERE FOUR YEARS AGO, ARE LESS SAFE ON THE STREETS THAN THEY WERE FOUR YEARS AGO, ARE MORE DEPRESSED AND UNHAPPY THAN THEY WERE FOUR YEARS AGO, AND ARE LESS OPTIMISTIC AND CONFIDENT IN THE FUTURE THAN THEY WERE FOUR YEARS AGO," the former president wrote. "I WILL FIX ALL OF THAT, AND FAST, AND AT LONG LAST THIS NATIONAL NIGHTMARE WILL BE OVER. WOMEN WILL BE HAPPY, HEALTHY, CONFIDENT AND FREE!
I WILL PROTECT WOMEN AT A LEVEL NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THEY WILL FINALLY BE HEALTHY, HOPEFUL, SAFE, AND SECURE," he continued. "THEIR LIVES WILL BE HAPPY, BEAUTIFUL, AND GREAT AGAIN!
I immediately noticed that this late night communication demonstrated a Trump trait that I have mentioned before; namely, that when our former president makes an assertion, complaining about what he is complaining about or claiming what he is making claims about, he frequently states that his assertion demonstrates something that is is, or will be, "at levels never seen before."
My main reason for this blog posting, though, is not to provide additional evidence for my earlier comment, made on September 12th. Rather, I want to make a point, again, that I frequently make, in various ways. Anyone who thinks that the health and welfare of the people of the United States is something that is provided by the government (or by any individual person in the government, specifically including the president) is not properly understanding what our American idea of "government" is really all about.
Our governmental system is a system of "self-government," in which we, the "governed," are also those who "do the governing." What the future of our government will be - as to any issue, including those of preeminent importance to women - will depend on how much, and how effectively, we get involved in government ourselves.
There is still plenty of time, before November 5th, to get involved in the upcoming election. Getting involved in government means, at a minimum, that we must VOTE. However, self-government really demands more than that. We need to "Chop Wood, Carry Water." Click that link to be introduced to a daily blog, by Jessica Craven, that can provide you with some good ideas on how to do that. You don't have to "Upgrade to Paid," if you'd like to economize. Click on the link and you'll find out that there is a "free" option.
Here is my main point. Do we want to "Protect Women"? Well, women are probably particularly interested in that, and they don't need to rely on a male candidate who has been convicted by a jury of sexual harassment to provide the protection they both want and need. Women are able to do that for themselves - and men can help, of course, as I would hope they would choose to do. The AlterNet article makes very clear that our political and governmental system lets us take political action ourselves, which is exactly how our system of self-government is supposed to work:
While Trump argued that the question of abortion is now "WITH THE STATES, AND A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE," it's worth noting that since Roe's fall in 2022, every single state has voted in favor of abortion rights when it came up on the ballot. This includes deep-red states like Kansas, Kentucky and Montana in 2022, and Ohio in 2023. Voters will be deciding the issue this November in Trump's newly adopted home state of Florida.
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