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Weekly Rant - Policy > Politian

Many of my readers probably have a conservative bend to their politics. And with the non-elected democrat nominee Kamala Harris replacing that old dementia patient, many of us are probably thinking - "How could anyone in their right mind, vote for the democrat candidate?" Well I am here to answer that question and hopefully inject some civility into your family get togethers.

First off, if the Republicans ran someone deaf, mute, blind, and dumb would you then vote for the Democrat nominee? Probably not, right?! Why? Because we vote for ideology not for people. If there was a party that was pro-life and had a terrible candidate and a party that was pro-abortion and had a very well-spoken and highly educated candidate, A pro-lifer would not ditch his moral values to vote for the pro-abortion candidate just because that candidate came off as more palatable. 

People who think Trump or Kamala Harris is the savior are very lost and misunderstand politics and human nature. 90% of the country knows which party they will vote for before candidates are even known. It is that 10% of undecided people that sway elections. Now that 10% may vote for this person over that person because they sound more articulate or have less of a scandalous past, but this does not make for lasting value formation. When we talk politics, we must always stress policy and never focus too heavily on Politian's. Because Politian's are generally corrupt and they come and go, and they represent a government that will never solve your problems. 

By focusing on policy and therefore values, we are able to be more rooted in our persuasions and come across as more authentic. Authenticity attracts and that attraction can lead to the changing of a mind or the formation of a mind.

I say all this to primarily communicate one thing. The typical undecided voter is either young people fresh out of school or single women. Both tend to favor more left-wing policies that are bad for economics and society at large. The way in which to facilitate a change in these peoples voting habits is not to point to a bombastic person like Trump who many find threatening, but to express the merit and virtue of the policies a conservative government can enact. Promising free things to the most vulnerable of voters (young people and single women) is very low-hanging fruit that the left loves to grab, but history and logic can easily point out why this is a fool's errand, or even a demonic errand.

Okay, sorry for the incoherence in this week's rant. I hope you were able to get something out of it. I did it way too quickly due to some time constraints. God Bless you all!!

Top Stories

• Tech stocks took a turn for the worse this past week, but this has investors happy, since now the speculation money is being spread out to more sectors of the market.

• AI has a major energy crisis. Our outdated grid cannot handle the demands put on it by Generative AI. One ChatGPT query uses nearly 10X more energy than a typical google search. So not only is AI going to make us dumber, but we also have to feed it more in the process.

• Zoom call Rallies are now a thing because of Democrat nominee Kamala Harris heavily targeting the female demographics with Zoom rallies like "White Women: Answer the Call" and "Win With Black Women." Identity politics to the max, before it hopefully dies a quick death in 2025...hopefully.

• Pres. Trump made claims this past week that if he is elected, he would be very friendly to Bitcoin. His friendliness would start with firing current SEC chair Gary Gensler who the crypto world claims has waged war against digital money.

• Marvel Studios has been struggling as of late, but this weekend changed things with the release of Deadpool & Wolverine which took home $205 million domestically. That is the biggest opening weekend of the year for any movie and the best all time for an R-rated flick. I am sure the movie is witty and entertaining, but the fact that an R-rated superhero movie is what saves the box office is sad in many ways.

• This week we believe we are going to get news from the Fed that a rate cut is coming in September. 

• Many diplomats are trying to cool tensions between Lebanon/Iran/Hezbollah and Israel because a rocket fired from Lebanon killed 12 children in the Israel controlled Golan Heights. Iran and Hezbollah deny involvement, but Israel is confident they played a role in the launch of the rocket. 

• 350,000 Acres have been destroyed by a fire in California. The largest in the state's history.

• Iowa's 6-week heartbeat bill has gone into effect as of Monday 7/29/24. A huge win for the most vulnerable among us. 

• I am sure most heard about the depraved happenings at the Olympic opening ceremony where the Last Supper was mocked with drag queens and transvestites. This is a tragedy, but please remember that God can and will bring good out of this, and we should be praying for Him to do so. If nothing else, perhaps some of those among us who are lukewarm in the Faith get the urge to become more on fire for the Lord.