My thoughts on Donald Trump

Someone recently asked me what I thought of Donald Trump. Here’s how I responded:

I think he’s a complicated figure acting within a complicated political moment. I’m both fascinated by and often disappointed in Donald Trump. He’s a product of the system—a playboy, financier, businessman, money chaser, attention grabber, rebel, showman, and man of action. He’s very much a product of his time. He has good instincts, but he’s also compromised.

Trump lacks philosophical principles and doesn’t think consistently. He still operates within traditional American paradigms of power: money, women, sexual virility, dominance, prestige, and appearance. But what we need is someone humble, rational, submissive to reality—not a lover of power but a servant. Trump is a Saul-like figure, reminiscent of Israel’s first king: impressive on the surface but lacking wisdom and humility. What we need is a David, not a Saul. And make no mistake: democracy and the republic are lost. What we need now is a king, not a steward to the throne. We need a father because this is a nation of adult toddlers.

The fact that Trump is now pushing a cryptocurrency scam only further proves he is not the king or the father we need. He will fundraise off the foolishness of his supporters every chance he gets.

That said, Kamala Harris is a Jezebel, and I’m not sure which is better or worse. Trump might extend the empire—the one that is destroying our people—while Kamala might destroy it overnight. Which is better?

Since 1913, the Federal Reserve has bought the souls of men, creating single mothers, absent fathers, cannon fodder for sons, and prostitutes for daughters. Without family, we fracture into tribal politics. This destruction of the nuclear family has fueled the rise of both the welfare state and the warfare state. It’s the root of our collective unraveling.