Did We Elect a Tyrant?

[JimR-OCDS]

Yes, Trump was elected by a majority of voters.

Currently, he is doing the right things that we elected him for.

However, I have to question, did we elect a tyrant in the making?

Only time will tell, but in two years or sooner, we could see a different man we elected and
we may not like it.

We can only watch and pray that God is going to guide our government according to His will

 

[Maria Billingsley]

Yes, Trump was elected by a majority of voters.

Currently, he is doing the right things that we elected him for.

However, I have to question, did we elect a tyrant in the making?

Only time will tell, but in two years or sooner, we could see a different man we elected and
we may not like it.

We can only watch and pray that God is going to guide our government according to His will

If he is currently doing the " right things " why question his actions by labeling him as possibly being a tyrant in the making? I'm a bit confused on your post . It sounds like an oxymoron.
Thanks for your clarification!

On a side note, a growing number of Americans are beginning to regret their choice. I'm wondering if your post suggests this trend of dissatisfaction.

Blessings

 

[chevyontheriver]

Yes, Trump was elected by a majority of voters.

Currently, he is doing the right things that we elected him for.

However, I have to question, did we elect a tyrant in the making?

Only time will tell, but in two years or sooner, we could see a different man we elected and
we may not like it.

We can only watch and pray that God is going to guide our government according to His will

We saw him as president from 2016 to 2020, and he wasn't exactly a tyrant then. Past behavior is the best indicator of future behavior.

I didn't vote for him. I did think he was better than the Biden alternative or the Harris alternative though. But surely not the guy I would have wanted.

Time will tell. I take great solace in the number of people who have taken an oath to protect and defend the constitution of the United States, whether as military or civil service or as Peace Corps or whatever. If only 10% of those people, me included, stand up in a constitutional crisis we will be OK.

Watch and pray. We dodged a bullet by not electing Kamala and sending Joe home. There will be more bullets, I suppose, to dodge.

 

[Laodicean60]

Yes, he is starting to look like he is an American version of Xi Jinping. I'm sure Trump wants to MAGA and Xi with his country.

 

[chevyontheriver]

If he is currently doing the " right things " why question his actions by labeling him as possibly being a tyrant in the making? I'm a bit confused on your post . It sounds like an oxymoron.

Perhaps because of the flurry of executive orders. But that goes back to Obama, who said "I have a pen". Biden did a lot of executive orders too. They should be uncommon. Thanks to Obama they are not.

On a side note, a growing number of Americans are beginning to regret their choice. I'm wondering if your post suggests this trend of dissatisfaction.

I am pleased we didn't get Harris. I have never approved of Trump, though he sometimes does well. He would never be my first choice. He was kind of my second to last choice.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

If he is currently doing the " right things " why question his actions by labeling him as possibly being a tyrant in the making? I'm a bit confused on your post . It sounds like an oxymoron.
Thanks for your clarification!

On a side note, a growing number of Americans are beginning to regret their choice. I'm wondering if your post suggests this trend of dissatisfaction.

Blessings

No, I'm not dissatisfied with Trump as of yet. Heck, the alternative would've been far worse especially
in the early days. As it is, the left is fighting against Trump's EO's. especially in the blue states. I've seen
school superintendent's order bus driver and teachers not to cooperate with ICE agents.

That being said, we must keep our eyes and ears open and pray that we remain centered
in Christ. Hopefully, President Trump will also be centered on Christ.

All I'm asking in opening this thread is to keep vigil. The German people thought they were
doing the right thing electing Hitler in the early days. Let's not repeat their mistake.

 

[okay]

I hope and pray that I am wrong, but I suspect Trump aspires to be a tyrant. He seems to have the most respect for leaders like Orban and Putin, and little respect for the checks and balances that our system needs in order to deal with the reality that human beings are sinners, so when they get power they will be tempted to use it for their own selfish purposes instead of for the greater good.

 

[Fantine]

Correction: He was elected by a plurality, not a majority. 49.9%. And too many people sat out the election.
And you (not I) did elect a tyrant, and you were warned, and you did not listen. (Collective you.)
Why did you (not I) ignore his attempts to overturn the 2020 election by force? Only a tyrant would do that.
His speeches. His many crimes. I heard alarms and saw flashing neon lights whenever I saw him.
But the good news is that he was not elected by a majority and we stand ready to build a firewall to thwart him in Congress in 2026 and undo his wrongs in 2028. Join us.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

No, I'm not dissatisfied with Trump as of yet. Heck, the alternative would've been far worse especially
in the early days. As it is, the left is fighting against Trump's EO's. especially in the blue states. I've seen
school superintendent's order bus driver and teachers not to cooperate with ICE agents.

That being said, we must keep our eyes and ears open and pray that we remain centered
in Christ. Hopefully, President Trump will also be centered on Christ.

All I'm asking in opening this thread is to keep vigil. The German people thought they were
doing the right thing electing Hitler in the early days. Let's not repeat their mistake.

Yikes! You went there, ( Hitler).
Thanks for sharing.
Be blessed

 

[Laodicean60]

I hope and pray that I am wrong, but I suspect Trump aspires to be a tyrant.

He is a straightforward leader the whole world knows what's on his mind. I think his speech is too aggressive but it doesn't make him a Tyrant. With his speech, many countries are listening.

 

[FireDragon76]

Correction: He was elected by a plurality, not a majority. 49.9%. And too many people sat out the election.
And you (not I) did elect a tyrant, and you were warned, and you did not listen. (Collective you.)
Why did you (not I) ignore his attempts to overturn the 2020 election by force? Only a tyrant would do that.
His speeches. His many crimes. I heard alarms and saw flashing neon lights whenever I saw him.
But the good news is that he was not elected by a majority and we stand ready to build a firewall to thwart him in Congress in 2026 and undo his wrongs in 2028. Join us.

People sitting out the election was due to poor civics education. Many people actually thought things were going well under Biden and were complacent.

After Obama's second election, pollsters asked some Black voters why they had not voted for Obama. "Because he already won" was a frequent answer. People get complacent and don't understand that democracy's legitimacy depends on participation of the citizenry.

 

[Tropical Wilds]

Yes, Trump was elected by a majority of voters.

Currently, he is doing the right things that we elected him for.

However, I have to question, did we elect a tyrant in the making?

Yup.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

I can abide a different political and economic theory than my own. I can abide decisions based on those theories though I might think them wrong. I can even abide a conceited, bombastic personality that I find obnoxious. But I cannot abide dehumanizing language and actions targeting anyone.

I find that Trump was distinctive in his dehumanization of immigrants and refugees, far surpassing all other candidates.

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1365&context=jpur

It can be determined that Donald Trump is dehumanizing immigrants with his rhetoric and plans for action.

Poisoning The Blood Of Our Country: Donald Trump And The Rhetorical Dehumanization Of Migrants

Donald Trump has made various claims and statements throughout his campaigns targeting migrants to the United States, specifically those entering illegally. From phrases that nearly replicate ones made by individuals who have led mass-dehumanization efforts in the past, such as Adolf Hitler, to...

stars.library.ucf.edu

 

[ozso]

Trump's goal is the common good of all American citizens. To repair and build a better nation for all of us. Apparently some faction is highly opposed to that. Thus the deluge negative propaganda.

 

[dogs4thewin]

Correction: He was elected by a plurality, not a majority. 49.9%. And too many people sat out the election.
And you (not I) did elect a tyrant, and you were warned, and you did not listen. (Collective you.)
Why did you (not I) ignore his attempts to overturn the 2020 election by force? Only a tyrant would do that.
His speeches. His many crimes. I heard alarms and saw flashing neon lights whenever I saw him.
But the good news is that he was not elected by a majority and we stand ready to build a firewall to thwart him in Congress in 2026 and undo his wrongs in 2028. Join us.

Was he or was he not elected by more people than any other single person ( which happened to be darn close to a majority of people. Yes or no. As to the people who CHOSE to sit they have no right to complain. yes, the first amendment grants it as a matter of free speech, but if you ( a general you) chose not to make your voice heard then what business do you have complaining about wo was placed in office?

 

[BeefandBroccoli]

No Trump is not a “tyrant.”

This is ridiculous.

 

[RamiC]

On a side note, a growing number of Americans are beginning to regret their choice. I'm wondering if your post suggests this trend of dissatisfaction.

Is there an official number anywhere? A statistic by a decent polling organisation? If anyone can help with something specific, thank you very much.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

Trump's goal is the common good of all American citizens. To repair and build a better nation for all of us. Apparently some faction is highly opposed to that. Thus the deluge negative propaganda.

His primary goal seems to be unobstructed, unchecked personal power.

 

[dogs4thewin]

Yup.

so are you saying time will not tell. The man has been in office ( This round) for a whole eight days).

 

[RamiC]

The German people thought they were doing the right thing electing Hitler in the early days.

I am sure that the recent election in the USA actually did not resemble this - link to how Hitler came to power, and here is another one another link to how a tyrant got power in Germany decades ago. Maybe I missed something, and if you don't like someone that just won a democratic election you are possibly now annoyed or upset, but try not to let Hitler make you panic, because he really was a tyrant.

I am sorry if anything in my post seems disrespectful, I do not intend that.