TRUMP AND MORALITY

Guest Post by SSS

Mr. Michael Gerson
The Washington Post

Mr. Gerson:

A few questions re your opinion column, “GOP’s Trumpian turn has big moral implications.” Be careful with your elitist and selective view of morality and unceasing criticism of Trump. For instance ………….

Was it immoral to liberate millions of Iraqi and Syrian citizens from the brutal grip of ISIS?

Was it immoral to send the Colombian government tens of millions of dollars of additional foreign aid to assist Colombia in dealing with thousands of Venezuelan refugees fleeing that country’s corrupt socialist dictatorship and ruined economy?

Was it immoral to meet with Kim Jong Un and at least TRY, one more time, to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program?

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Political Immorality and Personal Immorality

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Many Americans have been shocked by recent revelations of the extent of sexual harassment in Congress. However, no one should be too surprised that those who spend their lives defending and expanding the welfare-warfare state engage in immoral personal conduct. It is only natural that an immoral system, like the welfare-warfare state, tends to attract individuals likely to practice personal immorality.

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