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Orwell’s most important insight was that “human beings DON’T only want comfort, safety… they [also] want struggle and self-sacrifice.”
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
Trump promises the exact opposite – Americans should sacrifice nothing for safety and comfort, no matter the cost to the world and to us.
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
We should close our borders to victims of war because maybe, perhaps, one in a million might turn out bad.
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
We should take away the rights of minorities, make the other unwelcome, because maybe, perhaps, American culture will finally stop growing.
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
We should ignore scientific conclusions (which, of course, will not ignore us) because maybe, perhaps, clean energy costs more.
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
We should give massive tax cuts to the richest of the rich because maybe, perhaps, some of us will join the 1% one day.
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
We should cut taxes AND increase spending because maybe, perhaps, the bill will only have to be paid by our grandchildren.
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
We should defund world health organizations, helping the least of us, because maybe, perhaps, Americans are more important.
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
We should erect tariffs that will stifle developing countries because maybe, perhaps, a few jobs will stay here a little longer.
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
Trump wants us to become a nation of selfish cowards; he gets away with it by stealing the party of Reagan, of the “shining city on a hill.”
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
For Reagan, that was “a city with free ports” and “the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here.”
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
If America is to lead a better world – the vision of Reagan’s GOP – immigration and free trade are not economic questions but moral ones.
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
Assuming protectionism even works, would we give up a tiny bit of prosperity to raise the standard of living for billions around the world?
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
Trump has never sacrificed anything for anyone. Dodged the draft. Paid no taxes. Shirked contractors. Refused to divest to become President.
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
America First will maybe, perhaps, make us a richer country, but it might make us a poorer one, and it will inarguably make us a worse one.
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017
(Link of Orwell’s review: https://t.co/OQL1CqpaeL)
— Soren Johnson (@SorenJohnson) January 27, 2017