President Donald Trump, I hope not!

President Donald Trump, I hope not!

Donald Trump is going to run for President as a Republican. Donald Trump is the anti-thesis of the idea of the biblical ruler, or least someone that will make a good ruler. So when you cast your vote next election, I urge you to remember Deuteronomy 17:17. Trump’s riches make him unfit to be a good ruler. Why? When one has riches, they are unable to relate to common men. The biblical idea of the king is that the king is the most righteous person on earth under G-d. Part of that idea of righteousness is included in Deuteronomy 17:17. People that are righteous according to the Bible are not rich, not to be confused with the idea that merely being poor is a good idea. Some people are poor because they aren’t good people too. Trump may have worked hard for his money. I will give him credit for that. He might be very intelligent. I will give him credit for that. But, he is not righteous in the biblical sense of the idea. Trump would be another George Bush Jr. If he gets elected, don’t expect him to remain popular for long.

The king shall not accumulate an excessive quantity of gold and silver (Deut. 17:17).

Trump might be a successful business man, but this is not the type of person we want for President. Next to Trump’s casinos are pawn shops. He only creates wealth for a very small amount of people. As the middle class shrinks, I doubt many would put up with the kind of America a Trump presidency would bring. America would continue its horrible trend; the rich get richer, while the middle class shrinks and the poor get poorer. I see electing this man to be about the equivalent of electing a parasite. Sure he might help balance the budget, but at what cost? His changes would not be the changes that I would want to see made. The sad part is that I expect he actually could get elected. America is not fed up with the rich as much as they should be. Sadly, we hold the rich on pedestals. Too many people think, if it can happen to them, it can happen to me, when really this is nothing but the equivalent of stating how much one loves the lottery. Being able to play the lottery in life is not great freedom. If we are to play Trump’s lottery, too many of us would lose. It is a common pattern in history to observe the difference between social classes becoming so great that the people get angry and overthrow the system. Electing Donald Trump take America several steps closer to being at that point.

What we need is reform. We need budget cuts. We need many of the things Trump will promise us. It is just that he won’t bring them in the way that America needs. He will bring America more pawn shops, while the rich continue to live a life of luxury. American’s like liberty and freedom, but no poor person is truly free. Without any money, America will go down the tubes, and someone like Trump is precisely the type of person that would cause something like that to happen. If you don’t want to play the lottery in life, don’t elect Trump. If you want a robust America, then don’t elect Trump.

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