The Case for Donald Trump, Part I

In an election full of bad choices, sometimes you need to choose the one least likely to kill you.

I recently posted an article entitled “How RFK Jr. Made Me a Trumper”, in which I explained how RFK Jr.’s joining the Trump campaign had convinced me to abandon my party (the Green Party USA) and vote for Donald Trump instead of Jill Stein.

I have been inundated with comments and emails criticising this position, so I thought I would explain the calculus behind my decision, and make the case that Donald Trump may not be the demon that many people think he is.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at the Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit, Michigan, on August 26, 2024. [Source: Salon.com | Photo: Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images]

You have been propagandised

First, I wish to address the fact that a large part of the animus that many people have toward Trump is a result of a ruthless and relentless propaganda campaign that was launched by the Hillary Clinton campaign with the help of UK and US intel agencies and supported by the DNC and its minions in the mainstream media.

This campaign, generally known as “Russiagate”, is a giant network of interlaced conspiracy theories that started in 2016 and carries through to present day, despite all the debunking and total lack of evidence.