Red State Blue

While it's true that our country will have a national election

to, among other things, determine who will be our president,

held this day November 5, we have an election happening

every day. While on the first Tuesday in the coming month

we will be voting with our ballots, many Americans are voting 

with their feet to show their preference for life in the red states

(Republican run) over life in the blue states (Democrat run),

leaving the latter for the former every day. The results thus far 

show a landslide for the red states.

Since 2004, American families have made this choice in ever-

increasing numbers. The red states offer lower taxes along with 

either lower or no state income taxes, more robust job growth

making for lower unemployment numbers, and laws which 

protect children from the crackpot left-wing social and 

educational ideas du jour. The blue states offer the exact 

opposite of each of the benefits of red state living. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic the red state schools were 

open and the children were maskless; the blue state schools 

were either closed or required the students to mask up.

In the former, churches and other houses of worship were

open; not so in the latter. In the red states businesses were

open for business; in the blue states they were either 

shuttered or operating with their staff working from home.

State economies were strong in red territory; weak as 

water in blue. 

What the American people and their families desire so fervently

is for government to foster freedom, not bind them up in 

condescending paternalism. They are certainly making their desire 

known by moving from states like California, Illinois, New York,

Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington (the state and D.C.), and

Maryland to states like Florida, Texas, South Carolina, South 

Dakota, Idaho, and Tennessee. On this day, November 5, they'll

also make their preference known by marking their ballots. 

MEM

The Peasant's Endorsement for President (As if You Couldn't Guess!)

After all we've been through in the last four years as a nation,

we American voters (especially we conservatives) have but one

clear choice for the presidency. Our votes will decide if we are

going to regain the prosperity that we enjoyed for four brief

but wonderful years, or if we are going to continue to suffer 

increasing deterioration of our economy and the consequences 

of it. If we are going to work and live with reasonable regulations

affecting our lives, or if we are to stress and strain with the yoke

of runaway red tape and overly-restricting and oftentimes 

unconstitutional laws. If we are going to have a free hand in raising

our children as we see fit, or if we are to be dictated to by the state 

as to where we send our children to school, what kind of curriculae

they are to be educated or, more likely indoctrinated under.

Whether or not to recognize and refer to people in accordance

with their natural genders, or if we are to acquiesce to laws which 

demand we recognize their being of some different gender, even a

made-up gender --- a product of a wild imagination, and refer to

and address them by some mandated pronoun. If we are to restore

the sanctity of human life by protecting humans throughout their

lives, from natural beginning to natural end, or if we are to further 

cheapen the value of human life in accordance with the desires of

selfish or utilitarian parties believing that if a human does not 

measure up to the expectations of said parties then said human 

can and must be disposed of. If we are to be the dependable ally

to those countries in need of our help in case of threats from 

countries seeking to do them harm, or if we are simply going to 

twiddle our thumbs and do nothing or next to nothing. 

If we are going to take a stronger stand in regards to our trade 

policies vis-a-vis nations which want to take economic advantage 

of us (China comes to mind), or are going to be ripped off. 

If we are to protect and preserve our cherished freedom of 

expression guaranteed by and in our constitution, or are we 

just going to let radical bullies dictate to us what we are to 

speak, publish, and promote. If we are going to have free and fair 

elections for all elective offices, unsullied by corruption, or are 

we going to have our government representatives and leaders, 

all the way up to and including the presidency, selected by an 

elite few rather than elected by a majority of the eligible 

citizenry. If we are to continue to be the nation that our forefathers

meant and made us to be, or if our nation is to be remade into 

a place we would not recognize and would want nothing to do with.

Return Donald J. Trump to the White House.

And please don't stop there; we must elect a House and a Senate

with substantial, conservative Republican veto-proof majorities 

to work together with President Trump to reform and repair that

in our great country which has become in need of repair after the

last four years. Elect conservative Republican governors in your 

states, and Republican-held legislatures; mayors and councils in

your cities and towns; and county boards with same majorities.

Also, if your state has early voting, take advantage of it and vote!

You will in effect be banking your vote, so in case you find yourself

unable to go to your polls on the day of the election you will have 

the satisfaction of knowing that you already did your duty. If enough

of us vote early (your faithful Peasant did!) then we will have a large

enough turnout and tally to claim victory!

I know that I gave my endorsement here on this blog to President 

Trump twice already. Please forgive me for sounding like a broken

record; this election and the urgency we face is so important that I

had to make extra sure that I got word out re: my endorsement.

We have a lot to do in order to clean up and fix our United States.

But we have the ability, the drive, the determination, and the grit

to get the job done. Let us put our bodies, our minds, and our

energies to the task; the rest is in God's hands.

MEM

Good Tidings!

Your civic-minded Peasant went to vote yesterday, as it was

the first day of early voting in Wisconsin and I wanted to be

among the first voters to "bank" his vote in the presidential 

election. Republicans and conservatives in general have taken

this idea to heart, as it helps to get out more of our votes by

getting out more of our voters ahead of Election Day, the idea

being that more of us will have voted already come the afore-

mentioned day so that if something trips us up for time, i.e.

falling ill or injured, a sudden commitment (perhaps a funeral?),

then we will have the comfort and satisfaction of knowing that

we have done our civic duty as well as having done our bit to

return Donald J. Trump to the White House and to give him

a solidly Republican House and Senate to work with. This 

ingenious idea has as of this blogging been adopted by 47 states 

and the District of Columbia; Alabama, Mississippi, and 

New Hampshire have yet to follow suit.

And was my polling precinct crowded! I vote at my city hall

and yesterday I saw the longest line by far on an election day

in the years that I have voted there; come to think of it it was 

the longest line I've ever seen in all the years I've been a voter

in all the places I've lived! It did my heart good to see so many 

of my neighbors come out to vote, and to vote early --- especially

since New Berlin is a conservative political stronghold located

inside a larger one, that being Waukesha County. It is fine to have 

a brand of politics which one loyally adheres to, but it's essential

that one act on the said politics in order to help bring about the 

desired political governance. I was at my polling place for a total

of 48 minutes and it was time that I considered an investment in my 

country's governance as well as general betterment. 

In a similar vein, I've heard on the news that Trump has caught up to

and edged ahead of Kamala Harris in both the preference polls and 

the early voting in the battleground states, Wisconsin being one. 

Democrats around the country are in absolute conniptions (good!)

over it, and don't know what to do. 

At present, my grand readers who live where there is early voting, 

take advantage of the provision and vote early. You'll be so glad,

especially if something unexpected comes up on November 5. Not only

will you have the deep glow of accomplishment, but you'll have

helped your respective states to have enough votes banked so that you 

shall coast to a large enough quantity of votes, most of them for Trump 

and down-ballot Republicans so that you'll have pulled your

communities and states into the GOP column, helping to elect a 

GOP president along with GOP office holders down the line!

We'll meet here again before November 5. Until then!

MEM

Columbia's Selective Enforcement of Fairness and Civility

Columbia University recently established a task force 

on antisemitism. After it interviewed almost 500 students,

its report stated "The testimonies of hundreds of Jewish

and Israeli students have made clear that the University 

community has not treated them with the standards of 

civility, respect, and fairness it promises to all students."

One of the members of the task force said that "There has 

been a view among some that this is not a real problem, 

so we thought it was important to demonstrate what is 

actually happening to students." 

Dozens of Columbia faculty responded with a signed open

letter slamming the report: "We write as Jewish faculty,

... (the report) contributes to a hostile narrative about

Columbia," they claimed. It is "marked by conspicuous

neglectful omissions of context and climate ... conflates

feelings with facts." Esther R. Fuchs, a co-chairman of

the task force, replied saying she was "gobsmacked"

by the rebuking letter. "It's just sad, and it's tragic for 

students on this campus to have a group of faculty 

dismiss their experiences as just feelings."

It's just sad that some university bigwigs are so dismissive

of certain groups of students' complaints due to the former's

political blinders making them blind to the truth. 

MEM

Belated Thoughts on the Republican National Convention (and My Endorsement)

Your ever-pressing on Peasant, sadly, failed to gain entrance

to be able to attend the Republican National Convention this

last summer here in Milwaukee. I had trouble getting credentials

to be able to attend, as I would have had to travel all the way 

out to American Family Field (the home of the Milwaukee

Brewers) to get an outlet there to obtain said credentials,

then make my way back downtown to the site of the 

convention. And with the heavier than usual traffic about

town (because of the convention) it would have taken me 

an ungodly amount of time to return with any hope of seeing

anything of the standout goings on, i.e. votes taken for planks 

in the party platform and such. 

But having spoken with a few of the delegates as they made their

way to and from the convention hall I got a feel for what had

transpired thus far and chit-chatted with the delegates about their 

impressions of Milwaukee; they all rather liked the city and 

the sites, and were enjoying the convention. I'm so sorry for

not posting my own impressions of the convention until now,

three months later, as your inundated Peasant had an influx of

stories to comment on and some non-blog related business to 

take care of. 

But know this everybody: The Republican National Convention

did the one most important thing which it could have done during

its duration: it nominated once (and, please God, once again) 

President Donald J. Trump to be the Republican nominee for 

President of the United States. And yes, Donald Trump has your 

ever-loving Peasant's endorsement once again.

Election Day is November 5. My wonderful readers, you know 

what to do.

MEM

Democracy vs. Dictatorship in Venezuela

On July 28 Venezuela held a presidential election. 

I know, believe me, I know that it is not normally 

earth-shaking news, as Venezuela has been in the 

totalitarian grip of a Marxist dictator, one that had

succeeded one immediately before him upon the 

former's passing, both men "elected" by the people

of the once-prosperous nation in questionably-con-

ducted elections. But please note the following:

Before the latest election took place, the current 

El Jefe, Nicolas Maduro, barred a handful of 

candidates from running. One candidate, however,

wound up on the ballot: Edmundo Gonzalez, a 

former diplomat, emerging to represent the 

opposition. How did he do? Gonzalez won handily.

The most credible international election observers

were in agreement on the result. But Maduro 

refused to vacate the office, and he cracked down 

on dissent and protest with an iron fist. Dictators

will be dictators. Donald Trump, take note; for you

can be a wonderful ally for the people of Venezuela

in their quest to take back their country, voicing your 

support should you be returned to the White House.

We know that Kamala Harris won't do anything nor 

say mum on the matter! 

But the Venezuelans have been incredibly courageous 

in standing up to the left-wing regime running their

country into the ground. Democracies the world over

should help them in their quest for freedom, and the 

United States without question should spearhead the 

effort. The Chavez-Maduro regime is showing cracks

from the strain of beating back the dissidents and 

from taking mounting opprobrium from various nations

for their repressive ways. The freeing of Venezuela 

from the clutches of this rotten regime will be a rebuke

as well as a defeat for socialism, another reason why it

can't come soon enough. 

MEM 

Fifteen Fabulous Years With You All!

On September 23 the calendar marked, in addition to this date,

the fifteenth anniversary of the Peasant wielding his pitchfork.

Your overworked Peasant got so busy that I nearly forgot to 

note this milestone and its date, and I humbly apologize.

It hardly seems like fifteen years have passed since this blog's

debut! so much has transpired on our political landscape at the

time, and so much more has transpired since then, especially 

this year. And we took a gimlet eye view of all the stories as

they appeared, sorting out the good from the bad, the bold from

the bashful, and the valiant from the cowardly. We now should

take a few moments to acknowledge and to celebrate this grand

occasion.

Your dedicated Peasant established this blog for the purpose of

commiserating and informing American conservatives about the

dangers inherent in the liberals' legislative schemes and their 

consequences, misbehavior by liberal politicians as well as that

by conservative politicians and castigating both, being harder on 

the latter as they are our people and as such we expect better from

them. Of course, we also point out the stupidities committed by 

both, i.e. conservatives letting themselves be hoodwinked into 

backing legislation which does more for the liberals than the 

people, and some of our people are too dense to see this. 

Additionally, we take a moment to see how the political 

leaders in other countries are doing, and how their countries

are doing as a result, applying these same principles.

Furthermore your faithful Peasant has, while not making this 

a habit, endorsed some candidates for office, especially the 

presidency. The decision to endorse certain candidates is due 

to the sense of urgency dictated by both the times and the 

circumstances with their consequential events. This particular

year with the presidency up for grabs and all that has happened 

during this year is a prime example. The Peasant shall have more

on this very shortly.

Along the way, we have picked up a growing, enthusiastic readership

from other countries. Some of our biggest followings outside of the

United States are Singapore (which has bypassed by the U.S. in 

readership!), Russia, Germany, Canada, Great Britain, France,

China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Portugal, and Spain. 

To be sure, there are conservatives in at least some of these

countries along with other people of different political persuasions

there that enjoy learning about the politics and governance of 

the United States and have taken a liking the Peasant and his Pitchfork.

Even those who don't agree with what I have to say and perhaps never

will enjoy reading this political blog.

We also have observed the passing of some stellar conservatives, 

paying tribute to them as we've (and they've) gone. It's hard to part

with good friends and staunch allies, but all of us must exit this 

earthly stage; the question to be answered is what have we done to 

make our countries and our world a freer, more prosperous, more just,

and freer place? Those who have worked diligently at this work are

noted and praised here, as well they should be.

Finally, your pitchfork-wielding Peasant works to sow the seeds of 

these fruits for the benefit of our great country and our beautiful world 

via this blog. And may we all participate joyfully in both the planting

and the harvest. May there always be this food for both body and soul 

in our storehouses! The Peasant is grateful to and for each and every 

every one of you!

Here's to another fifteen years, with many more to come afterwards!

MEM