In the wake of the 2018 U.S. midterm elections that took place last week, I've been given reason to review my decision to continue supporting U.S. President Donald Trump.
I remain certain that my choice has been justified by his policies which have seen a reinvigoration of America's economy and the restoration of deterrence abroad against the worst enemies of the free world.
Of course, due to his bombastic conduct, those of us who support the Donald remain unpopular in polite company.
Trying to defend President Trump is nigh impossible; his own tweets add to the arsenal of his enemies every day.
But the simplest counter argument is that for all the inanities and insanities that escape the Commander in Chief's phone, the responses from his opponents are just as bizarre and discourteous.
In fact, it is well documented at this point Trump's critics have a great proclivity to incite incivility and even violence against him and his base of deplorables.
The high road might well be past both major parties and their apparatchiks, but if we are to award "51 per cent oral and political legitimacy" to either side, I remain convinced it belongs to the president over his critics who populate both the Republican and Democratic establishments, the mainstream media, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and every major academic institution in the U.S.
If President Trump is the tyrant claimed by critics, how can he survive the onslaught of every talking head in America?
Furthermore, if accusations held any water, how was he not been impeached by his own party that still despises him?
Finally, why is there a booming industry on free social media platforms as well as private subscription sites entirely dedicated to putting Trump's and his opposition's claims in full context, with egg always falling on the latter's faces?
These are not slurs nor gross generalizations.
One need only view independent news organizations of vastly different political and social backgrounds, from the Rubin Report, hosted by a gay and married Californian, to the confrontational Louder with Crowder, hosted by a former Canadian, to merely skim the surface of the cognitive dissonance Trump's critics are creating; there are also dozens of respected academics weighing into this same issue online.
From these discussions as well as from candid interviews with those formerly of Trump's inner circle, such as Steve Bannon, it's clear the resistance Democrats and their allies have become their own worst enemies.
In short, they have become the monster they've sought to destroy: while Trump may bluster and fire, it is they who systematically attack persons instead of policies, silence dissent, and regularly organize violent demonstrations on a massive scale.
The consensus is there are three core issues: first, the political elite on all sides still cannot accept it was their own tone deaf actions that made Trump president; second, in the time since the Cold War, the loss of jobs, national pride, and world order has largely been thanks to the "isms" of a political class wholly detached from average American life; and finally, whatever the way forward, intelligent policy discussions must be had, but that requires utterly free speech.
Nearly all of Trump's critics have failed to take that crucial first step - admitting there is a problem and they are part of it.
Without that simple confession, they'll never get out of their funk.
To be clear, I honestly hope that the small change in the House, like minority Parliaments in Canada, will force both sides to find better solutions to issues facing the American people.
But the likelihood of the president's re-election is clear.
America had fallen into decline, with her elite fighting over who would direct the funeral; only Trump proposed to "Make America Great Again."
Against all odds, Trump's agenda is working. I cannot defend Trump's vocabulary and style properly, but his legacy will speak volumes long after his critics verbiage is forgotten.
