Kerby Anderson

Gerard Butler wrote in the Wall Street Journal that he hopes that “Four More Years of Trump May Make America Normal Again.” He begins with the Hans Christian Andersen story of the “Emperor’s New Clothes.” A small boy calls out the truth in the charade. Gerard Butler points to five items of invisible attire we have had to wear for too long.

First is “the idea that people who have stolen into this country illegally should be showered with all the rights and benefits of citizens.” We have been told we cannot deny them those rights and must give them sanctuary in our already strained cities.

Second is the idea that we cannot take advantage of our vast reservoirs of natural energy resources. Instead, we must restrain ourselves from using the energy reserves beneath our feet

Third is “the idea that after a century and a half of [racial] progress, we are suddenly obliged to believe that America is as oppressive as it was in 1619.” And we must believe that the “best way to right the past wrong of treating people based on the color of their skin is to treat people based on the color of their skin.”

Fourth is the idea “that children should, without parental consultation or consent, be free to choose their gender.” And they should “be assisted by the state in committing acts of self-mutilation.”

Fifth, is “the idea that democracy and freedom are best protected by denying people the right to express certain views that the authorities deem misinformation and by weaponizing the law against political opponents.”

If we can reverse some of these harmful and erroneous ideas, it is indeed possible that American might become normal again.