Terms you need to know: TDS and TIS

 

I say with firsthand experience that Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is real.  So many Americans have let hate supplant love of country. I get it that the man has faults. Apparently, he is human as are we all.

The Christians among us know that we all fall short of the glory of God; yet TDS still has taken root in our ranks. But he was a womanizer. True, but so was JFK, and while he was in office no less!

The country glamorized Kennedy’s indiscretions and demonized Trump’s. I’m not trying to paint Trump as the perfect human being. He is not, but his dedication to America remains unchallenged. He is rivaled only by JFK and Reagan and has surpassed them both in efficacy.

I will go farther out on that limb. President Trump has surpassed all presidents that served in my lifetime in efficacy.

But Trump had many business deals go south.  You have got a point there. He had his ups and downs in business but rebounded very well. But, but, but he sometimes lost other people’s money. Yes, Virginia, there is risk in business. Investors know that.

Unlike previous Presidents, Trump is the only one who has not personally profited from political office. That includes every president in this century and most for the last half of the previous century.

Can this be stated any more clearly?  President Trump is the only president in my lifetime not to personally profit from political office.  All others have used public office for private gain. We turn a blind eye to that and demonize the only president who did not.

I’m not here to tout Trump’s virtues or accomplishments. I do appeal for so many Americans to stop hating your country because you hate a single individual so much. But all commentary to this point is to warn of a looming danger.

TDS has marred the virtue of the American public but is not the greatest risk to our once great nation. President Trump has had such incredible success in spite of TDS that we are at risk of what I call Trump Idolization Syndrome. Let’s go ahead and slap some initials on that—TIS.

When a man fixes more problems in 100 days than any of his predecessors in the past few decades, people come to idolize him. That’s fine for a short time but it must not prevail.

He is doing exactly what he was elected to do. He is enforcing the law. He is rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse—and that’s ticking off many who were profiting from those scams. He is taking on this nation’s enemies without qualification. He is not susceptible to bribes. He is leading the charge against the disease of the past 4 years known as wokeism.

And, oh by the way, God is once again welcome in the White House. Veterans are no longer classified as mentally deranged and things kept secret for no reason other than to protect those who profited from secret dealings are being declassified.

Yet so many hate him.  Keep it up and see what happens. The pendulum could swing too far, and we as a nation are susceptible to the tyranny of the mob.  We saw the previous administration support lawlessness in our cities, at our borders, and in our foreign relations.

As those things are being righted, we must make sure that we don’t go too far.  Those screaming now are doing so not for the good of the nation but to cover their own misdeeds.

But one day, if the TDS continues, we might end up going too far in response. What is good now—and I cannot comprehend how exposing the fraud and abuse that has been a way of life for too long is a bad thing—could easily continue into something with a life of its own.

I have asked President Trump to be aware of this and lessen the focus on himself and increase the fervor for America. Yes, I realize that my request is not near the top of his inbox.

I’m not talking radical nationalism, but the America that was once a nation of laws not activist judges. I’m talking the nation that was once compassionate where compassion was needed and we were equipped to meet the need like no other nation, not sending money to anyone and everyone even those sworn to destroy us.

If we get to TIS the root cause will be TDS. The mindless, emotion driven persecution of one man could have significant unintended consequences.

What do we do, then?

Grow a set.

Man up.

American up.

Realize that Donald J. Trump is the lawfully elected President of these United States and deal with it. Get over it. If you don’t like him, find someone better for the next election.

Christians, pray for him. Pray for America. We have a better chance of putting integrity back into public office now than we have in decades.

Open your eyes. America is getting better. Don’t go looking for someone different. Look for someone better. That’s the victory of the America I knew. Get better. Make each generation better than the ones before. That’s not only a worthwhile goal; it’s a noble one.

It’s the JFK mantra. Ask yourself, what can I do for my country? We lost that along the way. It’s making a comeback. TDS must go and TIS must never take hold.

Americans must learn to love their country more than they hate one man.

Christians, we are to be known by our love not our hatred. No exceptions.

Who among us does not want a better America? Quit hating the man and start loving your country once again.