Dems confused about Trump victory should ask these 4 questions

The results are in and the Democrats are experiencing a shock in response to what they perceive as an uneducated mob — the populists — taking majority democratic control. Who are these people? The assumption is that they are racist and bigoted. They are neither. In fact they are rather boring. What many don’t realize, is that they want what most people want.

{mosads}They want the Federal Government to behave like an adult. This means a real plan to reduce the national debt, controlled sensible immigration, no illegal immigration and higher economic growth to create the jobs they need to fulfill their personal goals for an improved life. 

They want to live in communities that find the right balance between protecting human rights but also give them the freedom to act and behave according to their beliefs.

But as Americans, especially Democrats, are still processing from last week’s election result, the first question many are asking is, “what?” Here is some insight into four of the most important “whats”:

1. What? Less Government?

Many Democrats see all progress as requiring more government and more regulations. Total government spending in the U.S. is about 40 percent of GDP. The U.S. now has a nearly $20 trillion national debt.

The populists correctly point out that the private sector creates the wealth that the government spends. The private segment wants the federal government to learn to live within its allowance (no deficit spending). The liberal progressives cannot deal with having to make the hard choices of what to cut back. 

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2. What? Profit is Good?

Democrats say the only thing that business people care about is maximizing profits. Well, what’s wrong with that? Profit is a measure of how efficient you are in attracting and serving customers. Maximizing profit maximizes national wealth. Maximizing profit maximizes government revenues. Maximizing profit is where the capital come from to invest in and create new businesses. Maximizing profit is good. 

3. What? Not White and Uneducated?

The liberal progressives cannot accept that many African-Americans, Latinos and other minority races and religions voted for Trump. How could these minorities vote for a white, uneducated populist movement?

Perhaps the answer is that it is not a white uneducated populist movement. Rather, it is a majority of people of all backgrounds who want their government to move towards generating a surplus, to create economic growth and to have a pragmatic foreign policy. In fact, these populists want “to make America great again.” 

4. What? Make America Great Again?

The U.S. has an outstanding record as a multicultural society in creating a high standard of economic well-being and human rights.  The U.S.’s mix of government with free market capitalism is an engine for progress.

Full transcript of economic plan- delivered to the Economic Club of New York. #MAGA https://t.co/xiu9AUiSSD pic.twitter.com/Fsy1diPWjU

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2016

This election was about many issues. Each voter had their own list, however, this race can be best summarized by three statements: 

1. Federal Government, please get your act together. Come up with a plan to reduce the national debt. Enforce the law or make new ones but do not willfully disrespect our laws. Re-engineer your vast array of laws, regulations and bureaucracies to try and deliver efficient accountable government services.

2. Back off in attacking who I am and my family’s values. Get off this social justice, ethnic group obsession. We are all Americans. Please treat us equally and speak to us as one class of people with the same aspirations.

3. Supreme Court, interpret our existing laws. Do not usurp the role of the State legislatures by creating new laws.

Take that advice, and bewildered viewers of this election may finally stop wondering “what?”

Sim is the author of Freedom to Argue: We the People Versus They the Government. He spent thirty years traveling the world overseeing global industrial operations, which included serving as CEO and Chairman of two NYSE public companies. He has an intimate knowledge of global capitalism, cultures and the role that technology plays in transforming society. For more information, please visit www.freedomtoargue.com.