by Clayton Tramel
In 1957 Sidney Lumet made one of the all-time great American films, a jury room drama called “12 Angry Men.” It focuses on a group of jurors debating a murder case. Naturally they start out 11 to 1 in favor of guilty until Henry Fonda begins to dissect the facts of the case and before you know it it’s 11 to 1 not guilty. Lee J. Cobb, the great character actor who plays Juror #3, is left all alone, and slowly has to come to the realization that he’s now in the minority. His peers have moved on to a different viewpoint based on the facts and reasoning, and he is left fuming, wondering how everyone else could possibly see things differently than he does. He operates only on emotion, not common sense.
Congratulations Democrats: you are Lee J. Cobb. You are Juror #3.
The vote is not guilty.
Donald Trump has been Elected President of the United States again. Not quite sure if it's the second or third time. I have some questions about that, but we'll find out who killed Kennedy before we find out about the 2020 Election. Neverthelesss.
Trump won not just the electoral college but the popular vote as well. It was not just a victory: it was a referendum. New York got closer to turning red than Texas got to turning blue. What does that mean?
It means the American people have spoken. They reject the progressive direction of the Democratic party. It's over. Time of death, 3AM, Wednesday Nov 6th. Murdered by Donald Trump and 70 million accomplices.
scene from “12 Angry Men”
I know where the Republican party goes from here: back to work. Start slashing regulations. Start harvesting our natural resources. Start creating common sense policy that benefits all of it's citizens and makes the cost of living and raising a family attainable again.
That's really all people want. They want to work, provide, and enjoy their friends and families. That's the dream. Simple as Apple Pie.
Oh, one other thing: they dont want to be told they're garbage.
It gets old. So does being called racist. Or sexist. Or homophobic. Or transphobic. Or Xenophobic. Heck, the only phobic I actually am is arachnophobic, and it's the only one they never call us.
I’m not Peter Parker, but my Spider-Sense is telling me that Democrats are in for a makeover.
The Republicans have become the party of the working class. The diverse party. The party of joy. The Democrats have used up every ounce from their playbook of smear and divisiveness. Kamala Harris failed because she ran a campaign of hate. She offered no solutions to your everyday problems, and only served to paint Donald Trump out to be a monster that she could be an alternative for.
She was void of authenticity, and more Americans could sense that than could not.
I've said before I think a Trump win, especially a dominant Trump win like the one we got, would be the best thing for Democrats, because they have no choice to come back towards the center. Back to when abortion should be "safe and rare," not a reason to win a free hot dog. Back to when we all agreed immigrants are welcome, but only legaly. When crime was frowned upon and policemen were our heroes. This shouldnt be controversial stuff, and you shouldn’t be demonized by the left for wanting it enough to stand in line and vote for it.
I've seen dozens of posts shared by liberal people offering extreme reactions. Some are sharing suicide prevention hotlines for LGBTQ and people of color. Women who have said their rights as they know it are over. Educated white women are debating publicly why men of color are voting against their own interests.
Friends…I say this with love: you’re being over dramatic.
The onus is now on you: you have to stop being victims of your own hysteria.
70 million people arent out to get you. They arent full of hate. If girls dont want to play sports against a transgender competitor it’s not because they are denying trans people the right to exist: it’s because they dont want to get their face smashed to pieces. If they voted for Trump, it’s not because they rejected Kamala Harris because of racism or sexism. It’s because they have learned how to judge people by their ideas and actions, and not their meaningless DEI classifications.
If 70 million people voted for Trump it doesn’t mean they choose to ignore a multiple bankrupt, sexual predator, insurrectionist nazi sympathizer (whew, that was a lot to cover): it’s because they’ve learned to cut through the the hysteria that liberals have turned into a hate-Trump industry. It’s clearly as fake as a Sam Donaldson hairpiece. Where is Jeff Foxworthy? “If you believe a New York businessman lives 74 years without committing a felony and then commits 90 when he becomes President you might be a liberal.”
Henry Fonda and Lee J Cobb in “12 Angry Men”
Trust me Trump haters, you’ll be better of. His policies will help you. You may resent how much better of you’ll be, but that’s a burden you’ll have to bear. And Trump would love nothing more than to prove you wrong: he wants everyone at the conclusion of his next and final term to agree that he made their life better. His detractors should welcome such a possibility.
At the end of 12 Angry Men, of course Juror #3 realizes the facts dont care about his feelings and in tears, he relents, and joins the rest of the men in their realization. And what happens? Do they ostracize him? Do they punish him for wasting their time with his bullish behavior? No. Henry Fonda goes and gets his coat, helps him put it on, and they exit together.
That’s good. I voted for Trump. You voted for Kamala. Put your coat on. Let’s walk out together.