STAY UNGOVERNABLE.

American Thinker contributor Mary Sholl offers an explanation for the continuing appeal of one Donald Trump, shambolic style and ongoing grievance tour notwithstanding.

Donald Trump taps into that ungovernable-ness in us, and for those who do not fear it, we love him for it.  And hopefully, those who seek to destroy our country will learn this lesson all over again.

For those who do not understand the phenomenon of Donald Trump, what follows is a small essay explaining the chord he has struck in the American body politic, even among those who are not so sure about him.  He is ungovernable, and he reminds us that we are, too.

It's polemical. Depending on your temperament, dear reader, it might be polemical or it might be cathartic. It's worth understanding.

Trump and his support have made elements of our government uncomfortable. The full-throated support of the First and Second Amendments certainly hasn’t done anything to allay that discomfort. But the truth is that Americans are not uncomfortable with the First Amendment. We celebrate it. We are not uncomfortable with the 2nd Amendment, even those of us who do not own guns; we recognize its necessity. And we are quite comfortable that the First and Second give power to the our constitutional republican system. They are how we can be ungovernable.

Unfortunately, some in America are very uncomfortable with our ungovernable nature and our insistence on saying and doing what we want. Those folks want Americans to be compliant, governable, modeled after European submission and passivity.

Yes, and the corona tyranny, which is still not behind us, has encouraged those among us who would like all of us to be regimented and regulated.  But while the schisms continue among factions of the Professional-Managerial Classes and between the corporatist and communist wings of the Democrats' coalition, the ungovernable have their champion.

Trump came along and reminded many Americans that we are the living human embodiments of our constitutional system, which allows us to be ungovernable but live within the bounds of the law. Our entire system is one of limitation of the power of government so that our citizens are governed only in keeping with our desire to be un-governed. The entire Trump campaign is an exhortation to remember ourselves, our freedom, and our independence, and what we have sacrificed to secure our liberty and to be buoyed by America’s past achievements and to look to its promising future.

When Trump says Make America Great Again, he reminds us of who we were, who we are, and what we can yet become. He reminds us that we are different, and that because of that difference, we will not succumb to decay and despair. He reminds us of America’s reality and promise at the same time. We have it in us to roll up our sleeves and create ourselves and this nation, every day, all over again. He reminds us that we can do — we can fix it. We have done great things, and we can do great things again.

Let us continue to remain the ungovernable, somewhat scary creatures we are.

Where, though, is the populist conservative voice to take up the cause of the ungovernable optimists in a way to add to that coalition?  Right now the election strategies of both the Trumpians and whoever is writing Dementia Joe's speeches look like discouraging people from voting.