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Climate change: Earth’s climate has been changing since the dawn of time. It’s ludicrous to think mankind can do anything that will modify the climate. Higher levels of carbon dioxide promotes plant growth, a positive side effect. The Green New Deal is the most expensive hoax ever foisted on the world.

Renewable energy sounds great, but is very expensive and undependable. The mandate for renewable energy has cost taxpayers trillions. The war on fossil fuels is driving inflation. In the near term, (20 to 50 years) America’s oil reserves, “Black Gold,” can supply the free world with cheap — clean energy and solve America’s trade imbalance.

Democrats idolized Elon Musk for developing the Tesla. But, once he joined the Trump administration as chairman of DOGE, he became the devil incarnate and must be annihilated. The fact that his committee is finding hundreds of billions of waste, duplication, grift and outright fraud is terrifying Democrats and the “Deep State” as their level of complicity becomes exposed.

Antisemitism: The rise of antisemitism on college campuses must be addressed. If these were “anti-Black” demonstrations, there would be hell to pay. What is the difference? The current wave of antisemitism is partially funded and directed by foreign entities. Let that sink in! Foreign governments are funding and directing demonstrations in America. It’s a well kept secret that Middle Eastern countries are donating billions to American universities with the intent of indoctrinating our youth. They are succeeding! Women demonstrating for Hamas have no idea what living under Sharia Law would be like.

Universities allowing anti-semitic demonstrations on their campuses should lose federal funding. Principles in charge of the NGOs providing funding and coordinating demonstrations should be criminally prosecuted.

Foreigners in America on student and tourist visas and those here under green card programs, found guilty of funding, organizing, promoting or participating in anti-semitic/anti-American demonstrations should be deported with no recourse. The First Amendment guaranteeing free speech does not apply to noncitizens.

Tariffs: America has been the “Sugar Daddy” to the world for 80 years. American blood, sweat and armaments won WWII. America rebuilt Europe and Japan after the war. America remains the guard dog protecting the free world at the taxpayers’ expense.

Most countries export their products to America almost tariff-free, but America is subjected to high tariffs when shipping the same goods the other direction. If a country imposes a 25% tariff on American products, it only makes sense to charge a 25% tariff on the products they export to America. It’s time to end the one-way gravy train. President Trump’s goal to establish reciprocal tariffs should have been enacted decades ago.

I don’t understand why the Democrats are opposed to reciprocal tariffs. Tariffs will level the playing field and encourage industry to relocate to America, providing both white collar and blue collar jobs.

Democrats reject everything President Trump proposes, to the detriment of their base, even the youngsters in Generation Z are leaning right.

It’s just common sense.

Don Sorensen
Albert Lea