Jim Whitt Contributing Editor
On Sept. 2, 1858, Abraham Lincoln offered a profound observation during his debate with Stephen Douglas: “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”
There was never a time in history when Honest Abe’s infamous quote proved to be more accurate than on Nov. 5, 2024.
For years, elitists have proved they could fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time. But even with their willing accomplices in the mass media, this election proved they just couldn’t fool all of the people all of the time.
In an attempt to defeat Donald Trump, the elitists branded him as a fascist. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, “Experts see fascism as a mass political movement centered around extreme nationalism, militarism and the placement of national interests above those of the individual.”
By that definition, Trump is anything but a fascist. He did create a mass movement but has never placed the national interest above the individual and has been steadfast in keeping us out of wars.
On the other hand, the elitists have been steadfast in putting the national interests (as defined by them) above the individual’s interests. According to Wikipedia, “Elitism is the notion that individuals who form an elite – a select group with desirable qualities such as intellect, wealth, power, physical attractiveness, notability, special skills, experience, lineage – are more likely to be constructive to society and deserve greater influence or authority.” That sounds like fascism doesn’t it?
The most powerful words in our Declaration of Independence are: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the governed…”
The elitists have forgotten that our government derives its power from the consent of the governed. They obviously believe that government derives its power from the elite. They thought they had fooled us into believing Joe Biden was sharp as a tack and ran circles around his staff every day. But we, the governed, knew Biden was the person special counsel Robert Hur described as an “elderly man with a poor memory who was unable to remember key dates, including when he served as vice president.”
The elitists have forgotten that our government derives its power from the consent of the governed.
When his incompetence and dementia was put on display for all the world to see during his debate with Donald Trump, the elitists anointed Kamala Harris as Biden’s replacement and told us what a great president she’d be. But no matter what they said, her track record said otherwise. In the words of Winston Churchill, “I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies.”
This election proved the elitists could not fool enough voters to get her elected. After Trump won in a landslide, the elitists absolved themselves of all responsibility – it had to be the fault of the Trump supporters who they described as garbage and deplorables. But HBO’s Real Time host Bill Maher offered a more realistic assessment. “My message to the losers: Losers, look in the mirror,” adding, “This election was very much about what I’ve been saying here and lost a lot of fans for saying over the years, that this country has had enough of the anti-common sense woke bulls—.”
On July 4, 2026, we will be celebrating our country’s 250th birthday. In 1776, we declared our independence as a nation that derives its powers from the consent of the governed. We are not a government ruled by a cabal of elitists but a government of the people, by the people and for the people as Lincoln declared in his Gettysburg address. On Nov. 5, 2024, we sent a message to the elitists that they can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but they cannot fool all the people all the time.
