{"id":11241,"date":"2020-07-09T05:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T09:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?p=11241"},"modified":"2020-07-15T13:35:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T17:35:46","slug":"662-trump-trumps-trudeau-on-values-and-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/archives\/11241","title":{"rendered":"662 &#8211; Trump trumps Trudeau on values and vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/662-JustinTrudeau-DonaldTrump-168x100-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11242\" \/><audio controls preload=\"none\"><source src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20200709-justRIGHT-662-TRUMPtrumpsTRUDEAU-onVALUESandVISION.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/audio><br \/>\nBoth <strong>Canada and the United States<\/strong> commemorated the founding of their respective nations during the first week of July.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a mutual history that can be traced back to Magna Carta, each nation has <strong>generally enjoyed similar rights and freedoms despite their differing constitutional structures.<\/strong>  Not surprisingly, each nation suffers from the same internal \u2013 and eternal &#8211; ideological conflicts and challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Determined to celebrate America\u2019s Independence Day and the principles on which America was founded, <strong>U.S. President Donald Trump declared that \u201cNo nation has done more to advance the human condition than the United States of America.\u201d<\/strong>  Against the backdrop of Mount Rushmore, Trump passionately recalled many of America\u2019s founders and heroes, all who contributed to the fabric and greatness of his country.<\/p>\n<p>In stark contrast, <\/strong>Canada\u2019s Prime Minister Trudeau<\/strong> cancelled his country\u2019s traditional Canada Day celebrations and then released a Canada Day message completely disparaging of the country:<strong>\u201cWhat makes Canada special is not that we know that this is the best country in the world; it\u2019s that we know that it could be.\u201d<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>True to his political commitment to multiculturalism, Trudeau declared that \u201cWe are so proud as Canadians to know that our reputation is that we are <strong>strong because of our diversity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As if to defy that assertion, Trump stressed that Independence Day \u201crepresented <strong>a triumph of spirit, philosophy, and reason.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to having similar cultures, each nation continues to face its own COVID-19 pandemic disaster brought about by various state and provincially imposed lockdowns \u2013 and each nation is dealing with the violence instigated by <strong>Black Lives Matter and ANTIFA.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But in one critical respect, the two countries are becoming very different.  Their leaders are moving in diametrically opposite political directions that represent incompatible values.<\/p>\n<p>After comparing their differing visions of their nations, you may come to understand why we think that Justin Trudeau is just wrong for Canada, while America\u2019s Donald Trump is the leader who\u2019s not only Just Right for his country \u2013 but for the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/662-topics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/topics.gif\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/662-clips-credits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/clips_and_credits.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you found this presentation valuable please consider supporting us:<br \/>\n&#x1f9e1; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/justrightmedia\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PayPal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both Canada and the United States commemorated the founding of their respective nations during the first week of July. Due to a mutual history that can be traced back to Magna Carta, each nation has generally enjoyed similar rights and freedoms despite their differing constitutional structures. 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