Mr. Kahn
You left many believing that sacrificing a son is the only sacrifice worth talking about. Make no mistake your son was a hero. A brave soul who chose to become a part of the greatest Army in the world and he was sent into harm's way. He alone, as a leader, decided to risk his life for his fellow soldiers. As a high ranking captain he could of made a tough call and ordered a subordinate to inspect that car and they would have done it without question. He was a true leader and a hero, there is no question about that.
Please know that sacrifice comes in all different shapes and forms, and comparing pretty much all sacrifices to your son's, is not even measurable. Your son made the ultimate sacrifice and died for his men and country.
However, to use your son's bravery and sacrifice to attack Trump about his own sacrifices is, frankly, a disgusting emotional appeal and an exploitation of a hero. Mr. Trump has sacrificed and risked more than any presidential candidate since our founding fathers drafted our beloved Declaration of Independence and created the Constitution that you so excitedly held up (which, I may point out, does not extend any rights to non-Americans on foreign soil).
So what, exactly, has Mr. Trump risked and sacrificed? Well, for starters his future, his company's future, his children's and grandchildren's future, and the future of tens of thousands of employee and investors. He took a risk to fight the powerful corruption plaguing our nation, knowing that it could ruin everything for which he has worked. He has already lost his TV show for not being politically correct, on top of the sacrifice of over a year of his life towards a campaign that has taken him away from his family, friends, businesses and finances.
Even more importantly, there have been hundreds of death threats towards and a credible assassination attempt against him. Every day he wakes up to someone new threat calling for his death. There have even been death threats against his children! It's not only his life at risk: due to the nature of our politically correct society, angry, entitled, even illegal members of our society have attacked and injured his supporters during riots, causing major injures.
While our amazing LEO and Secret Service professionals have accepted the responsibility to protect his life, if anyone of them was killed protecting him, he would certainly bear a large burden in his soul. Just ask the 22 veterans a day who commit suicide because of PTSD, many of them feeling guilty about leaving their brothers and sisters behind or feeling guilty for not protecting them. Some of the worst PTSD is seeing a fellow soldier take a bullet intended for them. I know Mr. Trump would feel terrible guilt of this were to happen to him.
Mr. Trump has put his life, his fortune, and his sacred honor on the line, for common Americans like myself. He has thrown down everything, he has ever worked for on the table and gone all-in. If he loses this election, he will have a very difficult road ahead, and it may be even more difficult for him if he wins. Fixing, the problems of this country won't be easy. He fought through 15 other candidates and won. He fought a rigged system and won. He is not politically correct in a hyper-sensitive society. He has called out very powerful people who have the power to end most normal people's careers. Mr. Trump took on power people such as Jeb Bush and Ted Cruise; these politicians had millions of dollars and high profile donors backing them. There are many of these people behind the shadows that will do everything that they can to defeat Mr. Trump. He stands with the American People and against the corporate interests, special interests, and the media. These entities need to be called out for their corruption and mishandling of our government.
Mr. Trump has also given millions of Americans like myself hope. Call us what you want, but we in the silent majority are tired of the corruption and politically correct culture. We want to put America first, Make America Great Again, rebuild our communities, relationships and rebuild our economy from within. Once the unemployed have decent jobs and the vulnerable have support systems, and we take care of the terrorist threat of ISIS, then we can start helping other nations. We cannot afford to save rest of the world unless we help ourselves first.
It's not selfish to do this -- anyone in the human services field knows how important it is to be stable and healthy yourself in order to be of help to others! Our country is no different. The majority of us just want every American citizen to have a chance to pursue the American Dream, and this includes legal immigrants of all races and ethnicities. We want the best that the world has to offer, to make our country even better. We want our soldiers to be taken care of and get the proper treatment they deserve. One single soldier suicide is one too many for us and we want this fixed. We want all Americans -- no matter their, color, creed or sexual preferences -- to be able to experience Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
As Americans we all make sacrifices, whether it's serving our nation, our community, or a needy individual. Americans make sacrifices, large and small, every single day. I have seen many Trump supporters forced to sacrifice family relationships because they are trying to do the right thing. I have seen Trump supporters assaulted and verbally abused daily. There are many stories of people losing jobs due to a innocent post on social media and even being fired from their jobs for supporting Trump.
In a way, this hatred and retribution towards people for supporting a candidate and an ideas is its own form of micro-terrorism. There are more and more videos popping up of Trump supporters being attacked for simply walking down the street.
However, his supporters risk these abuses to promote Mr. Trump, not because we want a divided and angry society. It's the exact opposite, because we want an inclusive and united society. As Trump supporters, we must deal with a very biased and unethical media spreading intentional lies and disinformation in their talking points. Yet we push forward because, to us, MAGA (Making America Great Again) is the most beautiful sacrifice we can think of.
Mr. Kahn, we thank your son for his heroism. However, you need to understand all the sacrifices that go into maintaining our freedom. It is big and small sacrifices that people make every day that make America great. It's people like your son that make our military the greatest most respected military in the world.
As a brother to a Marine, I ask myself this: who do I want deciding what sacrifices he will have to make for his country? A proven manipulator who didn't do everything she could to protect our soldiers, or someone who has shown he isn't afraid to step on toes in the interest of our country? I know President Trump won't give a second thought about the sacrifice of offending an enemy and choose to do what he can to protect American lives under his watch. It is our unwavering responsibility to protect our freedoms first that make America the envy of the rest of the world.
Signed,
A God fearing, gun owning, Trump supporting American Patriot
