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For a couple of years, I have followed posts by a 42-year-old Russian-born satirist and political pundit.
After immigrating to the UK, Konstantin Kisin attended Clifton College high school and Edinburgh University. Since then he has appeared in many forums as a speaker, including a 2023 debate at Oxford Union, where he argued in favor of a motion that “Woke Culture HAS Gone Too Far.” His remarks on that subject can be viewed here.
What follows is an open letter, “10 Reasons You Didn’t See This Coming,” from Kisin on the election of Donald Trump, capturing the American mindset versus the globalist Euro-leftist worldview.
He explains to European leftists what they missed about Trump’s appeal and, thus, why they were broadsided by his election.
But his instructive comments have equal application to American leftists, who long ago lost touch with the foundational principles of our nation.
Kisin writes:
For my British and European friends who are “shocked” and “surprised”, here are 10 reasons you didn’t see this coming.
Americans love their country and want it to be the best in the world. America is a nation of people who conquered a continent. They love strength. They love winning. Any leader who appeals to that has an automatic advantage.
Unlike Europeans, Americans have not accepted managed decline. They don’t have Net Zero here, they believe in producing their own energy and making it as cheap as possible because they know that their prosperity depends on it.
Prices for most basic goods in the US have increased rapidly and are sky high. What the official statistics say about inflation and the reality of people’s lives are not the same.
Unlike you, Americans do not believe in socialism. They believe in meritocracy. They don’t care about the super rich being super rich because they know that they live in a country where being super rich is available to anyone with the talent and drive to make it. They don’t resent success, they celebrate it.
Americans are the most pro-immigration people in the world. Read that again. Seriously, read it again. Americans love an immigrant success story. They want more talented immigrants to come to America. But they refuse to accept people coming illegally. They believe in having a border.
Americans are sensitive about racial issues and their country’s imperfect history. They believe that those who are disadvantaged by the circumstances of their birth should be given the opportunity to succeed. What they reject, however, is the idea that in order to address the errors of the past new errors must be made. DEI is racist. They know it and they reject it precisely because they are not racist.
Americans are the most philosemitic nation on earth. October 7 and the pro-Hamas left’s reaction shocked them to their very core because, among other things, they remember what 9/11 was like and they know jihad when they see it.
Americans are extremely practical people. They care about what works, not what sounds good. In Europe, we produce great writers and intellectuals. In America they produce (and attract) great engineers, businessmen and investors. Because of this, they care less about Trump’s rhetoric than you do and more about his policies than you do.
Americans are deeply optimistic people. They hate negativity. The woke view of American history as a series of evils for which they must eternally apologize is utterly abhorrent to them. They believe in moving forward together, not endlessly obsessing about the past.
America is a country whose founding story is one of resistance to government overreach. They loathe unnecessary restrictions, regulations and control. They understand that freedom comes with the price of self-reliance and they pay it gladly.
More recently, Konstantin Kisin had this to say about the UK election: “Millei won in Argentina because he promised to cut red tape, taxes, and bureaucrats with his chainsaw of freedom. Trump won in America because he promised to cut regulation, taxes, and waste. The British people, on the other hand, are very clear: they want higher taxes and more government spending.”
Finally, on Elon Musk: “Why do you think Elon Musk has become an icon to millions of people around the world? It’s not his inspiring speeches and good looks! He builds big things and in doing so reminds us who we are supposed to be: we are meant to reach for the stars, not into our neighbors’ pockets.”
I would encourage you to read his book, An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West.
