It's a HUGE secret that there are RINO's and nevertrumpers in the republican congress right? Same secret about the politics section of INGO right?
Can you at least start with step 1? No? Nothing?
It's a HUGE secret that there are RINO's and nevertrumpers in the republican congress right? Same secret about the politics section of INGO right?
I am firmly convinced that once the smear merchants kick into action, they could make us dislike anyone.Most often I am forced to vote against the man/party. There usually isn't a candidate and certainly not a party worth voting for.
Labeling your opponents "never trumpers" is a perfect illustration of the "my team can do no wrong; your team can do no right" mentality.
Actually that's not the way I read your comment...
What I see of 'Never Trump' is people saying they won't vote for Trump under any circumstances.
That's ONE PERSON at a time.
When I see 'Never Democrats' an entire block of the political process, no matter how qualified or capable are dismissed for no there reason than party affiliations.
That's dogma which can't be defended.
Sure it can. Democrat majorities lead to more gun control.
...When I see 'Never Democrats' an entire block of the political process, no matter how qualified or capable are dismissed for no there reason than party affiliations.
That's dogma which can't be defended...
I am firmly convinced that once the smear merchants kick into action, they could make us dislike anyone.
A constitutional granted right that will take a 2/3 super majority to encroach on, then will have to pass a president to sign it,
Then have to make it past several Supreme Court court challenges.
It's called 'Checks & Balances'.
While you single issue vote, you give away the rest of the farm.
Not a very balanced way to do things...
Actually that's not the way I read your comment...
What I see of 'Never Trump' is people saying they won't vote for Trump under any circumstances.
That's ONE PERSON at a time.
When I see 'Never Democrats' an entire block of the political process, no matter how qualified or capable are dismissed for no there reason than party affiliations.
That's dogma which can't be defended.
My question to myself was, would I leave Trump in charge of my money, children, general affairs?
The answer was no, so I can't vote for him simply on moral grounds.
Not that Hillary was any more or less corrupt...
Actually that's not the way I read your comment...
When I see 'Never Democrats' an entire block of the political process, no matter how qualified or capable are dismissed for no there reason than party affiliations.
That's dogma which can't be defended.
Not that Hillary was any more or less corrupt...
Sure it can. Democrat majorities lead to more gun control.
A constitutional granted right that will take a 2/3 super majority to encroach on, then will have to pass a president to sign it,
Then have to make it past several Supreme Court court challenges.
It's called 'Checks & Balances'.
While you single issue vote, you give away the rest of the farm.
Not a very balanced way to do things...
Yes. There are a few Democrats left who haven't completely lost their marbles. Like the few who dared to have some independent thought and voted with republicans. But even when there are such democrats running for office, when they have power they tend to write and pass bills which reduce personal liberty. Like the universal background check bill. While I'm not going to join team Trump and sign on to agree with the everything he does is good pact, on an individual level, I'm not likely to vote to give Democrats the gavel.
I agree, they've honed their craft and they're really good at it.
I wonder if it's not as big a leap for us to hate someone than it is to believe in someone.
I think it's much easier to hate someone, though I don't really think I hate people. Maybe dislike, or distrust. Millions of years of developmental evolution around selective survival makes me think it's more instinctive not to trust someone unless you know them. We're kinda pre-wired for tribalism. It's hard to override the programming. And I don't think I want to override the trust/earned trust instinct. I don't really care for the wording "believe in someone". I know what you're saying, and maybe it's really saying this. With everyone I either trust or don't trust, or somewhere in between. I hold in contempt or high esteem, or somewhere in between. But as far as belief in, that just sounds too much like a Disney kids' movie.
Some programming that I think might be useful to override is the disgust instinct. Though I think it's useful to have a healthy instinct for distrusting people until you have enough information to decide rationally, I don't see much use in disgust, unless they're actually causing harm.
Oh, I spent most of my adult life fighting the cold war against the Communists. Now you want to vote them in here? No thanks. Voting for these Socialists (Communist-Lite) is "giving away the farm".
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Birds Away again.
I think I've said elsewhere that there never really was all that much that would cause me to vote Democrat, even when Democrats were more moderate. Now, they're being taken over by socialists who really want to change the American economy. So even if some Democrats could adopt more policies that I like, until they show that they can successfully stand against the socialists in their party, ain't no ****ing way I'm voting for D's.
It's not just one issue. It's all of the above. These ****ing idiots think the world will end from global warming in 12 years. You can justify all kinds of oppression when nearly all of your base believes that. Of course there's a similar thing going on with the other side. But that has more to do with the President's "savior" cult-of-personality than anything as dangerous as an angry march towards socialism.