For all the justified focus on trump's depravity I think we need to identify the real problem.

[C_Clayton_Jones]

But the hatred, intolerance, and xenophobia he has animated, and given voice to among his base, will not be vanquished in one election. His defeat, should it happen, will not stop RWM from spreading harmful misinformation The Following eagerly absorbs.

Correct.

In fact, Trump is the product of that hatred, intolerance, and xenophobia, of fear, ignorance, stupidity, racism, bigotry, and misogyny, of a Republican party that for the last 50 has become more authoritarian, ultimately embracing fascism.

 

[Billiejeens]

4 years of Peace and Prosperity
followed by

chaos
open Borders
weaponization of the federal government.
Trans community moving to the top of the priorities list
Rampant Inflation

She can't think of a single thing that she would do differently

The average voter who doesn't pay real attention to politics
sees Harris as completely ineffectual, they don't know what she stands for and
where she wants the county to go.

At this point it appears that President Trump will win the Presidency
and accumulate more total votes than Harris.

 

[Billiejeens]

Correct.

In fact, Trump is the product of that hatred, intolerance, and xenophobia, of fear, ignorance, stupidity, racism, bigotry, and misogyny, of a Republican party that for the last 50 has become more authoritarian, ultimately embracing fascism.

You are insane

 

[Concerned American]

As hideous, un-American, bigoted, ignorant, untruthful, and hateful as trump is, and as appropriate as it is to point it out, there is no trump without The Following.

He'd be the equivalent of a barstool crank without them.

It will be a tremendous blow to trumpery if he loses next week, and a boon for the country.

But the hatred, intolerance, and xenophobia he has animated, and given voice to among his base, will not be vanquished in one election. His defeat, should it happen, will not stop RWM from spreading harmful misinformation The Following eagerly absorbs.

I do not believe there will be another trump in my lifetime or the lifetime's of my kids. So The Following's animus will not be channeled in support of a demagogue as it is now. Yet it will remain. Stoked by others desirous of taking Don's place. Finding a way to calm it needs to be a priority or it will continue to consume the country. It is the enemy within.

Word salad worthy of Heels Up.

 

[otto105]

Posts on this board show it. You can deny it all you want.

That you and your cult leader smell like shit

 

[martybegan]

That you and your cult leader smell like shit

 

[Lesh]

No link.

Topic should be in rubber room if mods enforce policy equally...

Opinions don’t require a link

 

[Lisa558]

Just as trump declined to distance himself from the comedian's slander of PR you haven't made a convincing argument as to why the accusation of supporting a man with clear authoritarian goals for his next admin doesn't merit you being labeled a supporter of some fascist principles.

What authoritarian goals? Lowering inflation? Cracking down on crime? Deporting criminal aliens?

Joe was such an authoritarian that he decided to single-handed pass on the expense of students’ loans to taxpayers, even though he admitted he knew that the SCOTUS would rule it unconstitutional.

 

[Lisa558]

4 years of Peace and Prosperity
followed by

chaos
open Borders
weaponization of the federal government.
Trans community moving to the top of the priorities list
Rampant Inflation

She can't think of a single thing that she would do differently

The average voter who doesn't pay real attention to politics
sees Harris as completely ineffectual, they don't know what she stands for and
where she wants the county to go.

At this point it appears that President Trump will win the Presidency
and accumulate more total votes than Harris.

I would LOVE for PA to be the deciding state after she passed over their Governor as a VP pick because she was afraid having a Jew on the ticket would drive away her antisemitic base.

 

[Lesh]

What authoritarian goals? Lowering inflation? Cracking down on crime? Deporting criminal aliens?

Joe was such an authoritarian that he decided to single-handed pass on the expense of students’ loans to taxpayers, even though he admitted he knew that the SCOTUS would rule it unconstitutional.

“Deporting criminal aliens “?

We do that now

Trump wants to deport ALL illegals. Right wingers claim there are 20-40 million.

First of there are only about 16 million so who are all these other people he would deport?

What kind of damage would such a thing do to our economy?

And that would DEFINITELY require camps to house them. That would end up being a humanitarian disaster the likes we haven’t seen in 100 years

 

[Billiejeens]

I would LOVE for PA to be the deciding state after she passed over their Governor as a VP pick because she was afraid having a Jew on the ticket would drive away her antisemitic base.

I understand where that is coming from, but -

don't really think that there will be a deciding state.
It appears likely to be a runaway victory for President Trump.

 

[Billiejeens]

“Deporting criminal aliens “?

We do that now

Trump wants to deport ALL illegals. Right wingers claim there are 20-40 million.

First of there are only about 16 million so who are all these other people he would deport?

What kind of damage would such a thing do to our economy?

And that would DEFINITELY require camps to house them. That would end up being a humanitarian disaster the likes we haven’t seen in 100 years

Sometimes doing the right thing is hard.

 

[Lesh]

I understand where that is coming from, but -

don't really think that there will be a deciding state.
It appears likely to be a runaway victory for President Trump.

Not even close

 

[Lesh]

Sometimes doing the right thing is hard.

You failed to answer any of the questions I posed

 

[IM2]

As hideous, un-American, bigoted, ignorant, untruthful, and hateful as trump is, and as appropriate as it is to point it out, there is no trump without The Following.

He'd be the equivalent of a barstool crank without them.

It will be a tremendous blow to trumpery if he loses next week, and a boon for the country.

But the hatred, intolerance, and xenophobia he has animated, and given voice to among his base, will not be vanquished in one election. His defeat, should it happen, will not stop RWM from spreading harmful misinformation The Following eagerly absorbs.

I do not believe there will be another trump in my lifetime or the lifetime's of my kids. So The Following's animus will not be channeled in support of a demagogue as it is now. Yet it will remain. Stoked by others desirous of taking Don's place. Finding a way to calm it needs to be a priority or it will continue to consume the country. It is the enemy within.

Truth.

 

[IM2]

The left have been pitting us against each other since at least 2000.

BS.

 

[Lisa558]

“Deporting criminal aliens “?

We do that now

Trump wants to deport ALL illegals. Right wingers claim there are 20-40 million.

First of there are only about 16 million so who are all these other people he would deport?

What kind of damage would such a thing do to our economy?

And that would DEFINITELY require camps to house them. That would end up being a humanitarian disaster the likes we haven’t seen in 100 years

He wants to first focus on criminal aliens but then move on to all illegals. And why shouldn’t he? They are in this country illegally and are a big negative to Americans - driving up costs, lowering the caliber of education, lowering property values, and of course taking up resources needed by lawful citizens.

 

[Billiejeens]

Not even close

That is what I said - not close.

 

[IM2]

He is actually saying the opposite.

But then, we have a current administration that IS throwing political opponents in jail.

We have no such administration at present time.

 

[IM2]

Have you looked at the left anytime in, say, the past 20 years?

Hatred is your coin of barter.

Lie.