The Extremes are killing this country. Centrism is the solution.

[TemplarKormac]

Am I to rely on the misinformed image others have of me?

No. If you don't know what your image is, you apparently haven't fashioned one, or you're relying on a prefabricated one you have of yourself.

I'm not criticizing you or anything, but the old cliche adage "action speaks louder than words" applies here.

Take an objective look at your political behavior. Are you helping or hurting? That's the best answer I can give, really.

 

[TemplarKormac]

Am I to rely on the misinformed image others have of me?

Also, not everyone is misinformed. There are always people out there wiser and more informed than you or I. It would be foolish to dismiss how they see you out of hand.

 

[Luckyone]

Also, not everyone is misinformed. There are always people out there wiser and more informed than you or I. It would be foolish to dismiss how they see you out of hand.

Any opinion, even from a wise one, is misinformed if you do not have any details about the person itself.

For example, can you tell me what kind of a person Barron Trump is? He is a public person?

 

[Luckyone]

No. If you don't know what your image is, you apparently haven't fashioned one, or you're relying on a prefabricated one you have of yourself.

I fully well know what I have accomplished in life:

I started with nothing (Zero)

Accomplishments

1) Economic success. I am set for the rest of my life economically
2) Success as a father. I have 2 children that have been successful in life both economically and emotionally. They have good jobs, married happily (never divorced) and have each had 2 children who are smart and talented
3) I have found the love of my life and both of us at 80 years old live happily and lovingly
4) I have friends that appreciate me (as I appreciate them) and with which we enjoy each other's company. I am a giver (not a taker) and get paid back the same way.
5) I am a patriot to this country as I served this country well when I was in the armed forces
6) I am a writer and poet that has been published nationally. I communicate in a way that everyone understands me.

Show me where I have failed myself and those that share my life, in any way!

I'm not criticizing you or anything, but the old cliche adage "action speaks louder than words" applies here.

See above

Take an objective look at your political behavior. Are you helping or hurting? That's the best answer I can give, really.

I am helping to get rid of a person who is going to cause permanent (or at least long-term) damage to this country

 

[Blisterfinger]

1) Economic success. I am set for the rest of my life economically

Now you don't even have to pay taxes

am helping to get rid of a person who is going to cause permanent (or at least long-term) damage to this country

This is nonsensical. We are all (American citizens) going to be better off that Trump has been president.
Looking forward to 8 years of Vance as well.

 

[Failzero]

I fully well know what I have accomplished in life:

I started with nothing (Zero)

Accomplishments

1) Economic success. I am set for the rest of my life economically
2) Success as a father. I have 2 children that have been successful in life both economically and emotionally. They have good jobs, married happily (never divorced) and have each had 2 children who are smart and talented
3) I have found the love of my life and both of us at 80 years old live happily and lovingly
4) I have friends that appreciate me (as I appreciate them) and with which we enjoy each other's company. I am a giver (not a taker) and get paid back the same way.
5) I am a patriot to this country as I served this country well when I was in the armed forces
6) I am a writer and poet that has been published nationally. I communicate in a way that everyone understands me.

Show me where I have failed myself and those that share my life, in any way!


See above


I am helping to get rid of a person who is going to cause permanent (or at least long-term) damage to this country

That was Biden , we are golden now .

 

[talksalot]

What the wings don't want to see is that it's not a zero-sum game, where one always wins and the other always loses.

When there is honest collaboration, NEW things can be created. INNOVATION. Like our Constitution.

But I have my doubts that America is capable of that any more. It's all about ego and tribalism now.

It's more like right vs. wrong. Good vs. evil.

 

[dblack]

It's more like right vs. wrong. Good vs. evil.

But he's the lesser evil, so it's all good.

 

[talksalot]

But he's the lesser evil, so it's all good.

Nope. Trump is exactly what the country needs.

 

[Failzero]

Nope. Trump is exactly what the country needs.

And he is winning …

 

[Correll]

What the wings don't want to see is that it's not a zero-sum game, where one always wins and the other always loses.

When there is honest collaboration, NEW things can be created. INNOVATION. Like our Constitution.

But I have my doubts that America is capable of that any more. It's all about ego and tribalism now.

When you call someone a nazi, you are expressing your intent to destroy them.


To then complain about lack of working together, is... not rational.

 

[dblack]

Nope. Trump is exactly what the country needs.

Nah. What the country need, desperately, is someone who can bring us together, who can remind us we're all on the same side.

That's just not what Trump does.

 

[Luckyone]

And he is winning …

Winning? Winning what..............creating chaos? Yes, he is winning at that.

 

[Failzero]

Winning? Winning what..............creating chaos? Yes, he is winning at that.

Winning? Winning what..............creating chaos? Yes, he is winning at that.

They got the RNC / DNC pipe bomber and I will be able to get a New Suzuki Jeep for under 7K $ out the door pretty soon ( just like I did in 1986 )

 

[SaxonJackson]

This morning on the Smerconish show (on CNN), he showed in a clear way that this country is being torn apart by the extremes of both parties, In his show, he showed (using polls) that Centrism is what most Americans want. Compromises by both parties is what has worked in the past and would be the solution to today's problems



A New Centrism Is Rising in Washington - The New York Times
May 19, 2024 — The very notion of centrism is anathema to many progressives and conservatives, conjuring a mushy moderation. But the ...

I am in total agreement!

What say you?

What say I? No!

Extreme right is the answer:

1) Secure borders.
2) Strict adherence to the Constitution as intended by the Founding Fathers.
3) Back to the gold standard.
4) Fiscal responsibility. Government to become debt free or nearly so.
5) Tax money remains in the USA and not in the hands of foreign beggars.
6) Conceal carry legal in every State.
7) Domestic job creation. Tariffs on American companies that ship jobs overseas.
8) Fix America's problems before policing the rest of the world.
9) Christian prayer legal in every state and in every public place.
10) Reduced taxes. And ZERO taxation without representation and the approval of the American people.
11) Ban abortion except in very extreme cases.
12) Fund police departments but also hold them accountable to uphold the law without a tyrannical approach to law enforcement (which seems to be the current trend).
13) Life in prison or the death penalty to anyone trafficking in or distributing dangerous drugs.
14) Life in prison or the death penalty to all pedophiles and/or rapists.
15) Fair trade with other nations or no trade at all.
16) Actual land ownership without paying a tax tribute to the State.
17) Self reliance, family farms, domestic ranching, local trade encouraged by the local, State, and Federal governments.
18) Forced insurance scams eliminated.
19) Individuals who call for the destruction of America exiled to the country of their choice.
20) Ban all lobbies but especially foreign lobbies like AIPAC. Elected officials to address American needs ... not foreign ones.


AMERICA FIRST!!!

 

[sartre play]

What say I? No!

Extreme right is the answer:

1) Secure borders.
2) Strict adherence to the Constitution as intended by the Founding Fathers.
3) Back to the gold standard.
4) Fiscal responsibility. Government to become debt free or nearly so.
5) Tax money remains in the USA and not in the hands of foreign beggars.
6) Conceal carry legal in every State.
7) Domestic job creation. Tariffs on American companies that ship jobs overseas.
8) Fix America's problems before policing the rest of the world.
9) Christian prayer legal in every state and in every public place.
10) Reduced taxes. And ZERO taxation without representation and the approval of the American people.
11) Ban abortion except in very extreme cases.
12) Fund police departments but also hold them accountable to uphold the law without a tyrannical approach to law enforcement (which seems to be the current trend).
13) Life in prison or the death penalty to anyone trafficking in or distributing dangerous drugs.
14) Life in prison or the death penalty to all pedophiles and/or rapists.
15) Fair trade with other nations or no trade at all.
16) Actual land ownership without paying a tax tribute to the State.
17) Self reliance, family farms, domestic ranching, local trade encouraged by the local, State, and Federal governments.
18) Forced insurance scams eliminated.
19) Individuals who call for the destruction of America exiled to the country of their choice.
20) Ban all lobbies but especially foreign lobbies like AIPAC. Elected officials to address American needs ... not foreign ones.


AMERICA FIRST!!!

We all live on the same planet. we are not an island.

 

[Failzero]

We all live on the same planet. we are not an island.

One Planet One People ? ( oh please)

 

[Luckyone]

What say I? No!

Extreme right is the answer:

1) Secure borders

Secure borders is an impossibity while the world’s population keeps growing and people are hungry and at risk of losing their lives on the fact that are more countries every day that go after anyone that is against them

2) Strict adherence to the Constitution as intended by the Founding Fathers.

Trump is doing the exact opposite. He is doing things against what the Constition calls for

3) Back to the gold standard.

That will HURT the US because it has been the currency standard for 100 years and gets big benefits from it

4) Fiscal responsibility. Government to become debt free or nearly so.

At the cost to Americans because everything will be more expensive

5) Tax money remains in the USA and not in the hands of foreign beggars.

Money will be less for each American given that there will be less people paying taxes, and the rich will always want to be richer

6) Conceal carry legal in every State.

??????

7) Domestic job creation. Tariffs on American companies that ship jobs overseas.

First of all AI is going to get rid of 90% of all jobs and secondly, most of the jobs that will remain are those where cheap and very hard labor is required to be done, and where 99,9% of Americans are unwilling to do.

8) Fix America's problems before policing the rest of the world.

That brings high consequences as we lose the support of the world. This world is now highly dependent in working in unison. Being alone does not work well in the world of today

9) Christian prayer legal in every state and in every public place.

That is biased to most of Americans. We are a country of immigrants and have always been, and if you do that, we will lose the support of a large number of American citizens

10) Reduced taxes. And ZERO taxation without representation and the approval of the American people.

That means chaos as controls are lost in that process and by nature people are greedy and think only of themseles

11) Ban abortion except in very extreme cases.

In other words “take the right of all women, as far as their ability of deciding what to do with their own bodies

12) Fund police departments but also hold them accountable to uphold the law without a tyrannical approach to law enforcement
(which seems to be the current trend).

In other words, create a military state

13) Life in prison or the death penalty to anyone trafficking in or distributing dangerous drugs.

In other words, take away the legal rights that our Constitution and our laws have given us

14) Life in prison or the death penalty to all pedophiles and/or rapists.

See above

15) Fair trade with other nations or no trade at all.

In other words, what Trump is doing with his tariffs is wrong, right? Free trade be damned

16) Actual land ownership without paying a tax tribute to the State. In other words, “helping the rich get richer and the poor get poorer

17) Self reliance, family farms, domestic ranching, local trade encouraged by the local, State, and Federal governments.

Stop being a nation and become 52 individual islands where each island has to fend off all catastrophes by themselves

18) Forced insurance scams eliminated.

How can that be accomplished? Scam artists have always existed. This is pure fantasy wishing

19) Individuals who call for the destruction of America exiled to the country of their choice.

Free choice be damned

20) Ban all lobbies but especially foreign lobbies like AIPAC. Elected officials to address American needs ... not foreign ones.

American all alone

AMERICA FIRST!!!

No RICH be first!!!

 

[SaxonJackson]

We all live on the same planet. we are not an island.

But you've chosen to live in American and NOT Cuba or North Korea or the Congo. I've made the same choice and for good reason. Why do you think every deadbeat in the world wants to come to the land of "milk and honey?" Because America's Constitutional system is superior to the craphole they crawled out of. Unfortunately, when they bring their culture with them, they drag ours down.

 

[Luckyone]

But you've chosen to live in American and NOT Cuba or North Korea or the Congo. I've made the same choice and for good reason. Why do you think every deadbeat in the world wants to come to the land of "milk and honey?" Because America's Constitutional system is superior to the craphole they crawled out of. Unfortunately, when they bring their culture with them, they drag ours down.

More so with an incompetent leader helping them bring our nation down to the gutter.