See, what you misunderstand is that hating Trump has more to do than with policy.
Except that it doesn't. Ask the average ever-Trump what policies of Trump's they don't like. You may get lucky, a few may tell you they don't like having a wall(because open borders are good you know) but the vast majority would make some comment about him be divisive and most of that comes from the media that mis-quotes and partially quotes him.
hatred is simply related to the fact that Trump is a provocative, spoiled, offensive, insulting, self serving and dishonest character that has no business leading our country.
Case in point...this is exactly why never-Trumpers won't vote for him. Policies be damned, this is the real reason. Liberals are emotional creatures to the core, far from being practical.
The problem is, a significant portion of the country (at least 30%) thinks like this. So when they say it, I'm pretty sure they're absolutely serious. This is a true group pathology, something the world hasn't seen for 80, 90 years. And there is no mechanism to change their minds, because they exist within an entirely closed-circuit, impenetrable "news" and "information" universe that tells them differently.
Look at the use of the term "His rustic, down-home, political style...." Donald Trump. Rustic, down-home style. And they believe this.
A very dangerous time. I don't know what fixes this.
You are correct, but have it completely reversed. You have been caught up in the fervor of hate for Trump and can't see that you and likely your collogues have been subconsciously affected by the negative media for the last 4 years. You likely believe you are impervious to such nonsense, being so smart and all, but, in many cases, being very wise is paramount to being very smart. You can be both, but most aren't. Unfortunately, many who fancy themselves as "very smart" aren't capable of self-reflection because that could potentially lead to, *gasp*, admitting to themselves that they may have been wrong all along.
You don't like Trump. His personality, which in your mind causes division, is your main concern. You can spout of a few policy points here and there but that is not the main reason why you are not going to vote for him, especially considering the policies of the alternative, which by all accounts will not be good for our economy. You are much more concerned about social policies over fiscal ones. Socially liberal, fiscally conservative with a 90% emphasis on the social aspect. Its ok to admit it, there is nothing wrong with it, but don't continue the act that you are a practical voter when you are really no different than the rich white teen on the street with piercings in every orafice screaming about how unfair life is and how evil and racist Trump and Republicans are. This hatred is what is really floating your boat. A bit of honest self-reflection would make this obvious to you, but I won't hold my breath.
Civil discourse and our ability to debate and discuss issues is a very important thing. When our leader constantly lies and trolls and insults his opponents and calls every negative comment about him a lie then trust is broken and partisan hate surges. So yes, what he says and how he acts is important. Given the horrible state of our politics I’d say it’s more important than the policy stuff. Laws are written by congress and Congress can’t do anything because of this crazy partisan war that’s going on. Trump is responsible for a large part of that
Well I see some people are still so provincial, so unsophisticated and honestly uneducated to know that President Trump was never a politician much less politically correct! I totally agree that he insults his opponents as he is NOT politically correct and that is refreshing!
Having a President who gets things done IS refreshing! Tell me when was the last time you paid over $3.00 for a gallon of gas? National average today is $2.18/gallon. Vs Obama in 2012 at $3.64/gal.
Now you tell me if the sophisticated well educated Obama who did the following helped to lower gas prices for you today?
One year out of 8 he signed more oil land leases than previous year! all the rest he signed fewer and fewer!
Now signing federal land leases is the ONLY direct way a President can affect gas prices. More federal land exploration, more oil to be found! Very simple.
Oh and one other very simple thing that seemed to go over Obama's head and you tell me if YOU know the difference?
Which has more risks: 1 million barrels traveling one mile on the open ocean OR 700 barrels traveling one mile underground?
Evidently Obama couldn't comprehend the difference!
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I don’t mind paying a little more for gas if it is better protecting our environment and Trump has been a disaster for our environment.
Don’t fool yourself with that “he’s not a politician” crap. He is absolutely a politician. He lies more than any politician I can think of. Only difference is he is blunt and insulting and not PC... but that doesn’t mean he is honest. He’s just feeding you a different flavor of Koolaid
Well I do mind paying more ! And as far as protecting the environment! Look what the "environmentalists" have done to California!
Yes, as with Gov. Jerry Brown before him, Gov. Newsom blames climate change for the fires.
During his 2018 campaign, he previously said, "
The science is clear — increased fire threat due to climate change is becoming a fact of life in our state. Drier, longer summers combined with unpredictable wet winters have created dangerous fire conditions."
As for correlating burning of acreage to weather data,
there appears to be little link to climate change.
Unlike much of the American South and East, California has a distinct wet season, with Pacific storms rolling in by November or December and wrapping up by March. In even the wettest years (2016-17 was the
wettest in 122 years) much of California is typically bone-dry by late fall.
It’s not climate change that’s horrifically burning up the forests, killing people, and destroying hundreds of homes.
Rather, it’s decades of environmental politics.
In 2019,
Cal Fire identified 35 priority projects immediately needed to help reduce public fire safety risks, including removal of hazardous dead trees, vegetation clearing of fuel breaks and defensible spaces, and creation of ingress and egress corridors.
With no gratitude to environmental regulation strangulation,
the California timber harvest infrastructure is now less than one-third of what it was three decades ago.
Accordingly, even if politicians were sincere in wanting to protect public forests, there are few people remaining to manage them.
For example, as I discussed in this
column in November of 2018, a series of restrictions were
placed on logging to protect the Spotted Owl in the early 1990s turned out to be far more complicated than expected.
In 2018, California enacted a law requiring that half of its electricity come from renewable sources by 2025, 60% by 2030, and all from carbon-neutral sources by 2050. It’s not climate change that’s burning up forests, it’s environmental politics.
www.newsmax.com
YUP those are the kinds of thinking YOU project. YOU think by writing more rules and regulations that's the ticket!!
Got a "climate change" question for you. You are aware of this "Climate change" statement:
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