Some of what you say is correct but you have taken it the wrong way.
I have been a Cruz supporter from the start but it now looks like it is going to be Trump. He is saying the right things now but who knows what he truly believes?
The country has sunk so far that it may be beyond saving. If it is going to be made well again it will take strong medicine. For better or worse, Trump is just that.
He cannot possibly be as bad as Obama and he just might be the right man at the last chance.
[[He cannot possibly be as bad as Obama and he just might be the right man at the last chance.]]
There are many who truly and sincerely think Cruz would be better- but their view isn’t welcome here on Fr- The OP has a point about Cruz supporters being zotted for supporting Cruz- and the gleeful catcalls whenever they are- Hell- many actively call for the owner to zot cruz supporters- it’s like FR has become Berkley or something where opposing views are shouted down and the students demand that they not even be allowed to come and speak-
[[If it is going to be made well again it will take strong medicine.]]
Many believed, and still believe Cruz has that medicine, and think perhaps trump may be playing everyone- And on most forums these views are at least tolerated without the poster being banned like they are here- When folks tried asking why Cruz supporters were being banned, we got the excuse that they were banned for ‘trying to undermine trump and disjoint the party’ or something to that effect- and when I looked back through a few pages of those that were banned, I found no evidence of their being a ‘never-trump’ advocate or some of them trying to undermine anyone- Apparently having a different viewpoint than trump supporters now constitutes ‘trying to undermine the party’ around here- It couldn’t possibly be because people genuinely feel that Cruz has better domestic policies- better foreign policies- or is more conservative on important issues like abortion, gay issues, trans gender issues etc-
As conservatives, people ‘should be able to agree to disagree’; without going to the extreme of banning or calling for the banning of those whom they don’t’ agree with- but evidently that’s become a foreign concept here judging by what we’ve been witnessing these last few months— Strengthening hte party isn’t accomplished by banning everyone who doesn’t have the same conservative choice as one’s self- nor is it accomplished by supporters gleefully piling on those who have opposing views and calling for their banning- These types of actions are what is tearing the party apart- not strengthening it
but alas- it’s much more fun ripping someone a new one when you have the owner’s blessings to do so-
Well said, although I was never a Crux supporter.