Trump Derangement Syndrome
Posted on 02/28/2016 11:40:05 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
The stakes in 2016 are huge and the party is fractured. The rhetoric reflects a Trump Derangement Syndrome in which Trump is either a monster or a savior, instead of a politician. On the left, Bush Derangement Syndrome expressed itself in the conviction that he was unalterably and uniquely worse than every other president and would get around to declaring martial law and ruling forever.
The danger of exaggeration is that previously unacceptable views suddenly become acceptable. Bush Derangement Syndrome made it acceptable for Democrats to descend into open treason by making common cause with Saddam Hussein, the Sunni terrorist groups that evolved into ISIS and Assad.
Bush Derangement Syndrome made him seem so terrible that every other evil could be justified by comparison. The exaggeration of Trump Derangement Syndrome is doing that all over again.
Trump Derangement Syndrome is driving some conservatives to call for destroying the Republican Party and conservatism, and even to usher in eight years of left-wing rule, in order to stop Trump.
Under pressure from Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is now adopting positions well to the left of Obama. On racial issues, she’s already more extreme than he is. Ponder that for a minute. Both Democratic candidates are now airing blatantly racist views about white privilege. Sanders and Clinton are also scrambling to get to the left of Obama on terrorism, socialized medicine and a raft of other issues.
The switch from “Anyone But Hillary” to “Anyone But Trump” is a sign of fundamentally misplaced priorities.
Political campaigns can get ugly and Trump’s style is, at times, to get as nasty as possible, but it’s a sign of misplaced insider priorities to allow personal animus to matter more than the war against the left. It’s not unreasonable for some conservatives to be angry at Trump and his tactics. It is unreasonable to let that anger turn into a petulance that would let the left rule the nation for another eight years.
We are not in the conservative movement to settle our personal scores. Stopping Trump at any cost is not acceptable just as stopping Romney or McCain at any cost was not considered to be acceptable. Conservatives cannot always have conservative candidates or achieve conservative policy goals. But they can still prevent the left from winning a complete victory in any given election.
Bush Derangement Syndrome began when Democrats decided not to accept the results of an election. Everything else emerged naturally, logically and treasonously from that conclusion. Trump Derangement Syndrome is a preemptive call not to accept the results of political primaries in the Republican Party.
Proponents of the “Anybody But Trump” school argue that his nomination would be catastrophic for conservatism. That may be true, but conservatism as a national program is more likely to survive Trump than it is Hillary or Sanders.
There are important lessons in the rise of Trump. Learning those lessons would make conservatives stronger, not weaker. And refusing to learn those lessons will not make conservatism any stronger.
The most basic of those lessons is to fight hard. Voters choose fighters over ideological purists. That’s human nature and conservatives, unlike liberals, have always recognized the reality of human nature. If conservatives want to win ideological victories, they have to fight harder politically, but without losing sight of the things that they are fighting for above the ordinary pettiness of the political contest.
Trump Derangement Syndrome is obsessive and unhealthy. Critics match what they see as Trump’s inflated sense of self-importance with an equal conviction of his importance as a destroyer. But Trump cannot destroy the conservative movement. Only conservatives can do that.
Bush Derangement Syndrome destroyed the Democratic Party. Even moderate Democrats were suddenly willing to make common cause with the most radical elements of the left and Islam out of the conviction that President Bush had to be stopped at any cost. They lost sight of the real threats to the country, handed over their political party to leftist radicals and billionaires, and gave us Obama.
Trump Derangement Syndrome could give the country eight years of Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. Or someone even worse. Conservatives understand human weaknesses and the importance of overcoming them. Trump Derangement Syndrome is not a conservative response. And if it allows the left to win, then it becomes treason against conservative ideals and the conservative movement.
You said what I wanted to say but didn’t. I even had an excerpt that i was going to post but didn’t. Now that you said it, i’ll go ahead and post it so maybe she’ll see herself. ;-)
<< Political campaigns can get ugly and Trump’s style is, at times, to get as nasty as possible, but it’s a sign of misplaced insider priorities to allow personal animus to matter more than the war against the left. It’s not unreasonable for some conservatives to be angry at Trump and his tactics. It is unreasonable to let that anger turn into a petulance that would let the left rule the nation for another eight years. >>
Cincinatus’ Wife, set the personal animus aside and we’ll all hold hands and walk towards the light. I’m sure we’ll get burned a few times; after all, he IS brash, annoying, rude, irritating, and downright mean at times. He’s not as conservative as Ted but he’ll be beholden to no one but us. It’ll be okay. Better than okay if you consider the alternative — a dem for a few years, then another revolutionary war where a lot of people die. Bubba will not let them take the guns, and if a dem wins, that’s where they’re going. Deep down inside, you know it.
You have to start sometime, right?
Best endorsement ever - Jeff Sessions puts on a “Make America Great Again” hat!
30,000 there and 28,000 on the live stream;
Donald Trump Endorsed by Senator Jeff Sessions in Madison, AL (2-28-16)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ83CvMKYUQ
Leftist? In what way ?
Why would Bill Clinton tell that to Donald Trump, knowing that his wife would be running for the nomination under the Democratic Party banner and against the GOP nominee?
Because Bill would say anything to keep Trump from running as a Democrat against Hillary. He knew that Trump would easily beat Hillary whereas with someone like Bernie Sanders, she has a chance.
i’m voting for him in November, but at article from 27 years ago, I know, that’s a LONG TIME...
he supported the Communist Chinese govt’s crackdown in Tianmen Square.
before you call names, look it up. it’s true.
switching positions on abortion and gay marriage and taxes aren’t so shocking.
if you believed communist tyrants were in the right, does it matte how many years ago you believed this?
the only theory I have is that it would have cost him a lot of money. a revolution. selfish? yes. MUCH BETTER than the alternative reason
That's right.
He's only running as a Republican because that way it is guaranteed he will lose to Hillary, because the voting process is rigged against Republicans.
: )
Chapter 11 is/was used as a business technique. Like it or not, that’s what he did. Much different than Chapter 7. Read more about it before commenting again, please. Night and day.
About the university thing,... i think it’s commendable that he’s gone all these years w/o settling. Do you know how easy it is to just pay people so they’ll leave you alone? But he believes in principles and according to what i read, the people suing had already signed evaluations in the 90 percentile range, at least until the lawyers came knocking on they doors. “Hey, you want to get your money back?”
This is personal with you, isn’t it? Does anyone in your family look like him or something? An ex maybe?
I think his whole digression into Celebrity Apprentice was a well calculated move. He could see how Clinton and his saxaphone and TV appearances gave him national recognition, and decided to do that 5 time better with his own show.
In that article that you linked, is this answer....
“While we don’t make it a practice to discuss the president’s private conversations, we can tell you that the presidential race was not discussed.”
As I’ve said for 10+ years...
This is the age of the death of reason.
It’s dead, Daniel!
I’m familiar with all of Donald Trump’s arguments, his “really big show” diversions, his “squirrel” tactics, his unprincipled, flexible positions - and his hundreds of lawsuits.
I get it that you and other Trump fans, frantically spinning 24-7 to clean up after Trump, must make this “personal” and about me, but it just won’t fly.
David Duke Urges His Supporters To Volunteer And Vote For Trump
"Voting against Donald Trump at this point is really treason to your heritage."
Please site where Mr Trump is placed much of his resources in this campaign .
He is talking about you.
Trump has disavowed Duke and his affiliations
Without telling the whole story yours is a half truth and lie of omission
".... While Clinton reportedly did not urge Trump to run for president during the conversation, he did tell the real estate billionaire that he should take a more prominent role within the Republican party and that he was tapping into a vein of frustration among GOP voters.
That's according to The Washington Post which cited four Trump allies and one Clinton aide who were familiar with the call, which occurred in late May."
Okay, that's not TOO far away from the time when I was voting for some actor because the other guy had big front teeth and I dreaded the thought of looking at them all the time. Plus, he was a peanut farmer. Ugh.
Most people who are busy with life, especially workaholics like him, don't pay much attention to world affairs. I hate to say it, but i bet he didn't know who the good guys and bad guys were at the time but didn't want to admit it. (I'm lazy. Did he say this in response to a public question? If so, he doesn't like looking bad, so he would've bluffed his way through the answer rather than just admit he didn't know who the PRC was. It's probably related to that strange genetic tendency that makes men refuse to ask for directions. ;-)
BUT, i'm not making excuses because you do have a valid point about the commie comment. I'd just have to read it first to make a judgment on that one.
One thing that kept me coming back to him while i was learning more about him was his kids. They're all well-adjusted. They had to start working as teenagers, the boys doing dirty construction jobs. They were already wealthy, but yet he made it clear to all of them that nothing in life comes free or easy. And the kids have all said that when they were growing up, no matter WHO their Dad was with or how important it was, their Dad would always take their calls and make everyone in the room wait, even world leaders. Just a bunch of little stuff like that... it all adds up, the more and more you learn.
I'm glad no one was following me around with a camera 27 years ago recording all my ignorant comments. lol.
Yes he has now, but as always, Trump wanted it both ways on the Sunday shows; Trump’s supporters are left scrambling, on a daily basis, to know what his newest positions are.
The man is certainly flexible, and so are his supporters.
You’ve quoted the clinton discussion twice already in this thread. The first time you quoted it, it was to bolster your claim that we should fear Trump’s leftist ideology.
However, there’s nothing in the clinton discussion that even remotely touches upon Trump having a Leftist ideology.
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