When I see comments like yours, I have to ask, seriously, why? Sure, he's a loose cannon, ill-informed on some issues (but a quick study on most), he is NOT a politician, and he wants to strike a blow against the "empire" that Washington has become for decades.
He is doing many of the things that FReepers have been crying for, praying for, for years and years and years.
You're a longtime FReeper, as am I. You know that getting an outsider in to confront the corruption that is Washington has been Job One forever around here.
Why do you fear someone -- in this case someone who has been beset by every freaking building code, every federal gaming regulation, every federal tax penalty, plus every state, local and federal government regulation ever invented -- who wants to BLAST this federal leviathan to submission, and make life better for every single "serf" who has been living under this federal tyranny for decades?
WHY do you feel this way?
It started the day Mr. Trump attacked Dr. Ben Carson as “pathological”. Until then I was all in for Mr. Trump as my second choice behind Sen. Cruz.
Then I watched Freeper after Freeper, month after month, trash other candidates in lock-step with Mr. Trump. This isn’t the way thoughtful conservatives debated. At least not here on FR.
I have been a mild mannered Freeper for 16 years. No more. My goal is to get as many thoughtful conservatives to abandon the cult of personality Mr. Trump employs and push all Freepers to fully vet the two remaining viable candidates.
Some of my rhetoric has been harsh - but that’s because the Trumpettes here have been vile. I will support and vote for Trump if he’s the nominee. But fear a Clinton landslide should that be the case.
Because:
Yes; Trump has raised some important issues that have been skipped over for years - illegal immigration and bureaucratic corruption being paramount.
Yes; The founder's intent relied on knowledgeable and patriotic citizens serving brief terms before returning to civilian life.
Yes, The Donald might meet at least the patriotic citizen part but we don't have a clue about either the knowledge or intent to serve only briefly.
And, yes, DC is a swamp populated by self serving agents of the matrix.
The question becomes whether we reform the present by tossing bombs and turning violence upon anyone who disagrees (see: Adolph Hitler), by demonizing and purging the ranks (Stalin), or by ignoring the rules and denouncing them as unfair after failing to win (any schoolyard bully).
However:
The structure set up in 1787 was based on checks and balances beyond just the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. We are a representative, federal system based on several sovereign states, each with it's own means of nominating candidates. Despite Mr. Lincoln's successes, we still try to respect both state's rights and individual rights. "One man one vote" was correctly seen as an avenue to anarchy...and the Trump campaign is only proving that to be a valid concern.
(This reply was delayed by an unfortunate requirement to sleep...which is unfair and clearly proof that the human condition is stacked against us.)