Posted on 03/14/2016 7:56:18 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I’ve reached a breaking point with those who continue to defend Donald Trump’s endless brutishness.
If you went back in time a year, and asked Trump supporters if they would ever vote for a man who made fun of POWs, mocked the physically handicapped, compared another candidate to a child molester, and shifted positions as frequently as a fat guy in a church pew, they would have likely said “No.”
How did we get here? How did we get to a place where Trump’s rhetoric and behavior is not only accepted, but emulated?
Donald Trump is a master manipulator. He came on the scene as a single issue candidate, with no other discernible positions. This was a necessity, because it allowed voters to fill in the rest with their own magic markers; the needs and ideas of millions of voters built Donald Trump from scratch. That’s why attributing any coherent policy position to the man is like trying to nail jello to a wall. His deliberately ambiguous and transitory rhetoric acts as a sort of scaffolding upon which anything can be built. This is a dangerous thing when you have an incredibly angry electorate.
When you pour yourself into an empty vessel, that vessel becomes personally linked to you. It harbors your needs, wants, and ideals in a way that nothing else can. Ultimately, what people see in Trump is their own reflection. When you see yourself in such a candidate, you’re much more likely to justify, defend, and even emulate their behavior–no matter how deplorable.
Given this, it comes as no surprise that we’re beginning to see violence at Trump rallies. Donald himself has made numerous comments passively or directly condoning violence against those who defy him.
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Trump said the government’s going to pay for the “25% of people who can’t afford health care”.
If that isn’t socialized health care you don’t know what the word means. You already accept the premise that the federal government should have a role in our health care - it shouldn’t. The constitution is clear on what is under federal authority and the rest is left to the states. The federal government has no business in our health care.
And you can deny it, but not very long ago Trump was advocating the “Canadian model” and how we need to go in that direction. Trump also said recently that his plan will require coverage of preexisting conditions. And he also praised the “mandate” and then walked that back with a “clarification” after getting blow back... And the simple truth is, you can’t require coverage of preexisting conditions if you don’t force people to buy health insurance. Period. It is a logical fallacy to claim otherwise. No one would by insurance if you can buy it after you need it to cover something.
Trump is just offering pie in the sky and you’re buying it.
What Cruz said about it wasn’t a lie.
Trump wrote a book bragging about how cheated on his wives and the wives of other powerful men.
And that’s just fine with you. He’s your champion. He will represent you well...
“... buy insurance ...” not by...
Cruz said Trump was for “single-payer socialized healthcare FOR EVERY AMERICAN.”
Even if, as you claim, Trump wants single-payer for 25% of Americans, Cruz is a liar.
Yeah, I am a real thug.
Do you really feel that way, or are you just letting your emotions get away with you? I choose to be a Christian and assume that you really don’t want to murder people, but just getting over emotional.
Of course, I would not actually murder anyone. That's ridiculous.
BTW, it's not quite so ridiculous to assume the worst when your guy talk longingly for the to old days when a protester could be carried out on a stretcher.
Fuggedaboutit!
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