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To: OldSaltUSN

Thank you for your post. Like many around here, I had decided on my candidate, but knew I’d gladly support “the other guy” if mine didn’t get the nomination. I felt like those two candidates would be best for the country. Once the gloves came off between Cruz and Trump (about the time Cruz starting gaining on Trump in the polls), however, the gloves seemed to come off around FR, too. It’s been almost unbearable lately, but like a train wreck, I can’t help but watch. You are right that Trump and his supporters have driven away plenty who would have voted for him should Cruz lose the nomination (I’m sure the reverse is true, too). I now have no more enthusiasm to support him in the general election than I do Clinton or Sanders.

When typing a post on FR, there is a message under the text box that says “Please: NO profanity, NO personal attacks, No racism or violence in posts.” Those guidelines for decorum have really gone out the window lately. It’s not that I’ve never heard coarse language before, it’s just that it’s disappointing to see such vulgarity here, of all places. Posts that would have been deleted before now sit proudly diplayed. Last night I saw G*D* (spelled out) in someone’s post for the first time. That, on top of other words that have shown up this election cycle for the first time, have made FR look bad. It isn’t that I am too “Christian/uptight/girlie” to appreciate the language of the fed up conservative electorate; it’s that I hate sounding more and more like DU.

Thanks again for your reasonable post and the reminder that we have to pull together NOW or there will be nothing worth getting out to vote for in November.


11 posted on 02/17/2016 3:27:19 AM PST by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi.)
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To: TXBlair
-- Thanks again for your reasonable post and the reminder that we have to pull together NOW or there will be nothing worth getting out to vote for in November. --

Okay, except the post, which you endorse, is essentially a hit piece against Trump. IOW, it can only be taken as "we have to pull together NOW against Trump."

At this point in the campaign, that is a divisive message, not a uniting one.

12 posted on 02/17/2016 3:32:33 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: TXBlair
Well, maybe we "average" FReepers can help out the overworked mods by pointing out, for example, the logical fallacy of an ad hominum argument, e.g.:

"The number is 100."

Response: "But you're nasty, fat, and ugly!"

Logical result: Number is still 100. (The response was illogical, meaningless.)

Good people say and write stupid things. We can all do better, and gently encourage our conservative brothers and sisters to do better as well.

As I've pointed out in my original post, we have many decent conservative, and in a pinch, acceptable candidates. We don't need to destroy each other, or FR, to elect "The Donald" or any of the other GOP candidates.

FReegards.

14 posted on 02/17/2016 4:16:26 AM PST by OldSaltUSN
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