“That’s the issue for me. Levin is an idealogue, not a patriot. “
He seems to have become an ideologue. I was for Cruz before Trump appeared on the scene so I know why people like Cruz as their candidate. I’d still take him for my second choice, something I can’t say about any of the other Republicans who ran. But Mark is full-goose crazy in his animosity to Trump.
Being an ideologue is what everyone should be. Being an ideologue means you actually have beliefs and principles and a moral foundation. That is the difference between a man and an animal.
Anyone can be a “patriot.” It’s a relativistic term. A patriot in Nazi Germany was immoral. A patriot in the U.S.A. in WW2 was a hero. Patriot doesn’t tell you anything without the context. Ideology tells you everything. Beliefs transcend a country or borders and are immutable. They are what a leader NEEDS to have to be good.