I'm not asking anyone to disavow Trump. I'm going to vote for him, even if her were to hire someone like McAuliffe.
What I want to for people to see the blinders that are in place, and how this intense level of devotion is dangerous and counter-productive.
In 2012, when Romney was the nominee, Freerepublic sucked it up and supported him in the campaign, but it never became forbidden to point out problems with Romney, or to question his strategies and choices. You didn't have to be a total cheerleader for Romney, in fact there were very few who were. And those who supported Romney in the primary, which were few and far between on this site, welcomed the support of others who had ran without constantly running down the vanquished candidates.
When Trump took the nomination, the Trump supporters on this site should have welcomed in those who fought for other candidates. But they didn't. And they still don't. And in fact, they turn against other Trump supporters who dare question anything that Trump says or does.
The liberals have Social Justice Warriors who act in such a manner, turning on their own if someone strays from their narrow line, and sadly, Freerepublic is sinking into the same morass of political correctness. And yes, if there is only one point of view that can be expressed, if there is only one opinion that can be held, if there is only one acceptable reaction then that is indeed political correctness at its heart.
2012 doesn’t compare to 2016. It was still “white glove” nominees that take a dive. This year is a direct result of people waking up to how poorly the GOP has handled things in the past and how much free reign we gave them.
The 2016 Primary was brutal with lots of animosity all around. If Cruz still hasn’t buried the hatchet, I don’t expect his supporters to be more magnanimous. Some have though.
if we want to keep comparing to years ago let’s do it:
In the past, freepers hated when a Republican would win and immediately reach across the aisle. Trump wins the nomination by a wide margin and then Cruz supporters immediately demand that he has to “welcome” all the people who strongly opposed him.
Why do they think they are in the driver’s seat, dictating the terms of their support, given the mandate Trump has received?