Betty...I hope you do not take offense...but quite frankly this is very uncharacteristic of you.
Myself...Joanie...Travis (Matt)...and others are somehow now irrational?
You honestly think that words like “projecting their own quite irrational subjective fears into the shape of a boogyman, which they then use to terrify themselves” are appropriate to use when replying to Travis McGee?
As he said, and as I have said, if it comes down to it I will vote for Trump...and I do believe that there are a number of things...per my own Trump Phenomenon Thread (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3401409/posts)...that I believe he is very serious about accomplishing which will absolutely help out nation.
But I will still do so with reservations. And I certainly will not discount...and will seriously consider the opinions and heart felt comments of people like Matt, Joanie, Squantos and others whom we have known for years and whom I know to be rock solid, loyal Americans. It just seems that your responses tend to write what they say off with accusations of irrationality or boogeyman fears.
I am just being honest with you dear sister, and I hope you will take it in the spirit it is intended. After something well over 15 years of correspondence with you...this is, IMHO, very out of character for you.
For Matt and Joanie and others...there is nothing wrong with being concerned about people like Trump, or Cruz, or Rubio. They are very talented people...but they are also imperfect people. All of mankind is weak and subject to ills and temptation. It is only through Christ that any of us can be made whole.
when it comes to politics and individuals seeking the Presidency and double and triple dose of concern and skepticism is in order.
I pray the US does turn around. I believe the GOP candidates that are left can each, to one extent or another...help that happen.
My biggest issue regarding all of this is the temperament and spirit that many people are latching onto as a result of it. Even more so than in past elections.
It is a spirit of anger and dissention amongst those of us why have been, and should remain allies. I do not intend to be a part of that.
I do intend to rationally share my own opinions of what I am seeing and pray that the American people will choose aright from the choices they end up getting presented.
Like you, despite my very deep reservations about Donald Trump's character, and the troubling historical examples of his fleeting allegiances, I will vote for him in November if the choice comes down to him or any other likely democrat.
I see such a vote as voting for the proverbial 'pig in a poke', since I have absolutely no idea the kind of leadership decisions he will make. His history is so littered with changes of heart, and so many of his decisions seem to have been based on one primary goal: the increase of his own personal power and wealth. When you insert such a man into the role of President of the United States, and leader of the free world, you are taking a monumental gamble as to how he will exercise that power, both in his executive role here at home and in his dealings with the leaders of foreign powers. It's a terrifying roll of the dice.
And yet we KNOW what we will get with a President Clinton or a President Sanders, and the thought of either one sitting in the White House is beyond abhorrent.
God bless and keep you, Jeff. We know, after all is said and done, Who is in control, and no amount of activism, or worry, or concern, is stronger or wiser than His will. May He forgive this country's turning her back on Him and inspire a reawakening among her people, and may the man who seeks to simply do what is right for this country be sitting in the White House next January 20th.
I’m not taking offense. You’re entitled to your opinion, Jeff.