it would be more accurate to state that Republicans are more concerned about each other than Democrats. Rubio is a Leftist given that the only issue he really cared about is immigration, and he at best gave token votes to conservative causes which would either never pass or were guaranteed to pass. Kasich is a Leftist given his love for illegals, the global warming fraud, the Medicaid expansion in his state, etc. etc. The GOP-e is Leftist, though to a lesser extent than the Democrats.
I KNOW the leftists hate Cruz....but why should they mess with him now since the "right" is doing such a good propagandist job of destroying him? All they have to do is sit back and enjoy the show....but I know that would change in a heartbeat should he get "closer" to the White House.
The Cruz/Trump flamewar was indeed an idiotic spat encouraged by the GOP-e, and until Cruz distinctly attacked Trump with the exact same lines Rubio did in a debate while declining to attack the two RINOs, it seemed rather silly to me to outright endorse one and outright condemn the other. Cruz using the GOP-e argument against Trump during these riots confirmed his treason. Our top priority this election is to gut and flay the GOP-e which seeks to halt conservative policy, and playing by the GOP-e's rules is unacceptable. Trump is far from perfect, and is best thought of as a weapon to be used against the GOP-e and later discarded. Were we in more stable times with few Leftists, Cruz would be the better man for the job.
Okay...as I listened to Cruz's comments, I heard two things. About the Chicago protesters, he said that it was wrong to try to "silence Trump"....which is a trick the left uses quite often and he didn't agree with that.
On its face value, that statement was fine. As the Laz post I linked to mentioned, Cruz's statement was "The protestors are bad, BUT...", and he argued that the second clause of such a statement always contains one's primary argument. I agree completely with Laz's assessment. Cruz mentioned "the protestors are bad" as an afterthought, as an attempt to be the "reasonable moderate" in the debate. Since Cruz was, prior to this incident, constantly stating that moderates are inherently corrupt and malicious (a statement of his I agree with), his lapse of judgment was especially disappointing.
I AGREE with that assessment, too. That's the playbook Black Lives Matter use against anyone that doesn't agree with them.......I REALLY don't like it when "our side" does the same thing.
I'll agree that the guy who sucker punched the person already detained by security was over the line (but only because he was already detained), and he could potentially be a GOP-e plant of some sort. I certainly wouldn't compare the Trump supporters to the BLM thugs, because the Trump supporters causing trouble do so exclusively at their own venues, while BLM thugs cause trouble in public areas and at other people's venues. I don't feel sorry for the guy who was sucker punched because he was clearly the instigator. A Trump supporter who went to a Cruz rally calling him gay or something would also deserve to be detained.
Hmmmm, so would you just execute the leftists who broke the law....or execute ALL dissenters on the left?
Any Leftist who has stolen from the American people (through choosing to vote to tax us through income, or by choosing to accept government benefits which were not rightfully acquired via contract) or who has suppressed conservative speech should be executed. If if is possible for a Leftist to be benign and harmless, I suppose they could merely be exiled from our country.
Objective Scrutator....it seems we think in similar lines about the "danger" to our country....I'm just not "where you are" on the solution.
I believe "true" leftists like BLM are hoping for a violent civil war in America and I'm just not willing to give them what they want until there's no other choice available. At this time, I don't think we've met that threshold.....
I do want to thank you for taking the time to help me understand where you are coming from and letting me share my opinion.
One thing is CERTAIN, like you and I, the majority of our fellow (R) Americans are NOT happy with the path we have been on. By the end of this primary season.....we will know which solution they think is best.