[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Even Shaffly supports Trump. And so do many staunch conservatives. But the Cruz supporters place conservatism above patriotism.

This forum united against McCain. We united against Romney. Even though they ended up winning.

So please ask yourself why we don’t unite against Trump? In fact it’s the opposite: most FRiends suppport Trump.

I refuse to believe that this forumn is ‘ill informed’. An open convention is a huge gamble. The stakes are too high, and the philosophy driving this ultimate craps game is now a religion — idolatry.

And the funniest thing?

Cruz isn’t even eligibible. Churchill was more eligible. No constititutional amendment ever redifined natural born status.

[nathanbedford]

But the Cruz supporters place conservatism above patriotism.

I think you may inadvertently have expressed the root of the matter:

Cruz supporters understand that conservatism is patriotism and see no conflict between the two. Trump supporters have confused Trumpism with patriotism.

That might be the most dangerous element in the phenomenon of Donald Trump. His supporters such as yourself accuse others of cultism or religiosity and their opposition to him, when they should be looking in the mirror. It is their adherence to a grievously flawed man, their willingness to rationalize any grotesquerie, that distinguishes present-day Republican politics.

When this is over, whether Trump is the nominee or not, conservatism will have to recover from Donald Trump.