Redbone
Well-Known Member
I think that a lot of the disgust comes from the fact that all of the nasty things Trump says and all of the shady and illegal business practices Trump does and all of the treasonous collusion with foreign governments gets so readily dismissed and his followers refuse to look at anything negative with him.
(I think this paints a pretty broad picture of Conservatives that is not true in and amongst my group of friends. He does not get a pass on anything from my POV. I will call him out( or anybody) if it something I do not think is right, and that doesn't matter if it's a Conservative or a Liberal spouting the words.
Conversely, MSNBC/CNN/ PBS are fairly liberal news outlets as far as my experience goes with them. Neither side cannot shade the other with blanket statements but more often than not they do.)
Trump is a master manipulator especially with the media. If you disagree with him or have anything negative about him he will quickly cry that it is Fake News. The shear fact that he refused questions from a news organization that has a different view than him should be shocking to the idea of free press. Every great dictator in history has started with controlling the media, whats next state run media? Oh we already have that its called Fox News. Trump is right about one thing, he could shoot somebody in the middle of the street and not only get away with it but his followers would applaud. What we are witnessing is the crumbling of democracy. When the government of a foreign country can have involvement in our election and when free press and free speech are diminished and called fake news every time something that goes against Trumps agenda is reported you then cease to have democracy and freedom. Freedom and constitutional rights are for all Americans not just the ones who support Trump.
One thing I do find kind of funny are the part of the liberal public voices that are saying they are so upset and wailing on screen of their dismay and fear. Are they just going to turtle for the next 4 years? Time to make your point and make your side heard!
Toughen up buttercup!
Then there are the ridiculous statements of Hollywood liberals protagonists, they have a public voice but IMO it is better used to make and promote movies/ TV and not public opinion. Go to Canada or wherever you like if you cannot handle a opposing point of view.:bang head:
After all he is our President, if you will, this is part of what a friend posted on FB:
"The constitution doesn't say that you have to like it, but it does spell out the rules for how the game is played. The players (that's us folks) take it from there. The current Dude is the Trump Dude. He's ours. All of ours. Like it or not. Just like every president, good and bad, before him.
Simple fact: You can't change that, and call yourself American. No. you can't. You can't say I'm American and I believe in this set of laws with an asterisk. There is no asterisk. You can't say, well, yeah, I believe in these laws, but only when I get my way.
Look, there are a lot of things about Trump that make me wince. Sometimes. Then there are other times when I say, "He's right about that." Same with President Obama and all the others before him. Anybody that says they like everything about and every decision a president makes over a 4 ore 8 year period is into idol worship and that is blind and foolish. If you are into that, well you can drop me off at the next corner.
Some people say, "Not my president" because of the political party he is a member of. Those same people want whom ever is in office to fail because he's not from their party. ?????? Putting party loyalty over wanting what's best for America is, well, Geez, think about that for a minute.
So here's my humble take. I want President Trump to be a great president. Why? Because we need him tp be. Simple as that. Does that mean I like everything about him? Gosh no. But make no mistake, he's OUR president. Yours and mine. OUR constitution says so. And, if he turns out to be a great one and We become better off. Good for us.
Have a good week all."