Name calling as in the identification from which group one represents does help to establish positions of argument. It's when the name calling goes to the level of liar, killer, dummy, and things of that nature that gets a bit sticky. Might need to have a decent handle of the evidence before taking it to that level.
Congratulations on your diploma from the Kellyanne Conway School of Alternative facts!Calling someone a "liberal" is name callingLiberal is name calling? Not for me but clearly you believe a political affiliation is a dirty word for some reason lol. If the 1st Amendment is so important, why not accept the overwhelming voice of the majority, and their right to vote in Trump regardless of whether it upsets the liberals. Aaaand as you are big on the amendments I'm sure you honor and accept the 2nd Amendment then too? Enjoy the next 6 years of Trump
by Republicans and Democrats alike.
And I'll also argue that normally acceptable and respectful names can become abusive when used in a context that implies that those named are in some way less than others.
Congratulations on your diploma from the Kellyanne Conway School of Alternative facts!
It is well-known that Herr Trump lost the popular vote by several million votes. Unless, of course, you believe Herr Trump's assertion that those votes were cast by illegal aliens; of course, he has no evidence of this, and his investigation of illegal voting in 2016 was tossed aside as
As I see it, Herr Trump is also doing his best to make himself unlikable to the majority of US citizens. If he does get in again in 2020, it will either be a miracle for him, or because he has taken that constitution those on the right claim to love and burned it not unlike Nixon was aiming to do.
It does not surprise me that you did not get what I was saying about name calling. Just think of 1930's Nazi Germany when the term Jew was turned into an abusive name. Any name can become abusive, especially so when it is used in a context to deride others, and deriding others is the definition of name calling.
Any negative association towards 'liberal' has sadly been brought on by yourselves. All the whining and refusal to accept the democratic vote has made you look, well extremely foolish to say the least. And it was the democratic vote, but blinkered as ever you decide you have a right to twist and mutate the election process to your own ends in a futile attempt to clutch at straws. Herr Trump is another classic example. Comparing him to Hitler lol. It's simply laughable. Keep it up, you're making my argument for me
That's the common misconception. The U.S. is a constitutional republic. The founding fathers wanted to protect the constitution from rash changes by mob rule. When the population is stirred into a frenzy. it forces a slow deliberative debate so that changes aren't made irrationally. It essentially protects the minority from the majority. Nazi socialist types and communist types can't seize power overnight in America. The founding fathers were not fond of direct democracy for this reason. A democracy can easily turn into an authoritarian state with ease. Democracy is mob rule. That's how the Democratic party in America operate. By stirring the passions of people. It's not necessarily bad in and of itself. I don't disagree with every single policy they come up with. I don't even disagree with much of the results they are seeking. I just have different ideas on how to get them.
Typical reply. Blame it on everyone else. If you don't like my politics or viewpoint, tough. That is exactly what you are saying about my viewpoints. This conversation is pointless because neither of us is willing to take the other side's position. I could just as easily say exactly the same things about your viewpoints and about how republicans have brought the disdain from the other side on themselves.Any negative association towards 'liberal' has sadly been brought on by yourselves. All the whining and refusal to accept the democratic vote has made you look, well extremely foolish to say the least. And it was the democratic vote, but blinkered as ever you decide you have a right to twist and mutate the election process to your own ends in a futile attempt to clutch at straws. Herr Trump is another classic example. Comparing him to Hitler lol. It's simply laughable. Keep it up, you're making my argument for me
statements from people like Nikki Haley saying that the world leaders laughed at Herr Trump because they admire his honesty.
As a US citizen, I agree. As I understand it, the Electoral College was put in place to "protect against a tyrannical majority." Perhaps what the founders of the country failed to recognize is that while it might protect against a tyrannical majority, it is fundamentally flawed in that it allows a tyrannical minority to take power.
Yeah, there is an opinion, my included that if one does not take the time to consider what the candidates are about and what they intend to do in office then it's best that the person should not vote. Even so, I'm find that is also just being lazy. While many lament the noise and angst, I for one am heartened by it because a quiet population is a subdued population. Being afraid to speak your mind even if it offends or brings upon yourself more scrutiny is to me far worse than apathy or fear of rocking the boat. Look alive out there.
Absolutely. And I did vote even though I did not like either candidate all that well. I voted for whom I thought would do the least damage to the US.
Trying to undo 50+ years of allowing jobs to leave America is a high road. It's a high road that no other president was willing to travel.
For me, the high road has to involve not doing any more damage. To cite a Babylon 5 quote, "The avalanche has started, it is too late for the pebbles to vote."
