LOL, well that's a ringing endorsement!
I will say the age of Trump has brought an entirely different dynamic to this forum and to political discussion in general. I actually quite enjoy debating politics and issues with conservatives who are smart but think differently than I do as a pretty liberal guy (although that is a spectrum of its own and I have known and worked with people who make me feel like GOP-lite).
But this whole Trumpian white nationalist thing that has happened really has brought out the worst in all of us. I hate every second of it and what it's done to our country and can't wait for it to end, and I have lost a great deal of respect for people who support it. TBH, I find it very difficult to even talk to someone who likes and defends Trump. It's akin to being racist and even worse than being a vocal Nickleback fan, IMHO.
It shouldn't be that way, but it's to the point where it's no longer about political views or what one person thinks is the right approach vs. another. I think it's literally a battle for the nation's soul and hard to see people in Trump's corner as even being on my team at this point.
Like I said, can't wait for it to end. It's so damned ugly and mean spirited. I play that game, but I always grew up being the guy who kicks the bully in the nuts in front of everyone rather than the one lets himself be intimidated, and that bears itself out here with my interactions with the various creeps who have been polluting this board since his election. Then there are posters like Hoodafan and Hoos Operator, who started out as halfway likable dopes but have turned into downright terrible people in their selling out to Trump that I used to enjoy engaging but now have just flat out written off (some others like JM and ryno who are smart guys but have just turned into trolls too, but show redeeming qualities). That's a shame, but I don't put you (or Hazer) in that category, FWIW.
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Posted: 07/07/2020 at 2:15PM