That ain't gonna happen. Predicting that Trump will commit suicide isn't against the law.
Though it would be if Trump became dictator-for-life, as he wants.
That ain't gonna happen. Predicting that Trump will commit suicide isn't against the law.
Though it would be if Trump became dictator-for-life, as he wants.
Promoting the shooting of a president is dangerous and disturbing (doesn't matter who pulls the trigger), and that's what you did, no matter how many times you try to backtrack it.
Nope. That's not what I said. Predicting is not the same as promoting. You must not have access to a dictionary.
Now you will post yet another "Did too! Did too!" response. When you do (and you absolutely won't be able to resist), I won't respond. You're behaving like a toddler who has pooped in his pants and doesn't know what to do.
Come on, Bob. Did too! Did too! You can't control yourself. Did too! Did too!
As a fairly neutral Brit, I can see so many parallels between people's attitudes towards President Trump in the US & in Britain concerning the Brexit referendum.
Both are terribly divisive subjects & both bring out the very worst on those who lost their election.
Maybe it's a generation thing but as a senior, my age group was raised never to be a bad or poor loser. It was seen as a particularly unpleasant childlike trait.
Now in 2109 it appears to be more acceptable to loudly proclaim just how upset & offended you are at the other side for daring to win an election.
In the US, whoever wins the next election, you will still be Americans & enjoy one of the very best countries in the world. In Britain whether we leave sooner or later, we will still be British, still live in the same homes, still enjoy moaning about our awful weather & still dream about Vegas.
Hating another human being due to their views being at odds with yours is self destructive.
For DucatiRider: "Hear ! Hear !"
The difference is that Trump is a person, while Brexit is a ballot initiative/law. People hate Trump not because he won the election, but because of what he is, what he says, and what he does. And people like Don cheer him on, showing fawning, slavish loyalty, for obscure, dark reasons that are reprehensible.
Also, DucatiRider, you should have heard the bleating and whining from Republicans when Obama won the Presidency. They devoted eight solid years of legislative effort to stopping everything he wanted instead of doing thier jobs. You talk about poor losers--they exemplified that.
The simple truth is that Trump is an awful human being and the people who support him are equally awful. I don't really care that he won (or "won") the election. That's a fait accompli. I care that he's an evil, stupid person who is doing damage to the country that will take decades to repair. Yet, people like Don worship him--and that's the real problem.
Kevin Lewis mischaracterizes poor old DonDiego's behaviors, beliefs, emotions, motivations, and religious-inclinations.
This is almost getting personal.
DonDiego does not understand Kevin Lewis's motives for such uncivil behavior. That he admits he hates President Trump might be a clue.
(Is "hating someone" really sufficient motivation for such unpleasantness?)
I am uncivil to rapists, murderers, thieves, traitors, child molesters, and selfish assholes. I am also uncivil to those who promote the destruction of our democracy.
"Admit" I hate Trump? I loudly proclaim that I do! Though I do insist on adding a qualifier--I loathe him more than I hate him.
DonDiego, I don't know you personally. From reading what you write, it seems as if you're personally plugged into all the standard Trump memes, including hatred of immigrants because, uh, they're immigrants.
If you in fact repudiate any of the standard Trumper talking points, I'd truly like to know about it. Can you tell me if you agree with the following standard Trumper viewpoints?
1. Immigrants are destroying this country.
2. White males should be in charge.
3. Democrats want to turn our country into a socialist dictatorship.
4. Climate change is a liberal hoax promoted by the leftist fake news media.
5. President Trump should be able to do whatever he wants--he is, in fact, above the law.
6. The primary goal of American society should be to maximize shareholder value.
7. Social welfare just encourages people to be lazy.
8. No one has a right to health care if they can't pay for it.
9. Every other nation in the world takes advantage of the US and should be punished.
10. Women should stay in the kitchen where they belong.
These are the Conservative Ten Commandments. Tell us which ones you agree with, please. (You can safely assume that I disagree with all of them.)
Kevin Lewis asks poor old DonDiego which of the "Conservative Ten Commandments" does DonDiego agree with.
With the understanding that DonDiego doubts that these are, in fact, the positions of Conservatives generally, he'll give it a go.
OK.
1.Immigrants are destroying the country.
DonDiego does not agree.
DonDiego believes those who wish to become residents and citizens of the United States should abide by the laws of the United States, especially including laws determing legal entry into the country. Y'know sorta like poor old DonDiego's ancestors emigrating from Germany, Ireland, Poland, and wherever else they came from, most likely through Ellis Island in New York Harbor.
2. White males should be in charge.
DonDiego does not agree.
DonDiego believes everyone should be permitted to achieve whatever station in life they choose and which they can attain. n.b. DonDiego did vote aginst The Hillary, because she is one of the most despicable humans of which he is aware.
3. Democrats want to turn our country into a socialist dictatorship.
[Definition: socialism - a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned and regulated by the country as a whole.]
DonDiego recognizes the dangers of socialism and opines it more likely to arise under Democrat leadership.
DonDiego opines that socialism, even when it is well-intended, offers an opportunity for an elected leadership to obtain and wield greater power, precisely because they can. A Government which controls the means of production, distribution, and exchange can eventually control its citizens. And if it can, it eventually will.
4. Climate change is a liberal hoax promoted by the leftist fake news.
DonDiego opines that climate change is natural, . . . there have been warm periods and ice ages over the eons. And DonDiego recognizes that mankinds technologies may well contribute to part of the current warming.
DonDiego also recognizes that politicians, especially those seeking ever-greater Government-Powers [see entry 3, above] are employing fear of catastrophic global warming as a means of gaining power in order to save the world, . . . or failing that just to have the power. [Example: Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. while campaigning against global warming in the last decade was simultaneously developing a system of trading "warming-credits", similar to the present trading of "pollution credits" already in existence; his intention was to own/manage/run a warming-credits exchange to profit from such trade.]
Bottom Line: The advent and effects of global warming have been less than the hysterics had claimed. The body of nations should be aware of the possibilities and likely negative effects of possible warming, and seek appropriate methods to combat them. But don't panic.
5. President Trump should be able to do whatever he wants--he is, in fact, above the law.
Nonsense. President Trump is and should be subject to the Constutution and all laws applicable to the Office of the President.
6. The primary goal of American society should be to maximize shareholder value.
The primary goal of American society should be to permit its citizens the maximim freedom under the law to pursue their own goals as they choose and as far as they choose, . . . or not !
n.b. This does not imply any burden upon other citizens or The Government to provide them assistence/capital/favors/etc. in their quest.
n.b. It also doesn't require them to pursue any goals, . . . but in this voluntary case, no one is required to support them.
7. Social welfare just encourages people to be lazy.
DonDiego opines limited social-welfare is necessary in particular instances where individulas cannot supply their own needs. Wherever possible such aid should be provided by voluntary contributions through, f'rinstance established, trustworthy charities.
Entire neighborhoods becoming enclaves of citizens receiving Government-funds for their existence lead to citizens not contributing to the society at all and not even realizing or caring that they are living off the labor of others.
8. No one has a right to health care if they cannot pay for it.
DonDiego opines that generally no one deserves to live off the efforts of others their entire lives, never "paying for" anything. But he cannot see denying medical care in true cases of need, so he'd not object. But it should be minimized and discouraged if possible.
***[Regarding items 7 & 8 : Y'know, . . . the real point is that no one should want to live off the efforts of others, but US society has gone well beyond that point.] ***
9. Every other nation in the world takes advantage of the US and should be punished.
Poppycock ! ! !
10. Women should stay in the kitchen where they belong.
Balderdash ! ! !
So DonDiego repudiates many of the standard conservative shibboleths, and accepts several of the others only with reservations. His fear of government is shared by many; though I for one fear NO government as well, DonDiego was brought up in a time different from today. The only bizarre aspect of his ideology is his white-hot hatred of Hillary, to which I can only attribute her having turned him down for a date sometime in the Sixties. Therefore, I bestow on DonDiego the title of Not Quite the Raving Nut That Other Trumpers Here Are.
I fear for DonDiego when Trump's Loyalty Police come for him for insufficient adherence to the Party orthodoxy. I'll save him a choice bunk in the concentration camp--I'll be there already, of course.
