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originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: introvert
Politics is like theatre. From my own tastes, the better actor is rarely the better human being.
You are condemning people for vocalizing their "tastes" and then engage in the same act yourself.
That is hypocrisy and does not help make the case that Trump is some heretic. It just proves that you are no different than anyone else and Trump is just the flavor that satisfies your "taste".
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: Indigo5
what standards do you employ whilst evaluating someone's competency to serve as President of the United States of America?
Personally I think nearly a half-century of leadership experience is a sign of competency.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: introvert
You are condemning people for vocalizing their "tastes" and then engage in the same act yourself.
That is hypocrisy and does not help make the case that Trump is some heretic. It just proves that you are no different than anyone else and Trump is just the flavor that satisfies your "taste".
I'm not condemning anyone for vocalizing their tastes.
The trite and obsequious claims of “Trump is not presidential” are conformist and moralist in nature. If the demeanor and oratory abilities are of your prime concern, then you only prove your desire for custom, conduct, and posey, and other vain snobberies—not much else.
Correction: You are condemning people for having different tastes than your own.
This quote from your OP sums it up nicely. You are engaging in that which you claim to denounce.
And again, still nothing to show how Trump is an actual heretic.
originally posted by: Konduit
I see the tolerant left has come waving torches after Les Misanthrope nailed his thesis to the doors of the political church in ATS.
Krazy has clocked out for the day but I'm sure he will be back at 8am tomorrow morning to help correct the record.
The violence and vandalism against Trump’s supporters, the perverted mockery of Trump’s body, the outright scorn and hatred thrown against a human being running a campaign in a free society
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: Indigo5
Like I said in the OP, if his failures are a sign of his presidency, surely his successes must be as well.
Abraham Lincoln went bankrupt before his presidency.
This is what shocked me the most. The savage attitude of ordinary people on the street.
I'm recently killing time watching SJW fails on youtube...humored and scared at the same time. The level of aggression of these people is unbelievable to me. It's like wild beasts left out of the cage.
It's reality TV at its scariest. Watching all this made realize even more...why people want Trump. It all makes sense. Action-reaction. Yin...meet Yang.
Did honest Abe declare himself the "King of Bankruptcies" and brag how exploited the bankruptcy laws to profit from other investors losses?
Trump has used the bankruptcy laws the way a bank robber uses a gun.
I believe his debts...recently disclosed 500 Million to Deutsche Bank alone ...outweigh his self-claimed assets.
Shortly after his failed presidential campaign, I suspect we will see him once again descend into bankruptcy.
originally posted by: Gryphon66
What I see as unprecedented in this election is the degree to which some of the followers of one candidate or the other, people who are normally at least reasonable and cogent in their expressions, have become rabid reality-denying machines.
(Notice that I didn't mention a "side" before you go there.)
What I see is a large group of Americans who dont support him because they see through the BS, and see him for exactly who and what he is....
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: introvert
Correction: You are condemning people for having different tastes than your own.
I'm condemning them because their tastes are born of superstition and orthodoxy.
I'm condemning them because their tastes are born of superstition and orthodoxy.
No I'm not. Got any better accusations?
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
Trump is a heretic.
No more so than your own?
Edward Abbey once said "Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart"
I subscribe to his definition and it well describes Trumps pandering pseudo-conservative speak.