Quote from: DCPatriot on September 24, 2016, 12:27:48 PM
Just my opinion...
Take away a half-dozen of the above, as salvageable ....and it's exactly what I've pointed out.
No more than 1-1/2 to 2 dozen need to be shown the door in order to get The Briefing Room back on track.
Disagreements are nothing new...they are, in fact, encouraged, and further the debate.
But a lot of those pinged above are not worth a plug nickel. (interpreted as a "personal attack"?)
If The Briefing Room is to return to being a respectable and credible political forum...they need to go.
The administration here knows it.....I know it....and if you're honest...anybody reading this knows it too!
NOTE: Among the dozen or so more primal screams from members reactions, the most fascinating are those from members complaining they were
NOT on that 'ping' list.
Which if you think, objectively, about my POV, gives evidence to support my OPINION.
Chose an old friend, 'MusicLady', as the person to whom I'll respond...if nobody minds.
I could be speaking to each of you, one-on-one.
Yes. That's exactly what he's saying.
Funny thing is, I don't think a single person on that list wants to have him banned, just because he disagrees with us.
That's the fundamental difference between the Trump zealots and the rest of us who value freedom.
We don't want to silence dissent as they do. We don't think that our views should be the only ones permitted on this forum. We believe in free speech. We believe in the freedom of ideas and ideals.
I'm not sure how the chicken-egg thing works with the Trumpists. Did they not value freedom and thus were attracted to Trump, or did their attraction to Trump destroy their own values?
I don't think we'll ever know, but the thing we know for sure is that the Trump faithful want to shut the rest of us up.
I, for one, am PROUD to be on the list that values Conservatism and liberty. Being a target for this nasty group is sort of a red badge of courage for all of us.
The ones whom DC wants to banish from this forum are the ones I am honored to stand alongside.
First of all, ML....I've proven for fifteen months that I am willing to debate in a mature fashion, when it comes to Donald Trump.
There are several #nevertrumps here that I get along with, perfectly. That's because we've known one another for so long that a little jab thrown with a reply isn't taken literally. But, we all know that approaching an opponent in an honest debate/back and forth without insult will result in a calmer and more mature reply. You know full well, that my back and forth depends entirely on the tone it is presented.
What I think goes over too many heads here...collectively...in conversations among yourselves (when there are no Trump Supporters on the thread)...your side refers to Trump in a myriad of most disparaging ways: "Orange God", "Orange Julius", etc., and to his Supporters as brain dead zombies that should be shunned and shamed.
Or, we're described thusly, by Mr. Passive Aggressive,
@Norm Lenhart, in a recent thread, just moments ago.
"They hate everything America was built on. Conservatism, Principle and Christianity. they mock all three daily along with anyone standing up for them. They are far from unaware. It's intentional. It's what liberals do. No more, no less.
Finally...we have Exhibit B..... again, @Norm Lenhard where he tells you that All trump supporters here are...well, YOU read it.Quote from: musiclady on September 25, 2016, 06:58:30 PM
Would you mind editing out that third paragraph? I thought better of what I said.
(I'm trying to behave myself and not get these Trump guys any madder at me than they already are!)
Never, EVER concern yourself with what a bunch of sawed off little wannabees gets angry over. Your time is to valuable to waste it over people of no value. So...my saying a dozen...dozen and one-half of the NeverTrumps aren't worth a plug nickel (in terms of being salvageable...people you wouldn't mind sitting on a front porch conversing with)....and that's a "personal insult"....but saying we're all "sawed-off wannabes" and "people of no value"...isn't?
So, first let me say, I am not going to respond to anything more on this topic. My only intent here was to not give any of you the impression that I was walking away with my tail between my legs.
When I log on here and read page after page....post of post watching the same 18 keyboard warriors punching out insults after insults to people who have decided to support the Candidate of the GOP...some even claiming they're the new "Jew", after Trump takes the Oath....it's extremely unfair for the administration here to single out Trump supporters individually as they do.
We don't have the time or inclination to reply to everybody when they get nasty...but nobody should interpret that as acceptable and eventually, it will come to mind when a Trump supporter is posting.
So...don't give us any crap that because you cannot be singled out individually for typing "I hate Donald Trump", that...you don't hate him.
This isn't kindergarten.
Again, I apologize for taking us OT....but felt since the thread was reopened, I will respond...and leave it at that.