@CatherineofAragon
Au contraire....its never heresy, not to anyone I've read at this site anyway. It can of course be stupidity...or blind pride...or moral narcissism...but never heresy.
Remember, Catherine, "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." You seem to "know" that Pro-trump people here consider you a heretic or a fool...but that just ain't so...we simply think you are deeply wrong in your assessment of the President and his value to the Conservative movement at this time.
Here's what I consider a truth. There are no more than a handful of ACTUAL NT's and AT's here...virtually all of us fall into the "Sometimes Trump" or "Mostly Trump" category. Those categories suggest solid critical thinking from both parties as its perfectly reasonable to view our President from EITHER of those perspectives. Its only the hardened "Always/Nevers" that have mush for brains...because they've either swallowed everything President Trump says whole OR they've entirely denied all of the positive policies, appointments and resistance to the Left that he has achieved.
Put simply, an Always/Never mindset is what makes the Left so dangerous to free thought and our Republic...its the hallmark of tyranny and intellectual vacuousness. Sometimes/Mostly, on the other hand, is the hallmark of reason.
So, while I think you are sometimes wrong about Trump, I believe that you are mostly a strong conservative and a rational thinker...and absolutely anything but a heretic.
@Mesaclone I sincerely appreciate that. Thank you. And I return the sentiment. But I disagree that disliking a politician is, if not heresy, stupidity, pride, or narcissism. It's simply the American way. To label it those things elevates the politician to an inappropriate level. I'm not at all comfortable with that.
I don't think most Trump supporters believe we're heretics, but there are some. My personal attitude toward Trump is a lot like Ben Shapiro's, but he's referred to as NT all the time. For a few, nothing short of absolute devotion is enough.
I agree with you about the extremism of the hardcore anti/pro Trump people. I'm on Twitter and I see it all the time. Rick Wilson, Jennifer Rubin, and Tom Nichols are proof that hatred of Trump can drive people as crazy as hardcore fanaticism.
My opinion of Trump is that he's the same guy he's always been. But he can sometimes get things done for the country, and that's great. Then again, sometimes it's the people around him keeping him out of his own way. Either way, it gets done and his presidency has been good so far.
What really rubs me the wrong way is the calls to get on board the train, to get behind him, come on, time to support him. It's an appeal based on what's left of yesterday's emotional high
Over and over, I've asked what that means--getting behind Trump--and never received an answer. On this forum, it's obvious---it means stop criticizing him. Only be positive. But there's no logical reason behind it, and it's not a healthy position to take.
It seems to me my position is reasonable. I'm not getting on any politician's train, but he's doing well. The hard sell, though, serves to do nothing but turn people off.
