greyfader
Well-known member
@trichrider my dear trichy, you are a classic example of a cult follower. MAGA is a cult, Trump is a cult leader. and all of his followers are the cult sheeple.
again, to help de-program the MAGA cult victims i offer another definition to help you clarify your thinking and save yourselves;
Cult is a term, in most contexts pejorative, for a relatively small group which is typically led by a charismatic and self-appointed leader, who tightly controls its members, requiring unwavering devotion to a set of beliefs and practices which are considered deviant (outside the norms of society).[1] This term is also used for a new religious movement or other social group which is defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals,[2] or its common interest in a particular person, object, or goal.
ring a bell?
as far as me being a leftist, MAGA cultist see everyone to the left of their unsustainable position to be anti-right.
i am a conservative if viewed from the normal perspective of examining one's beliefs from a constitutional standpoint. i strongly believe in the First Amendment's guarantee of Freedom of Speech, and the Second Amendment. i take it literally and i come from a gun-toting family, i was given a 20 gauge shotgun for my 7th birthday by my grandfather, dad, and uncles. when i was 13 i rode my bicycle downtown in a small southern town and bought a Ruger Bearcat revolver at the Western Auto store with my own money i saved from lawn mowing. no parents, or ID required. i have owned several small gun collections and i don't leave the house without one these days with all the craziness going on. at the age of 14 i was a dues-paying member of the NRA until i needed the money to pay for dates when i got interested in girls. It wasn't a difficult decision. let's see, support the NRA or possibly get laid.
i am against mass immigration but not because i hate anyone. i don't think our country can economically support the influx of 2 million poor people every year. you keep trying to blame the Democrats for what is going on at the border right now but they are just following the laws that were put in place by both parties many years ago. the US Border Patrol is apprehending more people crossing illegally than during any other administration in history. they are desperately trying to do their jobs under very difficult conditions.
the real solution to the border problem is not at the border. it's in the congress of the US. they need to re-write the immigration asylum laws. the current law allows people to present themselves at the border and ask for asylum. this is no longer a viable option. if they were to require all asylum seekers to apply at the US embassies in their home countries and wait there for the decision we wouldn't have this mess at the border.
it would cost some money to implement because they would have to expand facilities and hire specialists just to deal with the applications. but that would still be far cheaper than having to process millions of people at the border.
so, i want better immigration laws and no illegal immigration. is that the stance of a leftist?
and let me tell you what else i'm conservative about. Treason, Traitors, and those who violate their Oath of Office by supporting insurrection. i strongly support the 14th Amendment.
i support our military and honor the ones who gave their lives for their country. i do not call dead soldiers or captured soldiers losers like you know who. i support the combat wounded by charitable donations. i'm sure you do too, right?
when i lived in Oregon i took in a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who was homeless and suffering from PTSD. i helped him get a job, find a place to live, and outright bought him a truck to get back and forth to work. i fed him and housed him at my own expense until he got stabilized.
i voted for Reagan, Bush the elder, and Bush the junior the first time.
i am also a fiscal conservative. i believe in accountability and reducing the debt. trump raised the national debt by 7.8 Trillion during his term in office. far more than any other president in history. this after a campaign promise to reduce the national debt.
www.propublica.org
from this paper.
The National Debt Increased Under Trump Despite His Promise to Reduce It
Daily total national debt from 2009 to the end of his term.
i detest Communism and equally detest Autocratic Dictatorships. i don't want extremists of any stripe in control.
am i still a leftist? no, i'm a moderate conservative who you want to paint as leftist because i can't stand a liar, cheat, thief, pervert, and insurrectionist. because i'm not in the cult of the mindless.
i don't "like" Biden or the Democratic Party, but i will vote for them to help save our country from a madman.
again, to help de-program the MAGA cult victims i offer another definition to help you clarify your thinking and save yourselves;
Cult is a term, in most contexts pejorative, for a relatively small group which is typically led by a charismatic and self-appointed leader, who tightly controls its members, requiring unwavering devotion to a set of beliefs and practices which are considered deviant (outside the norms of society).[1] This term is also used for a new religious movement or other social group which is defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals,[2] or its common interest in a particular person, object, or goal.
ring a bell?
as far as me being a leftist, MAGA cultist see everyone to the left of their unsustainable position to be anti-right.
i am a conservative if viewed from the normal perspective of examining one's beliefs from a constitutional standpoint. i strongly believe in the First Amendment's guarantee of Freedom of Speech, and the Second Amendment. i take it literally and i come from a gun-toting family, i was given a 20 gauge shotgun for my 7th birthday by my grandfather, dad, and uncles. when i was 13 i rode my bicycle downtown in a small southern town and bought a Ruger Bearcat revolver at the Western Auto store with my own money i saved from lawn mowing. no parents, or ID required. i have owned several small gun collections and i don't leave the house without one these days with all the craziness going on. at the age of 14 i was a dues-paying member of the NRA until i needed the money to pay for dates when i got interested in girls. It wasn't a difficult decision. let's see, support the NRA or possibly get laid.
i am against mass immigration but not because i hate anyone. i don't think our country can economically support the influx of 2 million poor people every year. you keep trying to blame the Democrats for what is going on at the border right now but they are just following the laws that were put in place by both parties many years ago. the US Border Patrol is apprehending more people crossing illegally than during any other administration in history. they are desperately trying to do their jobs under very difficult conditions.
the real solution to the border problem is not at the border. it's in the congress of the US. they need to re-write the immigration asylum laws. the current law allows people to present themselves at the border and ask for asylum. this is no longer a viable option. if they were to require all asylum seekers to apply at the US embassies in their home countries and wait there for the decision we wouldn't have this mess at the border.
it would cost some money to implement because they would have to expand facilities and hire specialists just to deal with the applications. but that would still be far cheaper than having to process millions of people at the border.
so, i want better immigration laws and no illegal immigration. is that the stance of a leftist?
and let me tell you what else i'm conservative about. Treason, Traitors, and those who violate their Oath of Office by supporting insurrection. i strongly support the 14th Amendment.
i support our military and honor the ones who gave their lives for their country. i do not call dead soldiers or captured soldiers losers like you know who. i support the combat wounded by charitable donations. i'm sure you do too, right?
when i lived in Oregon i took in a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who was homeless and suffering from PTSD. i helped him get a job, find a place to live, and outright bought him a truck to get back and forth to work. i fed him and housed him at my own expense until he got stabilized.
i voted for Reagan, Bush the elder, and Bush the junior the first time.
i am also a fiscal conservative. i believe in accountability and reducing the debt. trump raised the national debt by 7.8 Trillion during his term in office. far more than any other president in history. this after a campaign promise to reduce the national debt.
Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years
The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president.
www.propublica.org
from this paper.
The National Debt Increased Under Trump Despite His Promise to Reduce It
Daily total national debt from 2009 to the end of his term.
i detest Communism and equally detest Autocratic Dictatorships. i don't want extremists of any stripe in control.
am i still a leftist? no, i'm a moderate conservative who you want to paint as leftist because i can't stand a liar, cheat, thief, pervert, and insurrectionist. because i'm not in the cult of the mindless.
i don't "like" Biden or the Democratic Party, but i will vote for them to help save our country from a madman.
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if one refuses to vote for the lesser of two evils (because it IS evil), are you not, in effect, supporting the worse option ? 
