Really?

I have been approached by a few people regarding my blog post on Donald Trump. In it, I give examples of how he has flip-flopped from leaning left, then racing to the right, and now sneaking back over towards the left again. My reasoning behind this was to point out what a phony he is by pretending to be ultra conservative when his record reflects otherwise.

I tried very hard while writing the piece not to become angry and start sniping at conservatives. The louder you yell an opposing opinion at someone the more they dig their heels in.  Besides, politics has now become a personal issue for people; criticize their party and you may as well have insulted their mother. Instead of respectfully listening to the other side, or even having a knock down drag out but emerge as friends because “it was only a discussion”, we approach each other like we are mortal enemies, that our very humanity is being questioned by the other person. It used to be that everyone, elected official or common citizen, wanted the same thing; the correct way to make our country a better place. The differences between the parties were in how problems were solved, a difference in priorities, but not this extreme hatred we have for each other right now. My grandfather was a conservative Republican who was also a lobbyist for a major power company yet he and JF Kennedy co-authored several bills together.  There is no way you will see that kind of cooperation in today’s political climate. The Republicans unashamedly said that they would go against the Democrats, even if it is something they too want. This is not governing; this is using the average Joe as a chess piece in their play for power.

The media grabbed this trend and ran with it, fueling flames and creating bad blood using nothing but tone and innuendo at first, and now out and out lies and, even when called on, gain more followers from it because the “out to get us” paranoia is rampant. All of this has created a toxic climate for this country. Friends and family are fighting each other over ideologies with the ferocity of gladiators. What is even  more disheartening  is that we all know of people who lost their relationship with a friend or even a family member  over  ideologies that in reality do not affect them at all. It’s almost as if we are in a civil war right now.

My point  is this; because I wrote a piece on Trump (who embodies everything I despise ) without becoming hysterical, without insulting him, without drinking my own liberal Kool-Aid that makes us as hateful as the conservatives, it  is assumed by some that I would vote for him even though my friends and family should know me well enough to know that would never happen.  I was being civil not only because that is the way of continued sanity, but if you want someone to listen to you and maybe consider assimilating new ideas, you do not yell, belittle or insult them. My intent for that post was to calmly state facts that would illustrate that this man is a phony who is playing to those that adore him. He saw an opening and filled it. He is crafty.

Apparently, if you are not with us(liberals) by being angry all the time over politics you are against us.

Apparently if I do not pop a vein  in anger over the opposition I am with the opposition.

Its looking more and more like civilized discussion is a dying art. I was simply trying to discredit Trump in rational way so no one could come back and call my a hysterical liberal but apparently by doing that I am getting my liberal card revoked.