When Anger Trumps All

American Thinker ^ | 2 Feb 16 | Daren Jonescu

[tacticalogic]

The article doesn’t say Trump created the anger.

No, it says he "cultivated" it. I think more appropriate term might be "harvested".

[central_va]

He exacerbated it

No he didn't, he just gave it an outlet. Like the author of this screed piece you're misreading the situation. Do that at your own peril.

[zeugma]

I long for the humor, joviality, and the swapping of ideas.That is no longer the case.

You'll have to wait for a while.

It always gets pretty rowdy here during the primaries, but it does seem to be a little harsher this year.

I've found the venom directed at Cruz and his supporters to be especially strange, because Cruz is everything free republic is about as far as his conservatism goes. Yeah, he has some problems, but all candidates do. He's closer to what I'd consider the 'ideal' conservative candidate than I've seen that has a legitimate cahnce to win, at at least IMO.

My bottom line: support your candidate. Don't trash other conservatives. Don't trash other folks merely because of who they support.

[nathanbedford]

I cannot recall a single instance.

I have long pondered the thought processes of those in a cult and, of course, appeals to the intellect are useless because the victim is in a psychic cage. I have applied this to liberals, those who wage a jihad, the bloods and the Crips, people in the 1970s who went through EST, but I am reluctant to indict in general those who support Donald Trump.

But that is not to deny that there are fanatics who post daily in support of Donald Trump in this forum who, it seems to me, are observable detached from reason. I do not contend that all Cruz supporters are pillars of reason and restraint (myself not excluded) but there is really no comparison because of the degree of fanaticism which seems to grip many Trump supporters.

[Aquamarine]

I try not to post to the Trump supporters. When they comment to my posts they want to tell me that I can’t comprehend what Trump is saying or that they can’t comprehend what I’m saying always with an insult or two thrown in. That’s a liberal ploy.

[Aquamarine]

You can’t have reasoned discourse with them. If you make a good point they start the personal attacks just like a liberal.

[the_doc]

bttt

[Albion Wilde]

The people who aren’t angry are the ones either creating the problems, or running from them. Our nation is in crisis. Must we collapse before the entitlement generation wakes up?

[elhombrelibre]

If you read the article, I believe you’ll see that the author is not implying that there is not anything to be angry about.

[ru4liberty]

I asked you what you thought of the article. Your answer is a non sequitur. Did you read it? What do you agree/disagree with? Please be specific.

[ru4liberty]

What did you think of the article?

[combat_boots]

Cultivated?

How about HARVESTED? More appropriate.

#coldanger

I have said for years now that 0bama didn’t want to be the President. He wanted(s) to be the last one.

We are the ‘dead man of the World’ as Ottoman Turkey was the ‘dead man of Europe.’ The BDIY index will likely go under 300 soon, when it hasn’t ever gone under 400 until a little while ago, in January; the dry ships in the shipping lanes are DRY. World trade appears to have collapsed.

Gold is rising now. We’re in the unenviable position of losing our footing over a clife, a la Wile E. Coyote, of Roadrunner fame. We know things are iffy, even though appearing normal. TPTB are shoveling instability all over the West with their rapefugees; TPTB apparently want WWIII to use all those billions of bullets they’ve bought up on us.

TPTB think they’re immune. They’re not.

[combat_boots]

8SB cliff

[ru4liberty]

I wonder if any of the more vitriolic posters ever change their positions based on reasoned discourse. If so, it would sure be refreshing to read a post about the conversion.

If you ever run across one, please ping me. I wouldn't want to miss that.

I had a family member with whom I could engage in reasoned discourse. I really miss those discussions.

[Albion Wilde]

Because you believe a thing does not make it so.

[BlueDragon]

I think more appropriate term might be "harvested".

Good observation. The same agreed to (apparently found on their own, or so I assume) by combat_boots, in comment #72 this thread.

elhombrelibre, at comment #69;

If you read the article, I believe you'll see that the author is not implying that there is not anything to be angry about.

Regardless of which candidate is being supported by whom, would that comment find the widest agreement around here, or what?

What has happened to us? We see our nation going to the dogs, that's what's happened. It's not been slowing down much, either, or so it seems when one's nose is stuck in daily news cycle...

It's enough to drive a sane man to drinking. Not that I advise that as a cure. Drink oneself under the table, wake up the next day -- same problems, all over again, now with even more headache, and added grief.

At the risk of making even more people hate me (that may not previous), at #46, libbylu;

Blind faith in one with no logical reason for it, the defense of all indefensible and the joy at attacking any do not agree.

Can't Find My Way Home
from the album Blind Faith
(same name as the band)
Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton,
Ginger Baker. Rich Grech, 1969

God help us

[ru4liberty]

What did you think of the article?

[ru4liberty]

What did you think of the article?

[Louis Foxwell]

The article was a hit piece, plain and simple.

[ru4liberty]

Since it’s not “plain and simple” to everyone, please tell us which part(s) you take issue with. Why? How is the author wrong? Please be specific so readers can get an idea of where you’re coming from.