“I’m a typical Trump supporter who had Cruz”
I really don’t care who you vote for. That is your business. I will NEVER vote for Trump under any circumstance.
“Now, you can choose to be a Cruz supporter”
As you stated, that cuts both ways. Trumpies are the only ones that I’ve seen get vile with the personal attacks on individual FReepers and the only ones that are demanding that we either support Trump or stop posting (I can show you the posts). I’ve even had one personally attack my wife for no reason other than to be rude and hateful (Puny...the guy you started defending originally). Even your first, unsolicited post to me was a direct personal attack on me and had NOTHING to do with political issues at hand.
Cruz supporters have every right to criticize and vet Trump’s policies and history, especially since Trumpies won’t do it. I prefer to debate on those policies and issues and I’m tired of the childish insults and name calling, which from what I’ve seen, is usually started by a Trumpie as soon as anyone dare criticizes Trump.
I have yet to see a Cruz supporter start the personal insults, but maybe I’ve just been on the wrong threads. If you want to support Trump then just OWN his faults rather personally attack people for criticizing Trump for those faults.
I've never seen any Trumpkin DEMAND that anyone support Trump. The threads are being carpet-bombed by "Cruzers" [NOT Cruz supporters] who post the same thing, over and over and over.
I believe that some of it is organized.
I prefer to debate on those policies and issues...
There is NO debate in here any longer. I think the Trump supporters have got the point of the Cruz supporters about Trump's flaws- but the "Cruzers" continue on a screaming rampage to shout everybody down.
No one is LEARNING anything. And I think some people LIKE IT that way.
Are you getting my drift?
Now, JR called for calm the other day. I got on the forum the next day, and the usual "Cruzer" screamers were doing the same old thing. And they were also trashing Sarah Palin.
Now, I notice that while you were disappointed with Palin's endorsement of Trump, you had enough class not to trash her. Your wife probably taught you well how to respect women. :)
There were "others" who were not so classy.
BTW - I saw your exchange with the poster you mentioned. I'll have to examine it more closely, but I know the one. You might be right - there's "loose cannonage" there.
In closing on these particular thoughts, I think that reasonable people on both sides need to restrain some of their OWN - by mentioning, perhaps, that a particular poster has posted that same thought for the 60th time, and it's not helpful.
Allow me to give you an example of the type of restraint I'm talking about:
VANITY - Attended the Ted Cruz 'Meet and Greet" - Lindy's Diner, Keene, NH (Jan18, 2016)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3385361/posts
Note my posts at #7, #11, #12, #31, #32, #35, #39, #43 and #44.
BTW - that thread in the last post to you was on MONDAY - before JR called for calm.
And when I was a Cruz supporter (after Trump, of course)...