Vanity: The State of Dis-Union

2/3/2016 | Kush

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

I agree with everything you say. However, I would like to add the following:

The pent up anger that has been festering since 2008 and is now rearing its ugly head, is yet another factor as to why FR has become a place for “I-can-urinate-further-than-you” attacks not only against candidates but against fellow FReepers.

I do know that it is definitely sad and not representative of FR over the years.

[Irenic]

He will make a great president.

Yes, I really believe he will. I'm rather excited at the prospect.

[mrsloungitude]

Thank you for this post. You stated it all very clearly and I agree with all that you said. I sincerely hope it changes some behaviors.

[caww]

I think everyone listened and were amused when Trump first spoke up.....but then it didn't stop...it grew and got nastier...even when some Freepers spoke up he was off base and going down the wrong road...others ignored what was happening here.....but I saw it and so did others.

It's been bad enough with Obama....but now with Trump also it just seems all wrong. It's been expressed as upside down...and off center.....and a host of other things....so whatever it is I'm convinced it's not good....

I don't think Trump has a break....his lose the other night was devastating for him and perfectly to standard he came back swinging....there's a reason it's said he's a poster boy for narcissism....but I will add mostly unrestrained as well.

[Kush]

I do know that it is definitely sad and not representative of FR over the years.

You are absolutely correct. Hopefully we can keep the car from going fully into the ditch. I have a feeling we will be needing the old freerepublic very soon. Let's hope we haven't blown the motor by then. (metaphor much?)

Kush

[Chesterbelloc]

Good post. Completely agree with you. Much worse than the 2012 primary.

[ExpatGator]

Bravo Zulu on a cogent post.

[caww]

John McCain started that “Unlikability of Cruz” his first few months in the Senate when they all discovered Cruz wasn't going to sit still his first year as most did,... nor was he going to play along to get along. And he didin't... .....then they all started using it who opposed Cruz...Pelosi and Reid and the rest of them. Then it's been a sound bite for the news....

So when you say it's out of proportion....it's just one of the many things the Demorats knew if they repeated it enough times it would be believed...they were outing Cruz pretty much from day one.....and here we are.

[caww]

....”Hopefully we can keep the car from going fully into the ditch. I have a feeling we will be needing the old freerepublic very soon. Let’s hope we haven’t blown the motor by then. (metaphor much?)

Kush

Yes indeed.....how nice it’s been to post here tonight....without the bashing of any kind.....what a relief!

[P-Marlowe]

Rubio may *surprise* us, but I don't think he has a chance in the general.

I disagree. I think the way this thing is shaking out, Rubio is the only one who has a chance in the general.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“So when you say it’s out of proportion....it’s just one of the many things the Demorats knew if they repeated it enough times it would be believed...they were outing Cruz pretty much from day one.....and here we are.”

That is what makes me laugh.

If he is so unlikable, how in the world did he get elected?

[Paradox]

Its gotten real krazy Kush, and I have been here NEARLY as long as you have been :)

I think what I find so disheartening, is that so much of the infighting here has been so... juvenile, so snarky, intellectually dishonest, and quite frankly, pathetic. I always thought that was the Way of the Liberal, but it seems to infect both sides. I find myself searching for that which really separates the Left from the Right, I wanted to think there was a real qualitative difference, but I am thinking perhaps there is not.

The only thing I am left with, is Principles. I'll run with that...

[Allen In Texas Hill Country]

Thought I’d add another AGREE and bring the class of ‘98 back to Jan. FR is an incredible resource that I’ve added to and used. Hope the crap passes and we can get back to useful communication.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Great post. We’ve got to stop tearing each other apart.

[Delta 21]

[kiryandil]

Yep. Freerepublic has become something of a trash heap of comments since Trump showed up on the scene. People can see that is is this opportunistic blowhard that is creating massive disunity. The timeline is indisputable. Cruz was a hero on this site before then. Now we're polarized. Hillary herself couldn't have planned a better unwinding than what Trump has wrought.

Kush wrote:

Is Cruz your guy **snip**? Great, tell me how someone so disliked by the hierarchy of his own party can make his presidency work.

Your post is Kush's entire point, bolobaby.

Try re-reading the original post. You might learn something. :)

[kiryandil]

Since it is against my religion to vote for Satan, who do I vote FOR?

Cthulhu

Thanks for introducing me to Charles Spurgeon...

[The Westerner]

Kush,
I agree. Been here longer than my screen name says. And remember the stimulating and often raucous discussions on FR. Back then, there were few moderators and a wide variety of political points of view. Some threads were juvenile or off the wall. But many were intellectual. I wish no one would be banned for an opinion, but that's not the policy on the Board anymore, which over time stifles debate. I'm not sure that this election will matter because the principles our country was founded upon are not understood by the populous. Our country is a welfare state on the verge of fascist dictatorship. Is there a politician alive today who is able to say why that's true let alone what must be done to return to a Constitutional Republic? Does anyone say Constitutional Republic or do they say Democracy? Anyway, thanks for trying to elevate the political discourse on these threads.
T.W.

[kiryandil]

I don't know why I came back today but I do think a little sanity may be creeping back onto the site.

No, it's worse today.

[P-Marlowe]

Which candidate is Cthulhu?

Or do I need to write him in?

_{You're welcome. Spurgeon is a jewel!}