Posted on 05/01/2016 4:50:43 PM PDT by Calpublican
As a 5th generation Republican and Lifelong Conservative the political events of recent years have been frustrating. None are more frustrating than this election cycle.
We prayed and hoped for a real Conservative to counter the leftward pull of Obama. We wanted someone to pull the country to the right so we could possibly be, at least, center America, where we typically like to land in national politics.
We have had several Conservative candidates this cycle, but many who have called themselves "Conservative" have coalesced behind a man who is the farthest thing from Conservative as is imaginable and why? Because of FEAR.
Fear of the other, fear of violence, fear of immigrants. These are valid fears, but when fear turns to hate judgement is clouded. That is what has happened. Instead of standing by principles, "Conservatives" have been drawn to hateful rhetoric. Even after Trump has disavowed his own rhetoric to the NYT& others, the seed has been planted. If one wonders how despots rise to power, this is how. Exactly.
Trump's positions are all Liberal/Leftwing, some experts speculate Neo- Proto- or Ur-Fascist as well . He did not magically become Conservative and he has given ample evidence of this---repeatedly. But the fearful will not or cannot hear it.
If Trump is the nominee which Liberal will I choose? I choose Hillary and will, for the first time in my life, vote for a Democrat for president. Why? Because if Trump wins, pretending to be Conservative, he will destroy Conservatism for 20 yrs. He is not pulling down-ticket Conservatives so his administration would be Liberal to the max.
It is a difficult choice but I am absolutely convinced it is the correct choice. If I have to vote Liberal, I vote strategically Liberal.
I just love how 25 years of NeoConservatism, is “conservative”.
A group of democrats who had a warhawk mentality and managed to convince Republican’s to go along with them, somehow own’s what conservatism is.
Meanwhile Paleo-Conservatives like Pat Buchanan and Jeff Sessions are apparently liberal/left-wing to you.
You lost. Globalism was your downfall. America hasn’t been put First in a long time. That time is coming to a close.
I nominate the sentence above for "Most Hysterical Sentence of the Year".
Vote Trump
ROFL! If I had a nickel for every pathetic closet Democrat who claimed to be a Republican that was going to vote for Shrillary on here I'd be a millionaire by now.
Don't let the door hit ya' where the good Lord split ya! Democrat shill!!!!!
but I just got here!
He is about as far from a fascist as you can get. Please show me where he wants government to scatter to the corporations.
I agree that he is not a conservative. But the conservative we have is a creep.
People want to win. That is why they like trump.
I think they will be surprised at what doesn’t get done.
But writing an opus over it? That’s just silly. Not because we will miss you, because we won’t. But it’s an Internet forum...no one cares.
Did you vote for Bush 1 and 2? Were they conservative? I have no idea if Trump is conservative... I know Hillary is not. Worse, she’s a bought and paid for globalist. That said, all along I decided whatever happened, I was first voting NeverHillary. Are you watching what is happening in Europe? Hillary will bring those issues here... she will make every Illegal Migrant a citizen. So your argument goes out the window... the left will have created an immense voting block with more to come.
Libbylu had nine lives.
Your poor horse. To think you have your head up its ass. It makes me sad. Poor horse. Did you at least use lube before plunging in?
Hiliary... then don't let the door hit you in the azz
Your convictions are skewed.
“As opuses go, this one was pretty bad.”
Yes it is. As weak and forced as one of oily Felito’s smiles.
Anyone that votes for Hillary Clinton does NOT love the United States of America. Period.
Yeah, an America - loving way.
LOL !!
Well played.
‘xactly what I was gonna post
lol
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