I have no doubt that Mayor Pete is openly gay - I believe he has admitted that in public. I do not support him either. Sanders is a socialist. But I don't necessarily agree that "all things socialist" are bad things either. I am a firm believer in Christs' Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Having been an orphan, ward of the court, and a foster child passed around through the system for years I guess helped to mold in me the concept that "we may be born alone and we may die alone, but we do not live alone" -so, when I consider that fact I am compelled to bind it with the Golden Rule.

I personally don't see what's so "wrong" with helping others, and I do not see that desire as a 'greater evil.' On the contrary, I believe it is those who would defy God and the good sense of the teachings of Christ who are committing the greater evil. dtucker: when I stand before God on judgment day, I am confident that my belief in helping others (found in the 2nd chapter of Acts) will be rewarded. I don't think those who consider "self above all else" will get the prize.

Christ often said, "He who would be greatest among you must first be as a s***e (<least of all) or servant to all." For those who believe that only the strong should survive, I would hasten to remind them that as strong as they may be -they cannot control the very air necessary to breathe, nor do they know where the wind comes from or where its going. So then; none of us, no not one, is able to add a day to their lives through the doing of evil -and it is pleasing to God when we "think more highly of others than we do of ourselves."

You are correct insofar as the golden rule is supposed to govern our personal conduct with others and not how the government is organized. Socialism is a system of government that controls the means of production and infringes on our individual God-given rights. That's not to say that there are things that don't need to be regulated. Indeed, some regulation is needed to prevent abuses and to ensure free entry and fair play in all aspects of our dealings with others. Courts are necessary to ensure fairness and protect the property rights of the individual.

We don't take what Trump says seriously enough to actually believe all that he says and that he actually believes it himself. He is a performer. He knows it causes the proggies heads to explode. It is all part of the show and the Art of War. Judge by what he accomplishes, not what he says. We've been over this before. You don't have to agree with nor accept it. But you seem to keep misunderstanding this point. You might ask yourself if you are taking it all too seriously? Tomorrow will still come, and the sun will still come up. Come November we have a chance to make our choice. Until then, the world will still continue, with all its imperfections.

What you don't seem to understand is that there are those of us who do not agree with you and believe our opinion is just as important to us as you think your's is to you. I think President Obama was the worst and most damaging President to the U.S. in my lifetime. He promoted race hatred more than Trump ever has. He disliked the U.S. as Founded. I'm sure you disagree and I could care less. I don't like Trump. Never have, but I agree with his policies (most). I see what your side is openly promoting and I consider much of it not only damaging to the U.S. but to the Individual. In other words, a polite, PC Bernie Sanders would cause much more damage to the U.S. than a crass, bloviating, ass, Trump.