working class stiff wrote:
Hello again Mr. Bunker. Hope you are well in your neck of the plains.
However you may feel about Straightup's post, I think it is a mistake for Trump supporters to underestimate the thinking behind his post.
As you know, on OPP millions of liberals and Democrats suffer blanket insults multiple times on a daily basis. We are told to deal with it and stop whining.
The point is that this administration (and it's supporters) is making a critical error in ignoring, if not actively alienating, the half of the nation that did not vote for the President. We don't go away.
It's not just the blue states that are ignoring or working against the administration. It's also just regular people where ever you find them. For example, here in NC the notorious 'bathroom bill' (HB2) is on the books but is not enforced in any fashion. There's no one looking at who is going into which bathroom.
While it is true that millions of working class folks may have voted for Trump as a change agent from politics as usual, it may not be true that they will accept anything that the President does. I know that polls are not the final word, however, they may be telling the administration that this is not what they voted for. They ignore that at their own risk.
That's why we vote.
Hello again Mr. Bunker. Hope you are well in you... (
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Mornin WCS.
Everything is as usual here. I'm a little concerned for those in your neck of the woods what with that Flo gal, and all. Yall doing OK?
And yes, there are blanket insults all around that do nothing but devide, and create animosity. I'm no doubt guilty of it myself, even though I try to address individuals instead of groups.
The bathroom issue, like many, many other things now is something created by a very small, but loud part of the population, and used as a bludgeon against any who disagree. There is a very simple solution, but the leftist bullies have made an issue out of it. My opinion.
In my simple little mind, I'm looking at what's going on in this country like a marriage with a lot more women than men.
The woman comes to the man with a problem, and he offers a solution to the problem. Well, then the woman counters with a million problems to said offered solution. Both disagree, get mad, and walk away while the problem remains, and/or grows worse because a solution can't be agreed upon.
Neither is always right, and neither is always wrong.
And here's the rub.
In our political climate, neither will admit to being wrong.
There's no shame in being wrong. We're humans. Hell, it even happened to me once. Yesterday. It was a pretty good day for me!
Today is a new one though!
I hope you all are ok over there!!