So we're back to the MAGA tradition of shooting in the dark.

Where in that sign do you see the word "illegal"?

First of all, not ALL immigrants are "illegal". In fact, there is no such thing as an illegal immigrant. They are either documented or undocumented. If they are undocumented it means they crossed the border illegally which is WHY they didn't get documented... OR because they let their temporary documentation (work visas) expire. Either way, without valid documentation they can't actually get legitimate jobs, which means they aren't included in that big number you got there.

So you are following the MAGA tradition here of making bold accusations based on data you don't understand. Well done.

Did you even read my posting? The following excerpt is from the posting you responded to above. The quotes contained within are from an August 2015 op-ed in The American Spectator - not a stalwart of liberal thought - but instead, a revered American conservative publication since 1967.

...The first use of the term 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' may have been by Esther Goldberg in an August 2015 op-ed in The American Spectator; she applied the term to "Ruling Class Republicans" who were/are dismissive or contemptuous of Trump. Krauthammer, in an op-ed harshly criticizing Trump, commented that—in addition to general hysteria about Trump— "Trump Derangement Syndrome" was the "inability to distinguish between legitimate policy differences and ... signs of psychic pathology" in his behavior. The term has been described as something used by conservative groups whenever someone speaks out critically against Trump, regardless of political affiliation...

Unless I'm mistaken, August of 2015 was well before the campaign and election of 2016...thus, also well before Trump took the oath of office. Yet, according to your post, "TDS was already evident when the clamor for Trump's impeachment was echoed by the WAPO before he took the oath of office and the persecution has never stopped." However, the evidence of TDS came from respected conservative members of the GOP.

One can reasonably assume "fair and balanced" information means something different to you - right alongside 'alternative facts'. Sorry, Mike, but your TDS glows like a neon sign.

Oh I read it alright, but it's glaringly obvious that TDS "evolved" and is now more common in Leftists jargon than when Esther Goldberg penned her op-ed in The American Spectator. She applied the term to "Ruling Class Republicans" who were dismissive or contemptuous of Trump. We call them RINO's today, folks like Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger and others now rejected by the rank and file. TDS today is solidly enshrined, displayed and promoted by your DNC State Controlled Marxist Media Propaganda Bureau's and I'd be delighted to find a single Leftist who is immune to their sinister influence.

Why do you people do that? All these false accusations and baseless assumptions about people just because you don't like their view. Mattoid has not actually stated that he supports the killing of Trump. Not once. I wrote a program to scan ALL the pages of a topic in about 6 seconds and I use it to scan for things people say and not ONE person stated they want to see Trump killed.

You're original post implies that Trump's critics want him killed. It would appear that is all your own fantasy. Is this your attempt to demonize them or maybe a feeble attempt to make Trump out to be some great threat to our culture?

Let me help you out here, Lily... None of us are all that worried about Trump. Trump is a moron. What we are worried about is the rise in bigotry and ignorance that Trump is tapping into because it leaves us open to future politicians that might actually be smart enough to leverage that and turn our country into the kind of fascist tyranny that no one really wants.

So if you can drop your idolization of Trump for just one moment you MIGHT give yourself a chance to put credit where credit is due. Trump doesn't scare us. YOU people do. Because if there is one lesson that Trump has taught us, it's that if Adolph Hitler ran for president in 2024, you would very likely vote for him.

Prolonged time on this forum has confirmed a quote attributed to Mark Twain. I would guess others concur..."The rule is perfect: In matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane."

Many posters are Randle Patrick McMurphy-type characters escaping their everyday routines. And like him, once entering the OPP asylum, it is difficult to leave the madness as it becomes addictive. Each is drawn in by the insanity of those who would disagree with his/her perfectly defined views of life, and can't understand why they don't possess the clarity he/she does in knowing the truth of all matters. If only all others could see the world as clearly as each OPP-er does, the world would be a better place.

Due to this prevailing attitude, diversity in opinion is too often lambasted. As a result, the OPP forum often resembles a cuckoo's nest. Nurse Ratched, where are you