Debate is meant to be a healthy discussion. Don't treat others as if what they think is incorrect. Maybe actually try considering what all these other people are sincerely trying to say instead of outright rejecting anything but your view. You don't have to be condescending to people with different views than you. You sound angry.
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Fair point - I was not the most eloquent with my disagreement! We certainly catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
It's also okay to be angry about something if we are able to manage it properly. A shouting match and name calling doesn't do well but adding some swears certainly doesn't mean it's a point that is lost. Quite the opposite, as some of the most intelligent people are adept at using vulgarity.
I certainly wasn't rejecting the view - it's nearly impossible to not know the playbook quite well. The media machine has been turned to 150% to try and convince people that Trump is a demon. This was just a reiteration of the media talking points sadly.
What I am trying to get folks to understand is we need to look past the childish “he called me a bad name!!!111 ☹️☹️☹️☹️“ crowd and get to the substance. What actions or policies do we have a problem with? What track record is an issue on actions taken? The superficial mean words thing is such a soft way to take the world. The world is a nasty ass place - if you can’t handle someone saying mean words about corrupt people then you are in for a rude awakening. The world is filled with manipulators pulling the emotional strings because they know how easy it is to control people with that.
I agree, it's okay to be angry (I imagined myself when I get similarly worked up in topics I feel strongly about). I will add though, that I still felt compelled to read all your comments! Simply because I still thought they were interesting and well worded.
I actually agree with a lot of it, too. I used to be subtly interested in politics before. I was even an election judge once. I didn't vote this year though. I don't think there is such thing as the lesser of two evils anymore. Both sides are evil. Or, at the very least, both running candidates along with their running mates. Can we blame them? (Yes.) More importantly can blame the last guy or the one before him and so on and so forth. What can anyone really do in 4 to 8 years to really help the United States of America at this point?
By the way, I have sort of been anxiously anticipating whether you were going to reply to my remark or not! Haha