(01-06-2021, 07:37 PM)jaglou53 Wrote:

(01-06-2021, 06:51 PM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: Trunp annoys me and does plenty wrong. It's the hypocrisy that bothers me the most.

I genuinely believe all politicians are the scum iof the earth but will always support whomever I feel has my best interested at heart.

I agree totally with you about your opinion of all politicians. Even if they enter politics with good intentions, they are eventually corrupted by the system. Democrats are no better than Republicans in this regard. And yes, you are correct about the hypocrisy (on both sides). 

Trump has done some good things while in office. It is very unfortunate for our country, however, that he is such a disturbed man. In my opinion, it will take our country a long time to recover from the damage he has done. This is why I am so angered by his actions. That being said, I appreciate your response and respect the right you have to your opinions.

They aren't necessarily the scum of the earth.  the qualities that make somebody a viable candidate for office are positive qualities. Charisma is a positive quality. Understanding the issues and articulating them clearly is a positive quality.  

But, campaigning corrupts. They go begging evil people for money and then they go saying dishonest evil things about their opponents. 

Then having power corrupts. 

They aren't necessarily scum when they go in, but the process tends to make them scum. Some scummier than others.

That's why we have elections.

That's why we expect everybody to honor both the procedure and the results of those elections.

To get the scummy people out and replace them with slightly less scummy people.

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This whole blame antifa narrative would be more compelling if,
(A) Trump hadn't literally called for a march on the capital right before there was literally a march on the capitol
(B) If any of these alleged "good guys" among the protesters that Trump sent out actually demonstrated good intentions. Did any of them police themselves and try to prevent the bad apples from going up against the barricades? You would see protester on protester action if there was any conflict of intention. And you didn't see that

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