(12-15-2023, 07:02 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(12-14-2023, 11:56 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: There is only one person on this board who has said that they want a politician dead, Mikey. For the good of the people, of course.

It's interesting to think, though, where our political situation would go if Trump was not around.  The MAGA movement is based on one person.  What happens when there's no Trump?  After all, he is 78 and eats lots of fast foods, he's overweight, and is obviously subject to a lot of stress these days.  There are some signs of mental decline.  He will be dead pretty soon, from natural causes.  He might make it through a second term, or he might not.  What are you Trump fans going to do when he's no longer with us?  Because, after all, as some of you have stated many times, this is the ONLY PERSON who can fight for the causes you believe in.

Firstly, I am not a Trump fan. I do think he fights the establishment, and I do think that is what this country needs. Trump is a narcissist. He's inarticulate. He's petty and bullish. Those traits are what keeps him going, and I will take that if it means going after articulate, calculating, greedy narcissists who are slowly destroying American values and opportunities. 

Secondly, he's not the only person who can do it, but he's got the opportunity. 

Thirdly, your cause and effect is backwards. The MAGA movement is not based on Trump. It was already there. Trump just put his finger on the pulse of American frustration and is able to mobilize a base that is desperately hoping for someone to right the ship. You and Mikey are cool with the ship going down so long as the band keeps playing. Of course, you don't believe the ship is going down because the band is playing. Shame on Trump for interrupting the show. He's really ruining the whole "cruise." Kick him off.

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