(03-31-2024, 10:40 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote:

(03-29-2024, 11:25 PM)mikesez Wrote: He's not perfect, and he's not them, true.

He also threatens to take away your ability to participate in politics without violence, forever.  And if you can't participate non-violently, it doesn't matter anymore if you prefer the left or the right.

When did he put a gun to anyone's head or legislate violence? The problem with people like you and those who did stupid [BLEEP] that day, the blm flunkies, and everyone else like them is you look to someone to tell you what to do. You look to someone to tell you what to think, how to feel, etc., and never take responsibility or ownership for anything. You deflect and deny. This country is full of people like you on both sides of the aisle. 

The folks who think for themselves didn't go into the Capitol building, they just stood back and took in the scenery. Those same kind of folks don't fall into the trap of proud boys or black lives matter or any ideology. 

Not a damn person is going to tell me who to vote for, what shampoo to buy, or convince me the latest Beyonce album is her best work yet. I have my own mind and I make my own decisions. I vote based on policy, not on likeability. I buy shampoo that works for me and I couldn't care less about Beyonce.

What he did was lie about the election being stolen.  That was the most irresponsible thing any President has ever done.  

Many more Democrats than Republicans voted by mail, because Trump discouraged Republicans from doing it.  In some swing states, Pennsylvania for instance, those mail in ballots could not be counted until the polls closed.  So obviously, Biden was going to pick up a lot of votes the next day.  Everyone knew this.  Then when Biden pulled ahead in places like Pennsylvania, Trump stood in front of the cameras and said, "I was ahead.  Now I'm behind.  The election is being stolen."  But anyone with half a brain knew why Biden picked up all those votes after the polls closed.  Trump just made up that crap about the election being stolen. Then he invited his supporters to come to Washington for the "Stop The Steal" rally on January 6, and at that rally, he tells them to march on the Capitol.  He told them, falsely, that Mike Pence could stop the certification.  He's responsible for what happened.

---