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Originally Posted by zeek
No need to play the Nazi card. Mr. Ohio is more than a Trump sympathizer. He has shown himself to be quite fanatical in his support for virtually everything Trump says and does in many go-rounds with you where I found your arguments to be reasonable but to no avail. So I'm hit with the fact that in spite of all that you don't understand my reaction.
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Because I do not understand the use of "Trump sympathizer" in juxtaposition with Nazi sympathizer.
Trump is the president, elected based on our system of free and fair elections.
He is rude, but no ruder than LBJ or Nixon were in private, so he is simply far more transparent than previous presidents. He is morally compromised, but no more so than JFK or Clinton or FDR, the only difference is that his sins are plastered all over the TV far more than FDR's or JFK's were.
He is under investigation, but so was Clinton (Whitewater), so was Nixon (Watergate), so was Reagan (Iran Contra), so how does that make him any different from previous presidents?
He may have offensive positions, for example climate denial. But all the other presidents except for Carter were nothing more than lip service. Kyoto was not a cure, simply a bandaid to provide a fig leaf. The only president who was actually serious about cutting our dependence on Middle Eastern oil was Carter and they hit him with a phony oil embargo engineered by US oil men resulting in him being booted from office. Trump is simply being honest about the US not doing anything about climate change but doing the bidding of big oil.
So what is the reason for the incredibly insulting attacks on Trump? Because a few white supremacists support him? They are US citizens, just as much as the most militant Black lives matter supporters are too. There are nasty, outrageous, racist jerks that supported Obama. For example the pastor of his church. I didn't hold Obama responsible for some of his worst supporters. If 50 million people vote for someone then it only stands to reason that some of those people will be offensive jerks.
The Bible says to pray for the president. I prayed for Obama, I pray for Trump. There is no Biblical basis or wisdom in likening Trump to a nazi just as there isn't any wisdom in likening Obama to the muslim terrorists.
On the other hand there are things to appreciate about him.
1. What campaign promise did he make that he didn't keep?
(can't say that about any previous president).
2. His picks for Supreme court have been highly qualified and respected irrespective of your political beliefs or the nasty trial they were put through.
(again, not true of some of our previous Supreme court nominees, some of whom were simply political appointees without any real qualifications as a judge).
3. First president we have had with a backbone to go after China, unlike all the other wimps who talked a lot and did nothing.
4. Hasn't got us into a war.
5. Economy is good.
6. His sending the military to the border is simply logistical support for a thousand+ refugees. No guns, no tanks, no basis for the absurd vitriolic attacks from some "reputable" media outlets. Simply doing things in good order.