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Good stuff. It is interesting that I support strong borders, but that could be misconstrued as nativism or nationalism or anti-globalism..... but having spent time in other nations I have a healthy respect for the abundance of bad people out there who want to come here and exploit. Controlling who comes here is not so much wrong, as simple self-preservation of the bastian of "good" left in this world. A return to proper border control addresses the immediate need....to stem the flow....but alone is not enough. More will be required. Trumps policies are absolutely fantastic, they helped the least among us the most. Simple, common sense and practical....they worked as you would expect to enhance the lives of almost all Americans. It was glorious. I can only hope for a return to that. A prosperous American can then benefit all people. The alternative to is feed the slow demise of the nation.

Projection. This is the main behavior of leftists. So when they announce or assail, that should be our "tell" to start looking into THEM around that very point. Liberals already know what is wrong, are already doing that thing, project it on to others as a distraction. We have seen this tactic repeatedly. The point to others as conspiratorial to denigrate them or their message, all the while they loudly trot out their own actual conspiracies.

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Now you know, I like to have my fun

I find that your standard position does not seem to support your position declaring to not be driven by party, but will take you at your word. Might I ask, which Trump policies do you find the most objectionable? I find the Republican approach, so far, to be superior to that which the Democrats employed. And for this I am grateful. But still wary, I still think they will drift into revenge here, and if they start to mirror Democrat actions that will be the tell.

I think that will depend. Sometimes it takes time to fix things, and there is some initial error and problems. For now we just need to wait and see what Musk comes up with. I am moderately amused that Musk is ruining "X" with his apparent embracing of "far right" but Disney is at the same time somehow NOT being hurt by leftist embracing..... one is almost left with the notion that Liberals are perhaps....sorta....hypocritical.....

Understood. While that flouts common wisdom, I can appreciate your point of view. I might suggest that later, with more time and experience, you might one day decide to reconsider your position.

This could be true, but the available information needs to be explored in full given the power of those involved and how their misuse of it could result in harm to our nation. I do not recall a wide spread objection to any investigations into Trump, and I am grateful for the zeal with which accountability has been applied to him. I want that same accountability extended to the rest of those in power. I really.....really....would encourage you to avoid being a party zealot, and instead consider ALL politicians the enemy until they prove otherwise. It should never be party over people, always people over party. Defending the powerful, as with Joe Biden, is never where we want to be.

So your position as to who can have a complaint, and when, is maleable? Can you understand how someone might now not respect your position?

He was an opponent to power, now Liberals have the power, therefore his mentality to challenge power would naturally be a threat to Liberals; who are among the most intolerant of people as well.

Conservative resolve, sure....but will it win over centrists and independants? I submit that this is where an election is won or lost. The last election saw these folks flip over to the Democrats. They were so weary of Trump and the media blitz around him, their hope was just peace and normalcy.... and the shock troops "Gestapo" of the Democrats made it clear that would never be allow with Trump. So they voted Democrat.....but Trump lives rent free in their heads, and as their policies fail and fail they continue to raise up Trump, so the drama never left..... So if you are a centrist/independant....and you are forced to live with Trump drama no matter who is in office, then why net let it BE TRUMP and at least get the benefit of a good economy, strong border and global peace?

It might be difficult to measure which side of this issue is more obsessed, but let's pretend for the moment that it actually IS the conservative side. Am I to now understand, that when some group objects loudly or emphatically to something that its obstinancy and bigotry? And should therefore be assailed as wrong?

Irony.

Well, the people they throw of the buildings probably struggle alot, so yeah...holding on to the tight is the only way to eventually murder them...

This is a commonly understood element of human nature, with age one gains more experience. We make mistakes, learn from them become more acquainted with the world and better understand it and our place in it. This is commonly referred to as "wisdom". When you are young you have knowledge, you know a tomatoe is a fruit, and hopefully as you age you better understand why it should not be included in a fruit salad. This is but an example of the important distinction between knowledge and wisdom. Also for consideration

The clearing of that intersection was mostly peaceful.

Your presumption that conspiracy does not exist is precious, but our history is one big conspiracy, as was history prior to the formation of this nation. I assure you....nothing happens by chance.

While Islam in general typically encompasses some really fine people, more than you might expect are rather hateful. We have to stop pretending that objecting to radical Islam is "Islamaphobia". Protecting bad ideas in this manner serves no one. Moreover, the tendency of Islam to subjugate women and torture gay people really needs to be dealt with, without the pretense that objecting to human rights violations is...."Islamaphobia".

Chinese Chef Stirs Furor With Egg Fried Rice Tutorial Maybe, people are just looking for any reason to be unhappy? Maybe its a natural human trait?

It's sorta funny, my daughter is an ICU nurse, recently accepted into anesthetist school, and when she announced being accepted I congratulated her....and she said to me. "Dad, you once told me that if you are going to be away from your family working for 8 to 10 hours a day, you might as well try to get paid as much as possible for it....so I am going to become more valuable and make my money..." I was like.....dayum.... She also told me she will never allow me to be in an "old persons home" because she has seen so many elderly patients being neglected come through the ICU.... when I asked her what she meant, she told me she was going to ensure I either lived with her or had a house on her property when I needed it. I had to excuse myself for a moment to collect myself after that....

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Agree with all of this. There is no doubt in my mind that I at least strived to be a better person, a better man, once I was first married and then later a father. Helping my children become successful, more so than I, has been a fullfilling experience. I always taught them that the difference between success and failure is actually pretty small, and the decisions you make matter more than anything else. The winners in this world were not just gifted that success, they had to go through a laundry list of failures....and they won because with every failure they got back up, dusted themselves off.....and got right back to it.....got knocked down again...and again...but kept pushing forward.... They bought into that, and now they enjoy great success in their lives.

Chicago mayor targets Lightfoot, 'right-wing extremism' for 'chaos' in Chicago So essentially....he offers no solutions, but wants to cry that people who point out the failures of leadership are racists..... sure..... why not, hasnt that been the "go to" for failed policy? There has not been a "right wing" (Republican) mayor in that city since the 1920's......but....its those meanie people on the right.... so then as with those who preceeded him, he too is a focking coward who blames others..... Even the immigrants want out of that sh!thole....

I might suggest that the cliamte is ever-changing.....and the reason humans are here today with out success has been our ability to adapt to the ever-changing environment. I think this notion that we can control climate is hubris. Could we be better stewards? Absolutely.....but there is little distinction to be found between our current crop of "end is neigh" and those of the past.

I am fine with that. Let them know, let them all know....we will not service you when you arrive....and fewer will come. You really need to better understand human nature, otherwise your ideas will harm the most challenged among us. Who do you think this siphoning of funds and services hurts? It is not the middle or upper classes.....its the lower economic strata.....and guess who is in that strata? The other groups the Democrats exploit for votes and pretend to care about..... This is my main problem with Liberalism....it is knowledge without wisdom.