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I’ve got drawn in again, Deerey .. I should go to bed.
First .. there’s much that can be truthfully said to be negative about Trump’s character and presentation. No dispute from me. Having said that I actually don’t agree with you regarding his intelligence.
In terms of my comment at the time of the last election it was definitely a comment regarding a stark directional choice the US electorate was facing. Yes … the abortion issue would be one that would influence me greatly for the reasons outlined above… as well as other policy issues which concerned me from the Democratic Party. They may be wrong .. but I think the millions who have tasted this new direction and who reject it in the upcoming midterms will bear testimony that many have come to share my concerns.
If I had my way I would probably hope for Trump to endorse one of the several very able potential candidates for the 2024 election and not run again. Let’s see.
The problems facing the US are manifold. However, I do laugh at the idea of other able candidates. The Republicans have lost all connection with democratic norms, as their yapping about vote rigging and attempts to excuse or even support the Jan 6th insurrection supports. There may be many people won over by them, but that’s the concerning thing about a radicalised population, who drive a large chunk of this.
And, no, I don’t care about hurting their feelings if they don’t like the bluntness of this. We care too much about being ‘reasonable’ about people who believe in Qanon nonsense, vote rigging conspiracies, homophobic and much racist rhetoric. Of course these won’t apply to all, but they apply to a significant number of Republican voter base now, as evident by all the idiots in the party catering to this rhetoric. Heck, even more ‘reasonable’ Republicans like Marco Rubio daren’t stray far from this, because it would risk anger. This is the Republican party now, and it’s deeply concerning. I am wary of things like anti-Semitism from ‘the Squad’ in the Democrats, so it’s not that I think they are perfect, but the rot is far more ingrained in the Republicans.
