StCapps wrote:Reactionaries are not exclusive to one side of the political spectrum.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction ... eactionary
Because I don't lump them in as Hillary supporters just because I don't agree with them, yet they lump me in as a Trump supporter because I don't agree with them. I don't jump to crazy conclusions about their beliefs, but they sure are out to paint me as a Trump sychopant so they can write off my criticisms of their worst anti-Trump arguments. I'm probably wrong here and there about them, they couldn't be more off the mark about me if they tried.
Well, if it's any consolation, during the election I lumped you as a Trump sycophant. Doesn't meant I'd write off your criticisms, though. But, of course, I am an ubermensch of tolerance, understanding and compromise.
StA resorts to strawmen most often after he is being strawmanned. Most of the time he's retaliating, if you want him to strawman you less often than I suggest y'all stop strawmanning him at every turn.
*yawn* Fake news. He's been playing the victim for years, setting himself up as a victim everytime he's about to lose. I'm not surprised that he conned other people. Repeat a lie often enough and some people will accept it as truth.
The delusion isn't wearing off though. Kath and monte think we are Trump sycophants who just recently had our bubble burst but couldn't see any fault in him prior, and that was never even close to true at any point on this forum.
That's true for some. There were people who simply voted or declared that they would vote, for Trump as a nothing more than a fuck you to the establishment, or a the "at least he might drain the swamp" argument.
BjornP wrote:People who have criticized Trump haven't been accused of all being suckers of the "MSM fake news" every time these supposedly always-lying "fake news" reported a bad story about him?
For the most part, no. People usually get called out for being suckers for MSM fake news when it is warranted.
Nonsense. Look at the news about Russia and Syria, instead of just Trump. People think all (negative) news about Russia or Syria is fake news because they believe it's tied to some sort of MSM "fake news" culture, or conspiracy (admittedly only few believe in the latter).
The most pro-Trump people on this forum have criticized him repeatedly and they usually don't get called out for doing so because they pick their battles a whole lot more wisely than those who hate on Trump the most. That is the big difference.
You're right, they have criticized him on the online privacy issue and - for some reason - they got surprised that he wouldn't get less involved in the ME despite promising excatly that during his campaign (on "annihilating" ISIS) and that he'd increase US military might. That's lately, though.
Nah monte, Kath and ooky are the biggest victim mentality pussies on this forum and I consider it nothing more than a coincidence that they are anti-Trumpers. StA, Okee and SilverEagle can't hold a candle to those three.
Fake news, again.
Seriously, what forum are you reading? SilverEagle threatened to curb-stomp Atanamis not too long ago for calling him out on his thin-skinned intolerance of "gay propaganda". Doesn't get more hysterical than that.
Oh it's full blown clique, Kath, montegriffo, ooky, grumpycatface, penner, etc.
They honestly think the only reason anyone would find fault with their criticisms of Trump is because they are his sycophants, if they weren't his sycophants than they would be applauding their worst arguments against Trump instead of defending him for such nonsense. It's fucking ridiculous and they strawman the other clique far more often than that clique they rail against strawman's them. You might not see it, but this is the reality.
You're a Canadian. You shouldn't force yourself to think in that silly "there can be only two sides to a debate" way of thinking our poor Americans friends are forced to endure under. GCF has the non-interventionism policy in common with most of the (up untill recently) Trump supporters. While Monte has been criticising the Assad regime, I don't recall him arguing for military intervention, either. Penner, I can't recall. Kath seems to be in favor of military intervention.
Fame is not flattery. Respect is not agreement.