Republicans Why.

Didn't you say something about civil debate, that didn't last long.

Dammit. I fall for rhetorical questions every time.

Ahh McG you mad man ye.

You poor thing, born a couple of century's to late.
Hankering for the ol' Wild West.


Your Commander in Chief for some strange reason is encouraging the break up of Europe.
Why I don't know, maybe for Putin's sake.

Maybe some Republican out there could tell me why.

The extreme left accuses the Republicans of wanting to "shoot immigrants", enslave women and start a "war with with Iran".

The extreme right accuses the Democrats of supporting terrorists and wanting to kill police.

The extremism is getting worse on both sides. There are Americans who want to reach consensus and address problems as a country. It would be helpful if the extremists on both sides would shut the **** up. Our national discourse is just people throwing mud at each other.

I am tired of this nonsense.

He was about to say getting hit in the face with a rock is the same as getting hit with a bullet in the face.

Jeesus, shooting rock throwers, how Israeli.

The extreme right would take this quote as evidence of eclecticyankee being antisemitic. Of course if Oralloy said the same thing, eclecticyankee would think it was antisimetic.

It is outrage porn, take one quote of Trump (who many Republicans dislike) as evidence that every Republican believes something. Even assuming that Trump believes anything is stretching it (I don't take anything he says seriously, he just says whatever he thinks will make him look tough).


Am I the only liberal here who believes in free speech, civil rights, and responsible civic behavior? Or does believing in free speech and responsible civil behavior mean I am not a true liberal any more.

We have a couple of Republicans here who are perfectly capable of speaking for themselves.

If anyone here wants immigrants to be shot, or a war with Iran... please speak up. If there are any democrats here who support gang rape, terrorism or shooting police... you can speak up too.

Or better yet, if the extremists on both side would shut up, the rest of us could have a reasonable discussion to search for common ground on what is best for our country.

This nasty partisan divide isn't good for the country.

I don’t have the time now, but I am going to mark this topic so I can easily find it and comment later.

That person does exist.

That person's name is Donald Trump.

There are also others who exist.

Those people are Republicans serving in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House.

Republicans at large, in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate definitely matches this description.

Also, there is nothing fictional about the fact that the Republican party at large, continues to look the other way and give Trump a pass for all of those things.

There is nothing fictional about the fact that the Republican party at large, are enablers and guilty accomplices of all of those things.

I am not certain if every single item on that list is entirely accurate.

So, I'm not going to try cherry pick one or two things that might not be entirely accurate.

But, for the most part, it does appear to be accurate.

In America? Who is it? What's his name?

There's not much centre left in America, let alone extreme left. Most Democrats would be classed as conservative by international standards.

Why can't you be honest instead of pretending to be moderate, by making up a load of **** about a demographic that just doesn't exist?

Come out of the closet and admit your support of the pussy grabbing president, you know you want to.

How is what you are doing any different than the Republicans whining about how "fascist" Obama was?

At some point we are going to have to work with these "deplorable" Republicans to heal the country. If you consider nearly half of your fellow Americans to be monsters, it makes it rather hard for you to get anything constructive done.

Trump has now left these shores and is heading your way. I'm very sorry, but it's not the first time Britain has dumped a great pile of **** on Ireland.

You are attempting to redirect and distract from what I was responding to.
You do know that my post to you was a direct response to your post to the OP?

Just in case you forgot what you posted to the OP, here is a reminder:


maxdancona wrote to eurocelticyankee:
Who exactly are you expecting to answer this silly thread? You seem to be inventing a fictional "Republican"....

The person you are describing doesn't exist. No one who is "keen" on war with Iran, who supports shooting unarmed immigrants and doesn't care about the environment exists outside of your rather narrow imagination.

I don't think there is anyone who matches this description. It certainly doesn't describe any Republican I know.


Real Music wrote to maxdancona:
1. That person does exist.
2. That person's name is Donald Trump.
3. There are also others who exist.
4. Those people are Republicans serving in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House.
5. Republicans at large, in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate definitely matches this description.
6. Also, there is nothing fictional about the fact that the Republican party at large, continues to look the other way and give Trump a pass for all of those things.
7. There is nothing fictional about the fact that the Republican party at large, are enablers and guilty accomplices of all of those things.
8. I am not certain if every single item on that the OP's list is entirely accurate.
9. So, I'm not going to try to cherry pick one or two things that might not be entirely accurate.
10. But, for the most part, the OP's list appear to be accurate.

John Bolton has been itching for a war with Iran ever since they overthrew the Shah.

It's the simpleminded appeal. These Trumpies see the World in black and white, they can't have more than one enemy it confuses them.

Iran is now the enemy because of treatment of embassy staff during the revolution, and its stubborn refusal to bow to Western hegemony. That makes Saudi Arabia the hero, and the fact that Saudis financed and took part in 9/11 along with all the subsequent terror attacks in the World at large is conveniently ignored.

Iran, for all its faults, and they are many, tends to restrict its operations to its own back yard.

There is a similar list of Republican list of extremist talking points. They might ask you why you

- want police to be shot.
- support terrorist groups in the Middle East.
- want babies to be killed at birth.

Just like you do with Trump, the Republicans can come up with some clip of Obama or Hillary saying something to support their talking point. Democrats don't actually want police to be shot, any more than Republicans want war with Iran.

It is a cynical game that you are both playing... you are trying to demonize Republicans rather than reaching out to them. When comes in 2020, do you think that demonizing people is likely to make anyone more likely to vote for the Democratic candidate?

The US is now two groups of angry extremists, on the left and on the right, attacking each other. It doesn't help the country.

Whatever helps you sleep at night Max.

First let me make this clear I am not a Republican, but a moderate democrat; here lately I have been considering leaving the democrat party and registering as a republican. Moderates are not welcomed in the democrat party any longer. The Democrat idea of a moderate is someone who is not actually closet communist.

I think an important point that you are missing is why trump got elected in the first place. He is not a very good politician, but he is the only game in town. The country has serious problems too numerous to mention here and now in full. And our politician’s campaign promises have been lies for years. Trump is the first politician I can remember in a long time who has tried keep his promises and Democrats have done all they can to frustrate him.

The one point you made that I will comment on is the Israeli shooting on the Gaza border. Do you realize that Israel is in a state of war and has been since the day it was established? The Palestinians are their enemy I am not saying that every Palestinian means the Jews harm, but enough. The Jews are constantly on the edge of destruction they cannot allow illegal crossing of their borders regardless of the force they may have to use, it is a matter of nation survival.

BS! You haven't earned any right for people to gasp and believe this nonsense as fact.

The remainder of your troll statement is also pretty much counter evidence to your claim as expatriot Democrat. Seems closer to troll who waited less than 2 months to post this proclamation.

If you have any notion of switching to the Republican party, then you definitely are not a moderate.

What was your screen name before you renamed yourself to the present one?


As well they should. His policies are making the country a mockery internationally and will drag our nation to a third-world level in no time at all.

He’s followed through on zero campaign promises. Ask the coal miners about this.
I’ll say this for you: you’re consistent, however, that’s not a good thing. You’re a consistent liar!