Now... Back to Subject.

Anyone really FOR Trump.

Or is it a 'Protest Vote'?

Anecdotally, yes, there are people really for Trump.

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Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes.

It's hilarious how some self-proclaimed centrists indirectly claim moral and
intellectual superiority by bashing both the Left and the Right.
None of their opinions ever offer solutions to problems, since by doing so their
solutions could then be labeled as either Leftist or Rightist.
Centrists never have, and never will, accomplish anything.
The Status-quo is all the "squishy middle" will ever understand.

There are three kinds of people who claim to be centrists in this country today. There are embarrassed Republicans. There are lazy people. And there are liars.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/19957-focus-i-hate-centrism

Looking from the outside, I would have thought the opposite applied. At the moment any attempts at passing any laws, seems to be a struggle because those from the other side, will say that this is an attempt to impose extreme measures and automatically vote against the motion. Therefore nothing gets done, until absolutely necessary and at the last minute, like funding for the government departments. This seems to happen every year recently.

If the parties were closer to the centre, then the opposition might say there is some mileage in those suggestions, we will vote for the motion with these slight amendments.

And I must point out, in general from a world viewpoint US politics are actually more central than extremist. The extremes would be Fascism on one side and Communism on the other.

And you fail to see the fascism here, which is growing?

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Clinton, however... has way too many legal issues involving her to be qualified to be POTUS, IMO.

She is an empty pant's suit. The fact that she didn't leave Bill was all I needed to disqualify her as anything but an opportunistic leach. I am far from being a prude; but Jeezsh !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EGranwN_uk&feature=youtu.be&t=19

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Capitalize on this good fortune, one word can bring you round ... changes.

Now... Back to Subject.

Anyone really FOR Trump.

Or is it a 'Protest Vote'?

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
--- George Santayana

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
--- Lord Acton

Therefore. You DO agree with Limbaugh.
Correct?
As I said...
"No longer an Open Question".

If Limbaugh were to call you part of the "squishy middle",
someone who was intellectually lazy, a hypocrite and a phony to boot,
then Yes i would agree with him.

Does that clear things up for you?

Yep.

You do confirm....

Two Peas in the same rotting pod.

Understand?

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
--- George Santayana

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
--- Lord Acton

Now laddies: My alter ego has found the correct candidate to answer this conservative/liberal debate.

Fascinating.
Both WinterKnight and Progressive...
Believe the same as Right Wing Idiot - Rush Limbaugh. Regarding "squishy middle" .
WinterKnight/Progressive = Limbaugh.
Left Wing = Right Wing.
They have confirmed my statements!!!!!
Do they have the capacity to understand?
No longer an Open Question.

You know CLUDE, for someone in their eighties with dementia, you do make a bit of sense sometimes.
This is not one of those times!

Progressive Liberal...

Therefore. You DO agree with Limbaugh.

Correct?

As I said...

"No longer an Open Question".

Edit: Putting on your Left Wing Dunce Cap: Dementia Accusation, regarding a Mature Person, is Agism at its worst.

:) :) :)

Gee... It is fun becoming a Non Thinking Left Winger/Progressive for a few seconds.

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
--- George Santayana

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
--- Lord Acton

Fascinating.

Both WinterKnight and Progressive...

Believe the same as Right Wing Idiot - Rush Limbaugh. Regarding "squishy middle" .

WinterKnight/Progressive = Limbaugh.

Left Wing = Right Wing.

They have confirmed my statements!!!!!

Do they have the capacity to understand this?

No longer an Open Question.

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
--- George Santayana

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
--- Lord Acton

It's hilarious how some self-proclaimed centrists indirectly claim moral and
intellectual superiority by bashing both the Left and the Right.
None of their opinions ever offer solutions to problems, since by doing so their
solutions could then be labeled as either Leftist or Rightist.
Centrists never have, and never will, accomplish anything.
The Status-quo is all the "squishy middle" will ever understand.

There are three kinds of people who claim to be centrists in this country today. There are embarrassed Republicans. There are lazy people. And there are liars.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/19957-focus-i-hate-centrism

Looking from the outside, I would have thought the opposite applied. At the moment any attempts at passing any laws, seems to be a struggle because those from the other side, will say that this is an attempt to impose extreme measures and automatically vote against the motion. Therefore nothing gets done, until absolutely necessary and at the last minute, like funding for the government departments. This seems to happen every year recently.

If the parties were closer to the centre, then the opposition might say there is some mileage in those suggestions, we will vote for the motion with these slight amendments.

And I must point out, in general from a world viewpoint US politics are actually more central than extremist. The extremes would be Fascism on one side and Communism on the other.

MajorKong...

Very interesting opinion. Mostly correct. As is usual with your Postings.

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
--- George Santayana

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
--- Lord Acton

Looks like Trump has a bunch of legal issues to be resolved, like Clinton.

I wonder can you be POTUS from a jail cell?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-jeb-bush-right-to-rise_5669d5e7e4b0f290e5227593

The complaint letter is priceless:
http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/Trump-Letter-and-Complaint.pdf

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Clinton, however... has way too many legal issues involving her to be qualified to be POTUS, IMO.

She is an empty pant's suit. The fact that she didn't leave Bill was all I needed to disqualify her as anything but an opportunistic leach. I am far from being a prude; but Jeezsh !

And as far as 'formal' polls... Yeah right... most all of them are designed to come up with a specific answer. Doesn't matter WHO runs them. All must be considered to be bogus propaganda.

Did you look at the pdf linked by Gary? If so, how do you believe the questions are designed to come up with a specific answer? If not, you're handwaving.

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I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ...

Those on the 'Left' are just as 'drain bamaged' (regardless of any of his more disgusting behaviors, Cosby did have some good phrases in his comedy routines) as those on the 'Right'. Neither the Right nor the Left have any claim to moral or intellectual superiority. Both sides of the Aisle have serious issues with their policies.

Trump...

Sanders...

both are clowns.

Clinton, however... has way too many legal issues involving her to be qualified to be POTUS, IMO.

And as far as 'formal' polls... Yeah right... most all of them are designed to come up with a specific answer. Doesn't matter WHO runs them. All must be considered to be bogus propaganda.

That said, there are a remarkable number of people in the world (and it is not just US Citizens!) that could stand a lot more knowledge and understanding of both history and forms of government of many of the nations of the world.

The fact that a few US Citizens answered some nonsense on a couple of polls is not remarkable. Fault, if there is any, belongs to the organizations that designed and administered the polls.

Many of these 'opinion polls' are the equivalent of trick questions... I would even go so far as to say they are the polling equivalent of Groucho Marx's famous question... "Have you stopped beating your wife?".

It is not possible to answer some questions (and they are designed that way) without appearing to be a total and complete idiot.

Trump would be as bad for the USA as Sanders. But, both are preferable, in my opinion, to Clinton due to her history.

No nerve hit. I am neither a Trump supporter nor a former Yale student (and I am not sure I know any from either group). That a significant number of Trump supporters advocate the bombing of a fictional city has been found by a formal poll, that Yale students want to repeal the 1st Amendment has not, thus these details are not equivalent and changing the target may not be appropriate.

A difference of opinion. Regarding the Effective Intelligence of disparate people.

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
--- George Santayana

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
--- Lord Acton

So, what makes passing judgment on Yale students based on this piece any different to prejudice?

Nothing.

bobby...

Hit a nerve, I guess.

This dismissal of Trump Supporters is then, also prejudice.

As I said: Just change the 'Target'.

Making a valid point.

BTW: Bernie is getting more interesting. Let's see what happens in the Democrat Debate tonight.

No nerve hit. I am neither a Trump supporter nor a former Yale student (and I am not sure I know any from either group). That a significant number of Trump supporters advocate the bombing of a fictional city has been found by a formal poll, that Yale students want to repeal the 1st Amendment has not, thus these details are not equivalent and changing the target may not be appropriate.

Given these circumstances, why do you believe that your point was valid?

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I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ...

So, what makes passing judgment on Yale students based on this piece any different to prejudice?

Nothing.

bobby...

Hit a nerve, I guess.

This dismissal of Trump Supporters is then, also prejudice.

As I said: Just change the 'Target'.

Making a valid point.

BTW: Bernie is getting more interesting. Let's see what happens in the Democrat Debate tonight.

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
--- George Santayana

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
--- Lord Acton

The conspiracy theories of extreme right and far left threaten democracy thought this might interest Clyde.

As is noted:

"In a complex, changing world both peddle a simple us-and-them narrative. The results are calamitous".

*Note regarding the Intelligence of the Trump voters*

So? What makes Students, at the formally prestigious Yale University. Who sign petitions to repeal the First Amendment's Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Assembly, etc. Any smarter than Trump supporters?

Nothing.

Didn't realize the piece on Yale amounted to a formal survey. Do we know what percentage of those interviewed advocated the repeal of the 1st Amendment? Do we know what the Republican vs Democratic breakdown was of those interviewed? Do we even know that those interviewed in the piece were matriculated? (click here if you don't want to guess the answers).

So, what makes passing judgment on Yale students based on this piece any different to prejudice?

Nothing.

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I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ...