“Think about where the greatest support for a border wall and deporting all illegals is, it’s in the middle of the country.”

i think you’re right, and i never said that’s not the case. all i said was that that people have bought into that idea. i never said what has caused them to buy in.

this is very true. some people have bought into the ‘American dream’, pull yourself up by your own bootstraps narrative so deeply that they refuse to see some of the fundamental unfairness in American society that keeps people down.

If I had to deal with the fucking sports media on a regular basis, I’d do stuff like this all the time too.

A few days ago I was lambasted for defending Mitt Romney’s meeting with Trump, and argued that having someone capable, like Romney, in his cabinet would be a good, moderating influence on Trump’s worst tendencies. Stuff like this is why we need capable people working with Trump, and why we shouldn’t automatically…

another catastrophic world war? what was the other catastrophic world war Trump started? did i miss one?

I don’t disagree with what you are saying. I’m not saying that Romney wasn’t deserving of being criticized for that. I’m just saying that I disagree with the way it was used to imply, and often outright say, that he was a sexist.

People don’t get it. People on both sides. And it’s part of the reason we are in the shape we are. As angry as people get at Congress for not getting anything accomplished, they are just as stubborn in their refusal to compromise at all when it comes to their ideologies. Obviously there are certain principals that you…

“I wasn’t being condescending, I even said I was trying not to be presumptuous. I don’t expect every person I speak with to have a BA in political science and so I don’t know what concepts they may or may not know. That’s why I provided a link. I’m sorry if that was offensive, it wasn’t the intent.”

I can’t tell if it was intentional or not, but I don’t particularly care for the condescending comment regarding my level of education. As if that would necessarily have anything to do with being familiar with a single theory of politics. Anyway, I don’t really see what Romney potentially taking a cabinet level…

I wouldn’t bother responding to GarThwe. Guy’s a foreign policy expert. He’s just too good.

Hey buddy, let’s look at the transcript. You told me to “fuck off” before I said anything in response. For a foreign policy expert you sure are dogshit when it comes to actually responding to points. I can’t tell if I’m talking to a teenager or just a run of the mill moron. Either way, fuck off.

But Trump isn’t a candidate at this point. You do get that right? He’s the president. He’s going to live in the White House. He’s going to get the launch codes for our nuclear weapons. So for all your talk about normalizing him as a candidate, that’s over. It’s beside the point now. Whatever he decides to do, or…

And some people think that only Trump supporters are dumb. You’re doing a great job proving those people wrong. Go fuck yourself.

“I’m sorry if refusing to engage in relativism is childish to you.”

“We’re not a one-party state yet. Anyone is free to denounce the bigoted agenda of the GOP and work against it, but Mitt (and every other Republican who’s fallen in line) chose to condone it.”

Well put. You really made some great, persuasive arguments there. All I’m saying is that when it comes to the people Trump is going to select for his cabinet, Romney is probably one of the more moderate, level-headed people we’re going to get. I don’t understand the idea that he has sold-out by potentially working…

My point was that neither of them supported or normalized bigotry. So I’m not saying we shouldn’t call bigotry bigotry. What I’m saying is that we shouldn’t exaggerate things, making fake controversies out of little things. Take the “binders of women” comment that Romney made. It was a stupid thing he offhandedly…

“What makes Romney any different from the rest of them, at this point?”

I think the thing is that you often have to work with people you don’t like. Even people you have nothing but contempt for. Does Romney have ulterior motives in regards to furthering his political career? Could be. But he did stand up to Trump, when many Republicans didn’t, and is a fairly moderate, competent person.…