by Bob Butler » Sun Jun 16, 2024 7:08 pm
spottybrowncow wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2024 4:52 pm
On another note, you are obviously obsessed with the word "MAGA." I'm pretty realistic, more conservative than some, more liberal than many, yet I don't have a clear grasp of what a "MAGA" is. Would you be good enough to tell us, definitively ,what you mean by "MAGA?"
MAGA is of course ‘Make America Great Again’, which is Trump’s primary slogan. If you favor Trump, some will call you part of MAGA. Still, different people support Trump for different reasons. You might agree with one and find others irrelevant or bad in some way. So, what are some of his policies that might garner support or incite dislike?
Some religious people oppose abortion. Some bigots oppose minorities. Some whites believe the US is an euro centric nation thus they should force European behaviors on the supposedly equal but different. Some elites want lower tax rates on elites. (Duh.) While some might believe several of the above, I suspect few would be all of the above. Not all devout people, bigots and elites are the others.
And each group has its opposite. Women favor family planning. Minorities oppose cultural aggression. Poorer people want the rich to pay their fair share towards government. I guess I sympathize with all these groups.
Then too part of Trumps policies are more Trump than the broad rural population plus the Wall Street Journal readers. The Republican economic policy seems to be tax breaks for the rich and deficit spending. This I would disagree with. Then too I don’t support weaponizing the Justice Department, fake electors or insurrection. I don’t think a lot of people do. Putin is not my favorite person. I oppose Trump more than MAGA as such.
Could I ask for alternate ideas on how America could be made great again? Why would you support a racist criminal? Asking me to articulate MAGA is hardly likely to result in a favorable result. Is there anyone who thinks Trump is cool enough to ignore his obvious flaws? Why?
I agree having more fathers present would be desirable, but do not see how this disproves the leaded gas hypotheses. There is more than one factor in inducing crime.
[quote=spottybrowncow post_id=87567 time=1718571167 user_id=3064]On another note, you are obviously obsessed with the word "MAGA." I'm pretty realistic, more conservative than some, more liberal than many, yet I don't have a clear grasp of what a "MAGA" is. Would you be good enough to tell us, definitively ,what you mean by "MAGA?"
[/quote]
MAGA is of course ‘Make America Great Again’, which is Trump’s primary slogan. If you favor Trump, some will call you part of MAGA. Still, different people support Trump for different reasons. You might agree with one and find others irrelevant or bad in some way. So, what are some of his policies that might garner support or incite dislike?
Some religious people oppose abortion. Some bigots oppose minorities. Some whites believe the US is an euro centric nation thus they should force European behaviors on the supposedly equal but different. Some elites want lower tax rates on elites. (Duh.) While some might believe several of the above, I suspect few would be all of the above. Not all devout people, bigots and elites are the others.
And each group has its opposite. Women favor family planning. Minorities oppose cultural aggression. Poorer people want the rich to pay their fair share towards government. I guess I sympathize with all these groups.
Then too part of Trumps policies are more Trump than the broad rural population plus the Wall Street Journal readers. The Republican economic policy seems to be tax breaks for the rich and deficit spending. This I would disagree with. Then too I don’t support weaponizing the Justice Department, fake electors or insurrection. I don’t think a lot of people do. Putin is not my favorite person. I oppose Trump more than MAGA as such.
Could I ask for alternate ideas on how America could be made great again? Why would you support a racist criminal? Asking me to articulate MAGA is hardly likely to result in a favorable result. Is there anyone who thinks Trump is cool enough to ignore his obvious flaws? Why?
I agree having more fathers present would be desirable, but do not see how this disproves the leaded gas hypotheses. There is more than one factor in inducing crime.