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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RetiredNow who wrote (99278)	10/19/2018 8:37:47 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 364092

Until you all get a grip on yourselves and temper down the unhinged left and disavow Socialism, you will keep losing. Which aspects of "socialism" do these 50 million unhinged, violent, intolerant, Socialist, mob rule wackos embrace and should disavow? Al

To: RetiredNow who wrote (99278)	10/19/2018 10:22:38 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 364092

Then why does Trump cater to them? Your spin is very divorced from reality.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (99278)	10/19/2018 10:54:54 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 364092

'fine people on both sides': You're right this isn't ALL Trump supporters. But, Trump and all his supporters ACCEPT their support.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (99278)	10/19/2018 10:58:39 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 364092

Good analysis of the situation.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (99278)	10/20/2018 5:48:57 AM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 364092

Many women I know — though, of course, not only women — are walking around with a churning knot of terror in their stomachs. The confirmation of the cruel former frat boy Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court brought back the anguish and degradation so many of us felt after the 2016 election. Donald Trump grows more thuggish and mendacious by the day; “gaslighting,” a term taken from a play about an abusive husband trying to drive his wife insane, has become a byword of our national life. Republicans are increasingly explicit about campaigning to preserve male power. Criticizing the #MeToo movement early this month, Trump said it’s “a very scary time for young men in America.” Republican congressman Andy Barr of Kentucky ran a commercial attacking his opponent, former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath, for describing herself as a feminist. The Washington Post wrote about how an “ outbreak of male resentment” is poised to play a “defining role” in the midterms. [ Listen to “The Argument” podcast every Thursday morning, with Ross Douthat, Michelle Goldberg and David Leonhardt.]