The MSM always just dismisses Trump’s internet supporter’s energy as “racism” and “rage”, which is obvious bs. I always see tons of Trump memes and comments everywhere, and online his supporters are always the most passionate. Unfortunately, there aren't that many MAGA/KAG guys around in my area that I can talk to and discuss ideas with, and I also don’t have the time to spend all day browsing the forums online, so I’ve always been curious about what got other guys out there excited about Donald. I have a bunch of questions, feel free to answer whatever you want.
What do you think the best way to reason with a liberal friend/relative is? How do you know which media sources are real, and which are fake news? What do you guys think about Republicans like Mitch Mcconnel, Lindsey Graham, etc, those guys have been in congress a very long time, were they part of the deep state/swamp or were they always good guys? What exactly is the deep state? What gets you excited to talk about him online? How do you respond to liberals who don’t trust him? Before Donald made America great again, was America just ok, or was it bad for you? How much time do you think you spend online that is related to him? How much has YOUR life actually gotten better since he became POTUS? A little? A lot?
I'm always rather suspicious when a brand new account pops up asking all sorts of questions. Why not just sit back and soak up the memes? Read the news for a few days. Post some comments. As Yogi Berra said, you can observe a lot just by looking.
Sorry about that. I'll read the posts for a while and see if I can figure this stuff out. No harm intended.
No problem. I’ve got two questions for you. Do you consider yourself to be a Trump supporter? Are you more liberal or conservative, and why?
I like some of Trump's policies, and I dislike others. I have never met him in person so I can't speak to his personal qualities.
I can't list all of my policy views, but here are a few I feel strongly about.
His North Korea policy has made massive strides towards building a stable relationship. Obama never had the balls to even try to challenge the authority of the Military Industrial Complex. As a South Korean-American, that alone is something that I am deeply thankful for.
I appreciate his appeal to working Americans. Before Trump became POTUS, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan were completely ignored. Now, politicians actually pay attention to what "common people" actually have to say. Its completely changed the political conversation in this country.
I appreciate that he never insults the intelligence of his audience by trying to fool his supporters with words he thinks they don't understand. Its a common political trick I saw more than enough of under Obama,
I support his plan to increase medical cost transparency, and I believe its long overdue.
I'm pretty frustrated by the fact that he seems willing to take boat loads of cash from various lobbying firms and industries. I'm not saying that he can't take money to fuel his campaign, but it sets a bad precedent for the future of money in politics, particularly when most Americans want money OUT of politics.
As for economic policy, I fundamentally disagree with his handling of the economy. I'm a capitalist, but I think that many of Trump's economic choices seem to be motivated by appealing to an electorate rather than building for the future. Since the recession ended under Obama the economy has steadily been getting better. I'm no economist, but I like to study it as hobby, and among other things, I appose his plan to lower interest rates to almost zero, and his de-facto subsidization of the farming industry.
I am strongly pro 2A and pro legalization of Marijuana. On these issues he has done fine.
I'm not sure if I'm more liberal or conservative. I think the problem with labels like these is that they force you to put your opinions in a box. I lean liberal on many policies, but If I just said "I'm a liberal" you would probably assume I'm anti 2nd Amendment and anti capitalism, which I'm not.
I believe that many of Trump's policies are courageous, and I think that other policies are impulsive and poorly thought out. Does that make me scatterbrained? No.
If you wanted a summary of my political leanings you might describe me as a supporter of regulated(but not subsidized) capitalism, non interventionist foreign policy, expansion of entitlement programs for the elderly and disabled, and a hands off social policy(no intermingling of church and state, no 2nd amendment restrictions, legalization of marijuana, legalization of prostitution), lastly I support tighter regulations on campaign finances and political dark money, and I want the Mccain-Finegold act reinstated.