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 do not consider myself a Trump supporter, but I hope that he stays in politics regardless because he has moved the Republican party in a positive direction(at least on foreign policy). I will never donate to his campaign.
I consider myself conservative, America has always valued freedom of expression, strict protections of civil liberties, and a transparent, responsible government. These are conservative ideas, and these are all things I support. However, keep in mind that just because I consider myself a conservative does not mean that you define conservative in the same way. Since the 1980s the Republicans have been a scourge on conservative ideals by both expanding the national debt and the powers of the executive at a ludicrous rate. In my opinion the last "Real Conservative" was Senator Barry Goldwater. Maybe Rand Paul today.
I don't even really consider Trump a "real" conservative in any area except foreign policy and regulatory rollbacks. He has made no serious attempts at balancing the national budget and has assumed executive control over many state programs(like the SNAP Standardization program that goes into effect April 1st) , and subsidized farmers and coal miners(a form of borderline socialist market intervention). He's also in favor of allowing the Federal Reserve to adjust interest rates to adapt to market conditions(Typically a liberal idea) I don't fundamentally disagree with all of these policies, I am however concerned that he is continuing a trend(Obama also did this) of stretching executive power and interfering in the economy in order to produce short term benefits, which is exactly what conservative capitalists are against.