I would respond to that but when I click the link my security systems go into Extra RED Alert Mode....must be the Rainbow effect.
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Originally posted by Annoyed View PostThat's what the left doesn't understand. While social issues aren't on my front burner, they are front and center for a lot of people.
Originally posted by Coco Pops View PostI don't get it. Why are the Republicans this way?
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/07/...movement-know/
And further down the page they are wanting to change the civil rights act.
The USA, well on its way to become the Saudia Arabia of the west -- with their very own Shariah Law in place.Heightmeyer's Lemming -- still the coolest Lemming of the forum
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Originally posted by mad_gater View Postafraid every time Dr. Carson held a knife? fancy yourself an expert neurosurgeon do you?Originally posted by aretood2Jelgate is right
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Originally posted by Coco Pops View PostI don't get it. Why are the Republicans this way?
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/07/...movement-know/
And further down the page they are wanting to change the civil rights act.
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Originally posted by aretood2 View PostCruz, and to an extent Rubio and Bush. Ben Carson did some of that too. Kasich, but I guess he and some of the others were a bit too like Reagan in his message. But Cruz pretty much said the same message as Trump minus the crude white anger...hard to include crude white anger when you aren't entirely white. Rubio made too much sense for republicans these days and Bush was too moderate for you. Kasich was too much like republicans of the 80's and Carson...well people fell asleep every time he spoke. And the only actual businessman running was actually a woman, so nope. So yeah, I can see why Trump was the only one
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Originally posted by Falcon Horus View PostSocial issues, you say, or is it the idea that America was founded on Christianity?
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Originally posted by Annoyed View PostBut that's just it, they weren't offering the same message. Trump was the only one with even close to the right position on illegal immigration as far as I am concerned. The rest of the Republican field was fairly soft on the topic, allowing them to remain in the country, and various forms of amnesty. They wanted cheap labor for their business pals.Originally posted by aretood2Jelgate is right
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Originally posted by Annoyed View PostBut that's just it, they weren't offering the same message. Trump was the only one with even close to the right position on illegal immigration as far as I am concerned. The rest of the Republican field was fairly soft on the topic, allowing them to remain in the country, and various forms of amnesty. They wanted cheap labor for their business pals.sigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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Originally posted by Annoyed View PostLike it or not, a large percentage (roughly 75%) identify as Christian. ( http://www.gallup.com/poll/187955/pe...down-high.aspx ) And they take those beliefs and values quite seriously.
The political left has been looking at these folks with disdain and outright contempt for quite some time now. Is it any wonder a powerful backlash would arise as soon as a "mouthpiece" was found?sigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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Originally posted by Gatefan1976 View PostWhat I don't get is how a -single- topic can be the thing that puts you in one camp or another. I can understand your position on Illegal Immigration, but what I don't get is how any one issue will be the defining thing you would cling to, and how that seemingly -forgives- all the bad stuff that trump does. How do you balance a single issue against all the costs that it incurs?
Make no mistake, there are definite reasons for various camps pro-illegal positions. As I've said often enough, mainstream Republicans just want a large supply of cheap labor to suppress wage rates.
But the Democrats have a different idea in mind. They operate on the largely correct assumption that in general, illegal immigrants would vote Democratic if given the vote. And you've no doubt noticed that Democrats always advocate amnesty for the millions already here, with a fairly easy path to citizenship (and the voting booth) laid out for them.
Their long term goal is to flip the electorate of the U.S. so far Democratic that they are assured control of Congress, the White House and most statewide offices at the state level. Their goal is one party rule, with the Democratic party being that party. Being that I'm generally on the right side of things, I'm not so fond of that idea.
This is of course, in addition to very real effects on wages and jobs at the lower ends of the economic ladder.
So this is a very high priority issue for me.
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Originally posted by Annoyed View PostOh, that's a fine website. It wants to send you notifications!
Originally posted by Annoyed View PostLike it or not, a large percentage (roughly 75%) identify as Christian. ( http://www.gallup.com/poll/187955/pe...down-high.aspx ) And they take those beliefs and values quite seriously. The political left has been looking at these folks with disdain and outright contempt for quite some time now. Is it any wonder a powerful backlash would arise as soon as a "mouthpiece" was found? Pissing 75% of the electorate off doesn't usually play well for long.
Separation of church and state.
Religion has no place in government issues -- yet it's being used to dictate what others can't or cannot do more often than not. Hence why America is heading straight at becoming the Saudia Arabia of the western world.Heightmeyer's Lemming -- still the coolest Lemming of the forum
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Honestly that is a simplistic interpretation. Technically you are correct but it's more difficult than that. I do agree on religion should be separate from government but I also realize that can be hard for a lot of people given the impact religion has on shaping our morals and valuesOriginally posted by aretood2Jelgate is right
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Originally posted by jelgate View PostHonestly that is a simplistic interpretation. Technically you are correct but it's more difficult than that. I do agree on religion should be separate from government but I also realize that can be hard for a lot of people given the impact religion has on shaping our morals and valuesHeightmeyer's Lemming -- still the coolest Lemming of the forum
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Originally posted by Annoyed View PostBecause it is a very important issue, with far reaching implications.
Make no mistake, there are definite reasons for various camps pro-illegal positions. As I've said often enough, mainstream Republicans just want a large supply of cheap labor to suppress wage rates.
But the Democrats have a different idea in mind. They operate on the largely correct assumption that in general, illegal immigrants would vote Democratic if given the vote. And you've no doubt noticed that Democrats always advocate amnesty for the millions already here, with a fairly easy path to citizenship (and the voting booth) laid out for them.
Their long term goal is to flip the electorate of the U.S. so far Democratic that they are assured control of Congress, the White House and most statewide offices at the state level. Their goal is one party rule, with the Democratic party being that party. Being that I'm generally on the right side of things, I'm not so fond of that idea.
This is of course, in addition to very real effects on wages and jobs at the lower ends of the economic ladder.sigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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