Trumpled (Alternative Leading)

[Lods]

Can't you take a joke?

I just built on yours. You didn't see me whining about being called a jester or a clown, or complaining about you trying to throw a blanket over Koutz and me to justify dismissing my views. You might not have noticed that Koutz also tries such dismissive tactics whereas I try to articulate my views to foster debate.  But I love your audacity in trying to paint yourself as occupying the sensible centre.  You should have been in PR 

No, you plonked me in the middle of a One Nation rally... where I felt most uncomfortable. ;D

Sorry
I thought the emoticons conveyed that I wasn't too concerned.

As I've said I largely agree with most of what you write but I suspect we do see Trump in different degrees.

I'm seeing Trump's efforts so far as buffoonish and amateur, but I'm also seeing a bit of an hysterical over-reaction to his ascendancy and questioning of his legitimacy from his opponents that has been apparent even before he took office.

The end result now seems to be a government in paralysis.
But I'm not overly concerned because things will sort themselves out..and I'm not overly concerned about Trump because the checks and balances built into the American system will keep him in line.
We're nearly an eighth of the way through his term and we're still spinning around.

I actually do see myself as very much in the middle of the political spectrum.
My voting at a local level has been pretty much divided over the years.
I followed and admired Obama "before he was a superstar."
I would have preferred Hilary over Trump...but she was weighed, measured and found wanting.
Not all her own fault...but she does have significant responsibility as does her party.
That she couldn't wipe the floor with a candidate as flawed as Trump is a condemnation.

The more you move away from the middle on either side the more 'hate' becomes a factor and if you hate the individual or idea then it does impact on your thinking.

While some individuals and ideas are worthy of condemnation there must also be an understanding of the reasons and causes behind them other than that's just "leftist rubbish" or "redneck thinking."