So what who cares?? Had that been an Obama blowup balloon all of you would be butthurt and screaming racism. Not only that but there are plenty of Anti Trump protesters destroying Trump supporters property on a daily basis so get over it.
Translation: I have no real argument so I have to resort to calling people a Nazis.
Side note with or without Trump I can defend myself easily.
Funny, the word Fuhrer stems from Hitler who was wait for it...a NAZI. Nowhere in that post did I call myself one. That’s exactly what he implied. Yes actually I do care for the constitution. No my profile pic is me when I was active duty in the Marine Corps in Afghanistan back in 2011. That’s more than what I can say for you. I’m surprised you could be that ignorant to ask such a dumb question.
It’s not as if Trump was the one running the Fast and Furious scandal. Using the IRS to target the opposition party. Benghazi enough said. Releasing 5 of the worst Taliban prisoners in exchange for a traitorous soldier who actually role his oath. I don’t see him trying to dismantle every amendment one by one but I guess you’d need a brain and some common sense to realize that.
Sir,
On this Veterans Day - first and foremost - I want to thank you for your service to this great nation of ours. The oath that you - and that I took as have many other fine people here (including 81 and Chukker just for starters) - binds us together and should despite whatever our personal or political disagreements with one another are. I hope my post towards you is not perceived as patronizing, because I certainly don't mean it that way, and yet I know that sometimes words expressed online sometimes come across incorrectly or with an unintended edge.
1) We should all be against the destruction of someone else's private property, and I honestly think you would agree with this.
This, in fact, is kind of a central locus of classic conservatism, the right to own property, and the right to protect it. (Note: before I get ripped, I'm not saying that ONLY conservatives believe this - use your heads folks). Some young guy seemingly wanted to get his name on the news or be hero to his beer drinking buddies or something and did something just plain stupid.
Their right to protest is a right you and I have sworn to protect just like I did for Colin Kaepernick OR for pro-lifers or anyone in between.
2) I'll concede that in the binary choice of Trump vs Clinton that I can understand (to a point) why someone chose Trump.
I've said this here on many occasions. I don't think it was as particularly close as some folks want to say but, okay, she had a long history that could easily be used against her and a personality that would have served us well at some of those GI parties where the floor needed waxed.
3) The problem with Trump IS a problem that can be addressed by the Constitution.
Look, I don't doubt for one moment that there are some Democrats who are angry they lost what should have been a winnable election, angry over McConnell tabling the Garland nomination, angry over any number of things - and that some are channeling their anger into getting even with Trump no matter what it takes. I don't think that's anything close to the majority of Democrats, but there has been a vocal element about that even since before he took office from some of the same people who before the election were chanting some kind of nonsense they obviously never believed about "accepting the election results."
However......
Since if I know that Trump HAS to know that, wouldn't you think if he's as smart as he thinks that he would be even MORE CAREFUL to not do anything that can make their jobs easier? The Russian collusion allegation was a mess all the way around, and let's just say for the sake of argument that Trump was an innocent. Let's assume that.
What kind of person who has just survived an inquiry and has watched the special counsel go testify before Congress then THE VERY NEXT DAY basically tries to extort an American ally for some dirt on his presumed opposition in the next election. I mean, how dumb is that? This is the drug dealer who just walked out of the courtroom after a case of "there wasn't enough evidence to go to trial" and getting on his cell phone and ordering the murder of one of his underlings.....while the cell phone has been secretly tapped.
And then you have his chief lawyer boasting about him doing it.
And him boasting about it.
And then turning on an alleged witness and dismissing what the witness has to say (how would he know what the witness is going to say unless he knows he's guilty? This is pretty basic).
Keep this in mind: many fine veterans like you and I - with names like McCain, Mattis, and McMaster (among others) - have TRIED to get this guy to actually listen to knowledge. Trump is now the equivalent of the commander in Vietnam who is looking for more lines on his combat resume and wants to send a bunch of guys into a known suicide mission so he can put down on his application for officer promotion that he "heroically oversaw the Battle of Quid Pro Quo."
I'll leave it at open ended at this point. My own experience with people tells me that most folks - while we're all a mixture of saint and sinner - are fundamentally decent people (though my own evangelical position sees us as both responsible for and victims of a Fall). I'm not going to tell you that you have to support impeaching the President over this if your convictions do not lead you in that direction.
But I also believe that you are wise enough to never just follow ANY order from a superior, either. The key word in that oath is LAWFUL.
Have a wonderful Veterans Day, Bama Jama 17.
And again - thank you for your honorable service to this great country.