… I notice you did not refer to him as "President Trump," at least for that moment in
your lead thread post.
Seemingly, you skipped my thread's subject line. It's clear I'm talking about Trump, and I referred to him as "our president". He is our president.
In some other thread there was some mention by you, I believe, about the March for Science (or the equivalent). That was really a march against President Trump. And there was a March for Women. That, too, was really a march against President Trump. These attacks/resistance on/to President Trump are based on emotionalism. The liberals/Democrats encouraged Donald Trump to run for president, because they thought he would be an easy loss to their chosen Hillary Clinton. But when he won, they lost their collective minds. So ... we have had multiple fake news coming at President Trump from what should be journalists, as well as these "marches" that claim to be for a certain theme.
I respect your right to hold these opinions! You have strong emotions, too. And, if you were to express these thoughts in an editorial-style cartoon, employing stuff like humor, wit, and sarcasm, I'd pay even more attention.
Democrats are targets of public opinion, too. Sometimes, they piss me off; sometimes, I just have to laugh.
Nobody is off limits.
I spend more time laughing at or criticizing the president above others in the public eye because he provides so much more ammunition than anybody else. He is
very unique, among presidents. He does a lot of controversial stuff, intentionally, because that's his style. He's an entertainer. He's a master distractor. He's used to being a bully in the business world. (A tiger cannot change its stripes.) He's learning on the job. He craves constant attention. He evokes strong opinions from other leaders past and present, and that's news! He provides a level of salaciousness to what would otherwise be unremarkable events. Sometimes he acts stupidly and sometimes dangerously. Of course people are going to get upset with him. Of course people are going to make fun of him. Of course the mainstream media scrutinizes him. He's the president, and he's outrageous. He has raised the bar.
America has a sense of justice, and we like to see everyone get their due. Personally, I like to rock the boat. I want citizens to be engaged. I think it's important to spend more time paying attention to our government than to Charlie Sheen's latest escapades or the Kardashians' wardrobe. I spent almost six hours on the phone yesterday, calling Senators' offices. The switchboards were jammed. I kept trying because the current debate is about very important issues and they need to hear directly from citizens. (I presented my case on the issues important to me, and I'm mentally exhausted. Excuse me, if I'm starting to ramble on.)
So, everybody is entitled to their own opinions, and, ultimately, history documents and judges.
Our country has survived much worse than Trump; we'll be fine.
Stay loose, my friend. :cool: