I was having lunch with a friend who told me that Donald Trump will be the greatest president in U.S. history.
That means he will be surpassing Lincoln. The peroration of Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address in 1865 was:
“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”
…a friend who told me that Donald Trump will be the greatest president in U.S. history.
Well, if there’s one thing everyone can agree on, it’s that Trump definitely seems to be the most polarizing president in U.S. history.
I know it’s easier said than done, but over the next 4 years, I hope people at least try to make an effort to remember there’s more that unites us, than divides us.
I feel that Obama was just as much polarizing, but if you disagreed with his policies, you were labeled as “Racist” even if not. People stopped talking about him due to the mislabeling. Main reason why Obama is known as the “Divider-In-Chief”. Instead of Hope, he gave us division. Instead of “Change” for the better, it was Change for the Worse.
The constant misinformation by Mainstream Media about Trump didn’t help either. Taking snippets out of context made him look worse than he was. Feeding into the TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) just encouraged people to treat people on the opposite side as evil.
While I’m sure there might be someone on the Right that did the same, I only remember the Left (Far Left) ostracizing members of Trump’s administration and refusing service. However, when Whoopi Goldberg had a order turned down initially (the bakery’s boiler was down for repair, and they couldn’t fulfill the order), she assumed it was because of her politics. Ironically, her and her fellow Lefties on the View refused to allow Sylvester Stallone on their show to talk about his new season BECAUSE OF HIS POLITICS! Double Standards anyone?
@kawichris650@TimothyB It’s always seemed that, for him, the divisiveness and anger is precisely the point. No matter what one thinks of other past presidents, none of them had divisiveness as the goal.
@kawichris650@MarkDaSpark I regret to say that Goldberg spouting nonsense is not a justification for Trump. It works no better than when you were little and tried “But he hit me first!!!” on your mom.
If you insist on bringing Obama into this, what were some things he said about Republicans that were at the same level of maturity as “Gavin Newscum” or Trump’s Easter and Thanksgiving tweets?
Perhaps I object to Trump because I’m deep down a Reagan-Republican.
It may seem surprising to some that he was even friends with some of
his political foes. I remember him saying to then House Majority
Leader Thomas “Tip” O’Neil that “we may fight during the day, but that
ends at 6 o’clock”. After 6 o’clock we are just 2 Irishmen having a
beer”.
Which they did on occasion.
I think what drove his detractors nuts was that fact that he just
ignored them. Didn’t feel the need to go swinging at anyone who said
disparaging things about him. And the term “dunce”, “actor”, or
“cowboy” were pretty common things said about him. He just ignored
them.
Moments ago, Trump referred to the January 6th insurrectionists as “hostages.” Considering all of the true hostages still waiting to be released in Israel, I think it’s highly distasteful, disrespectful, and a disservice to everyone that has ever been a legitimate hostage.
I don’t believe Trump is oblivious in regards to the weight his words hold. So it’s infuriating when he repeatedly pours gasoline on the various flames he comes across, rather than attempting to extinguish them.
@kawichris650 I used to think he was oblivious. His repeated infractions have put that thought onto the trash heap. He’s clearly a verbal arsonist who thrives on keeping fear and anger at the forefront. It’s terrible for the nation, imo.
I was having lunch with a friend who told me that Donald Trump will be the greatest president in U.S. history.
That means he will be surpassing Lincoln. The peroration of Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address in 1865 was:
“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”
How does President Trump’s address compare?
@TimothyB
Well, if there’s one thing everyone can agree on, it’s that Trump definitely seems to be the most polarizing president in U.S. history.
I know it’s easier said than done, but over the next 4 years, I hope people at least try to make an effort to remember there’s more that unites us, than divides us.
@kawichris650 I hope so, but in his book “Originals”, Adam Grant quotes Sigmund Freud:
“It is precisely the minute differences in people who are otherwise alike that form the basis of feelings of strangeness and hostility between them.”
(A quoted quote! How can I go for one more level of indirection? This was in chapter 5 in the section “The Narcissism of Small Differences”)
@kawichris650 @TimothyB
I feel that Obama was just as much polarizing, but if you disagreed with his policies, you were labeled as “Racist” even if not. People stopped talking about him due to the mislabeling. Main reason why Obama is known as the “Divider-In-Chief”. Instead of Hope, he gave us division. Instead of “Change” for the better, it was Change for the Worse.
The constant misinformation by Mainstream Media about Trump didn’t help either. Taking snippets out of context made him look worse than he was. Feeding into the TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) just encouraged people to treat people on the opposite side as evil.
While I’m sure there might be someone on the Right that did the same, I only remember the Left (Far Left) ostracizing members of Trump’s administration and refusing service. However, when Whoopi Goldberg had a order turned down initially (the bakery’s boiler was down for repair, and they couldn’t fulfill the order), she assumed it was because of her politics. Ironically, her and her fellow Lefties on the View refused to allow Sylvester Stallone on their show to talk about his new season BECAUSE OF HIS POLITICS! Double Standards anyone?
@kawichris650 @TimothyB It’s always seemed that, for him, the divisiveness and anger is precisely the point. No matter what one thinks of other past presidents, none of them had divisiveness as the goal.
@kawichris650 @MarkDaSpark I regret to say that Goldberg spouting nonsense is not a justification for Trump. It works no better than when you were little and tried “But he hit me first!!!” on your mom.
If you insist on bringing Obama into this, what were some things he said about Republicans that were at the same level of maturity as “Gavin Newscum” or Trump’s Easter and Thanksgiving tweets?
Perhaps I object to Trump because I’m deep down a Reagan-Republican.
Here’s a quote I just found at https://thelexicans.wordpress.com/2024/09/04/reagan-memories/
Can you imagine that about Trump?
Moments ago, Trump referred to the January 6th insurrectionists as “hostages.”
Considering all of the true hostages still waiting to be released in Israel, I think it’s highly distasteful, disrespectful, and a disservice to everyone that has ever been a legitimate hostage.
I don’t believe Trump is oblivious in regards to the weight his words hold. So it’s infuriating when he repeatedly pours gasoline on the various flames he comes across, rather than attempting to extinguish them.
@kawichris650 I used to think he was oblivious. His repeated infractions have put that thought onto the trash heap. He’s clearly a verbal arsonist who thrives on keeping fear and anger at the forefront. It’s terrible for the nation, imo.