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Give me one example of a criticism of Trump that his supporters feel is "valid on its merits"? The beginning and end of support for Trump is that we he says, g
by liberte82 8y ago
Give me one example of a criticism of Trump that his supporters feel is "valid on its merits"?
The beginning and end of support for Trump is that we he says, goes, period, and anything that criticizes him is being unscrupulous in some way. There is no way to legitimately criticize Trump in the eyes of his supporters. It is a cult.
- belorn 8y agoI am sorry but this kind of cult behavior is a major part of political polarization and occurs on both side. After the DNC leak and people started to accuse Clinton of not playing fair a lot of Clinton support rejected that criticism and accused those that did of being unscrupulous in their conviction. It would not be called polarization and extreme-right and extreme-left if those voters accepted criticism based on its merits. What is left is the wast majority in the middle and both left and right depend on their support to win elections. Those voters are usually receptive when politicians are criticized and may swing. The 2016 election had both side accusing the other of committing crimes worthy of jail time, which is when criticism in politics took a very dark turn. When you ask the public to conduct criminal trials through public debate and voting it should come as no surprise that criticism based on merits will fall on deaf ears at both camps, and anyone suggesting any validity in the criticism are labeled a traitor to the cause.