Comments on: The 10 steps to Trump acceptance for liberals

By: Ben David

Ben David — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 08:47:03 +0000

Heh.
The columnist recommends that lefties read the Psalms.
Good luck with that.

By: charles

charles — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 02:51:52 +0000

hehe! I am so tempted to pass this on to an in-law that forwarded every anti-Trump article he could find. Even though he would always tell me to not discuss politics!

But, I really won’t rub salt in his already deep wounds.

But, it was a good read!

P.S. I have a feeling that I might, just might, end up using that “talking about him all the time makes YOU look crazy, not him” line by the time our family 4th of July picnic rolls around.

By: mchenry bob

mchenry bob — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 21:45:02 +0000

Is the leftist worldview an ersatz religion that holds itself together by confessing other peoples’ sins? Will the venomous harpies at The View get sick to their stomachs if they (accidentally) give Trump any credit?

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 05:25:49 +0000

I had thought to link Hemingway’s piece on neo’s “what to say at the party” post – but she already had it up.

Excellent advice all the way around. And this:

Bilwick Says:
January 4th, 2017 at 3:45 pm
I would say, “Content yourself that the GOP nominated Trump and not someone who really believes in limited government, the Constitution, and a free society.” If such a person won, “liberals” would REALLY have nightmares.

By: J.J.

J.J. — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 23:32:28 +0000

Outstanding advice. Few will accept it.

By: M J R

M J R — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 23:25:57 +0000

ConceptJunkie, 4:15 pm — “But if they can settle down and act like the loyal opposition instead of a bunch of spoiled idiot brats, it would do the country a lot of good.”

But they’re not loyal, at least not to USA or to western culture.

By: Esther

Esther — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 22:05:06 +0000

Maybe they’ll calm down after they knit ‘pussy’ hats and demonstrate for “women!s rights” during the inauguration? If not, the “trigglypuff” meme is very entertaining.

By: AMartel

AMartel — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 21:46:30 +0000

I think Trump started out much (much) more left (in part due to his role as a celebrity and the unwritten requirement that celebrities pay homage to lefty goals for PR purposes) and the virulent, unreasoning lefty attacks on him and his family irritated him so much that he started to actually consider the wisdom of the underlying principles of conservatism. Unfortunately, this new ideological allegiance may have an expiration date.

By: AMartel

AMartel — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 21:43:14 +0000

“Expecting the left to accept the rule of law is a non starter.”

Except when it’s a law they like, and then the law is SETTLED. Like it’s some special variety of super-law. Settled. (Technically this refers to law that has been interpreted differently in different courts of appeal and is “settled” by a USSC case.)

By: AMartel

AMartel — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 21:37:44 +0000

Very. very sound advice. The rest of the column is well worth reading, including “Don’t follow the media’s or social media’s lead” (for the re-tweeters and Facebook gif-posters who keep insisting that Trump is Putin’s poodle even despite the last 8 years) and “Don’t keep doing the same ineffective things to fight Trump” (for the knee-jerk racism/sexism accusers), and putting the best construction on Trump words/actions instead of defaulting to nonsensical spin. Also, “Don’t lose your sanity,” “Be prepared to like something Trump said/did, and especially, “Let Trump Remind You Why the Constitution is Great.” Sound advice that they mostly won’t heed though I do have a friend or two that has subscribed to National Review, for perspective. Progress!