03-25-2019, 07:44 PM
(03-25-2019, 06:32 PM)Stonyhands Wrote: I get being a Democrat you have different ideals for how the country should be ran. Trump hasn’t taken a stance on anything that any other Republican President would not have. He just runs his mouth and sounds like an idiot. He’s also did some immoral things I don’t agree with regarding HIS marriage but in no way shape or form has it affected his performance as our President.
That is probably the most erroneous statement I have seen on this forum, and that is saying quite a lot. The GOP has long been pro-free trade, something that Trump is vehemently against. He has been more sympathetic to Russian interests than the GOP has been over the years, even the post-Cold War ones. He's discussed reducing military presences around the world, something the GOP have been in favor of keeping open. Prior to him being in office is was also pro-choice and pro-banking regulation. He has come out in favor of campaign finance reform at times.
I could go on and on, but the truth is that Trump isn't very Republican in his policy positions. Though I truthfully suspect his positions aren't very solid, anyway. I've been of the opinion for some time that he really lacks an ideology and his positions change on a whim based on those around him.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
