10-30-2019, 01:51 PM
(10-30-2019, 12:22 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: What does acting in kind achieve with Trump? Will he feel bad? Maybe. But the more likely answer here, because he appears to lack any ability for realistic self-reflection is that it will only entrench him further, it will inflame his base, cause more of the same behavior resulting in a tit-for-tat, and turn off a lot of voters that we would like to sway. Acting in kind achieves nothing positive. It's a bad look and can definitely have a boomerang effect.
If you want to hold Trump accountable for his actions then that has to happen at the ballot box and it has to happen in Congress. There is no alternative. A bunch of people booing him at the stadium achieves nothing good. We should put all of our efforts into demanding Congress hold him accountable for questionable conduct and anyone that doesn't should be voted out. That's the game, here. I don't want to just tut-tut at Trump, I want him reined in or gone because his behavior is abhorrent, disgusting, and it makes our country the laughing stock of the western world. Playing down to his level of boorishness isn't going to change that, though.
This is like saying people shouldn't march on public streets or hold sit-ins as forms of protest because it is "poor behavior".
I would consider it my civic duty to let Trump know how I feel about his performance as President. So I see no real difference between booing and chanting "Lock him up."
This public display is also a signal to our elected representatives about how we feel. Even though private citizens don't vote on impeachment I keep hearing commentators saying that the Dems have to sell the idea to the public before they can move forward. So this is a good way to let them know we are buying.
