Ironically, I had a similar situation, only from the right. I'm a staunch MAGA America First person now. However, I used to think I had to choose a side, R or D. At first blush I thought Trump stood no chance in hell. Too rough around the edges and insulting, blah, blah, blah. As he started taking out one R after another, winnowing down 17 other candidates, I was like holy shit, this dude is the boss! I went from hating his persona to absolutely loving it.
About that time, someone shared the George Carlin video, "The Big Club" with me. That shit woke me up in a heartbeat. I realized that the two party system was a complete lie. It's one of those things where once you see it, you can't un-see it. Its a permanent understanding.
Then the 2016 RNC convention came up. And, guess who wasn't there? No former Republican presidents or Republican presidential nominees, except for Bob Dole. That means, no Bushes, no Romney, no McCain, none of them. Even John Kasich, the current Republican governor of OH at the time (the convention was held in Cleveland, OH) wasn't there.
I was like holy shit! The Big Club is definitely real. The R's are trying to sink the People's choice for Republican nominee for president.
It confirmed for me that we are run by a one party system with the illusion of choice. Even if we had two legitimate parties, we still wouldn't get to choose our candidate, the parties choose their candidate and only then we get to vote. See your Bernie experience above. The party chose Hillary, even though the people wanted Bernie.
When I voted for Trump in 2016 I voted for the biggest bull in the china shop the world has ever seen. Did we ever get that. He shattered the illusion of the two party system once and for all. Thanks to 2020 we now see how corrupt our elections are. How corrupt our media is. How corrupt our big businesses are. And how corrupt big tech is.
The curtain has been pulled back once and for all.
To save our country both Democrats and RINOs must be destroyed.
I've watched every rally streamed and some in person since 2016. When asked why I would watch so many rallies when the speeches were pretty close to the same, depending on how close to each other they were, I would say emphatically, "Because we will NEVER see a politician like this again! It's living history and we get to see it live before our eyes." I still feel the same way, just watched the Iowa rally this past weekend and will always tune in.
I will say, if you haven't already, do your best to attend a rally in person. They are epic and you can't imagine the energy and enthusiasm you get from being surrounded by so many Patriotic Americans.
To me, one of the greatest 2016 highlights was when Trump went to a rally in LA. The protesters shut down the highways so that Trump couldn't get to the rally. Trump, with his Secret Service detail, got out of his SUV, jumped a concrete highway barrier, and made it by foot to the venue to speak. It was fucking epic. I knew right then in that moment that nothing, and I mean nothing, was going to stop TRUMP.
That's also why I feel so confident now. When Trump says the truth will come out, hang in there. I know he knows what's coming. And that's why I know NCSWIC.
As for watching the 2016 debates, it never got much better than when Trump went after the Republican Party choice of "Jeb!" Which, by the way, is the stupidest freaking thing the consultants ever came up with. When you have to add an exclamation point to a candidate's name, you know right then and there that the candidate has no natural enthusiasm.
Thanks for sharing!
Ironically, I had a similar situation, only from the right. I'm a staunch MAGA America First person now. However, I used to think I had to choose a side, R or D. At first blush I thought Trump stood no chance in hell. Too rough around the edges and insulting, blah, blah, blah. As he started taking out one R after another, winnowing down 17 other candidates, I was like holy shit, this dude is the boss! I went from hating his persona to absolutely loving it.
About that time, someone shared the George Carlin video, "The Big Club" with me. That shit woke me up in a heartbeat. I realized that the two party system was a complete lie. It's one of those things where once you see it, you can't un-see it. Its a permanent understanding.
Then the 2016 RNC convention came up. And, guess who wasn't there? No former Republican presidents or Republican presidential nominees, except for Bob Dole. That means, no Bushes, no Romney, no McCain, none of them. Even John Kasich, the current Republican governor of OH at the time (the convention was held in Cleveland, OH) wasn't there.
I was like holy shit! The Big Club is definitely real. The R's are trying to sink the People's choice for Republican nominee for president.
It confirmed for me that we are run by a one party system with the illusion of choice. Even if we had two legitimate parties, we still wouldn't get to choose our candidate, the parties choose their candidate and only then we get to vote. See your Bernie experience above. The party chose Hillary, even though the people wanted Bernie.
When I voted for Trump in 2016 I voted for the biggest bull in the china shop the world has ever seen. Did we ever get that. He shattered the illusion of the two party system once and for all. Thanks to 2020 we now see how corrupt our elections are. How corrupt our media is. How corrupt our big businesses are. And how corrupt big tech is.
The curtain has been pulled back once and for all.
To save our country both Democrats and RINOs must be destroyed.
u/#Ridetofreedom
I've watched every rally streamed and some in person since 2016. When asked why I would watch so many rallies when the speeches were pretty close to the same, depending on how close to each other they were, I would say emphatically, "Because we will NEVER see a politician like this again! It's living history and we get to see it live before our eyes." I still feel the same way, just watched the Iowa rally this past weekend and will always tune in.
I will say, if you haven't already, do your best to attend a rally in person. They are epic and you can't imagine the energy and enthusiasm you get from being surrounded by so many Patriotic Americans.
To me, one of the greatest 2016 highlights was when Trump went to a rally in LA. The protesters shut down the highways so that Trump couldn't get to the rally. Trump, with his Secret Service detail, got out of his SUV, jumped a concrete highway barrier, and made it by foot to the venue to speak. It was fucking epic. I knew right then in that moment that nothing, and I mean nothing, was going to stop TRUMP.
That's also why I feel so confident now. When Trump says the truth will come out, hang in there. I know he knows what's coming. And that's why I know NCSWIC.
As for watching the 2016 debates, it never got much better than when Trump went after the Republican Party choice of "Jeb!" Which, by the way, is the stupidest freaking thing the consultants ever came up with. When you have to add an exclamation point to a candidate's name, you know right then and there that the candidate has no natural enthusiasm.
u/#pleaseclap
They might as well have used my name.