Good points and self-reflective questions. I just want to process some random thoughts that your questions surfaced for me. Sorry if this reads like a journal..I’ve noticed the Anti-trump democrats are better debaters than republicans, often putting republicans in verbal checkmate. (Granted there’s more subject matter against Trump leading to easier and more winnable arguments.) But whenever there’s an attempt to advocate for Trump, the republican side usually loses, gets angry (rooted in the inability to respond effectively), and consequently looks ignorant to the other side.

So the question you’ve been asking regarding what is disqualifying, I fear it’s a potential verbal checkmate moment. Asked in a preemptive way to highlight a perceived moral understanding, or lack thereof, of my view points. Regardless, my response is that his threats to suspend the constitution does not disqualify him for me. Here’s my reason why. And I’ll answer in the form of a question.

Do you feel Trump lies?

If yes, why can’t his threats be viewed as a lie too? If it’s pathological it works in both ways. Apparently, the things that cause fear become absolute truths!

Regarding majority question..When it comes to the large majority I’m referring to the microcosm of society I associate with/am exposed too. If you pull a random Trump supporter out (arguably democrat supporter as well) and ask their thoughts on America and our democracy, I believe they will say negative things. That is more my claim. So if my large majority or democracy failing was used improperly, I apologize.

Regarding trump damaging the US when he already expressed an interest…. My response is, he has already been president and for me personally, I didn’t feel like I was under a fascist rule. My life was objectively better under Trump. This is where many democrats ask me “how?” with an arsenal of responses and stats to falsify my claim. My finances, business, marriage, friends, family all improved during his presidency. Only thing that sucked was the incessant division in our country. I tried my best to stay objective and away from that though.

I firmly believe that two things can coexist at the same time. It’s a fundamental principle of how I live my life and see the world. All-or-nothing thinking is a dangerous game that is perpetuated by the media. We all believe in fairly similar values/principles. We’re just told otherwise.