You are correct that we cannot have it both ways. That is kind of what Branca's point was. the very things people say make Trump so objectionable (specifically his ego) are the very same traits that gave him any prayer of winning on 2016.
On the flip side, there are ways to have backbone without being unnecessarily confrontational. I am not saying that Trump was unnecessarily confrontational. The media twisted everything he ever said or did to gaslight the public into thinking he was evil. In stark contrast to how they cover anybody on the Left. I also recognize that the media will inevitably be similarly aggressive to whomever the next non-Trump GOP candidate is (in '24 or '28).
My point is that I don't think displaying a spine necessarily translates into being a jerk. While I recognize that Trump was unfairly labeled a jerk simply because he was a threat to institutional power rather than anything he said or did.
We are doing the Draft Saturday Night 10:30 PM EDT. Draft starts with auction for seeding followed by live snake draft. I will provide a stereamyard link for y'all to join for the auction. If you do not show by 10:45 PM and we cannot find you, we will likely start auction for seeding without you and assign you a random seed.
We have 10 spots filled. If we get 2 more I will go to 12.
Here are the 10 I have listed:
1. Me 2.Cult Follower Joe 3.Q Revere 4. Wellesley 5.Shocks 6. Adrienne 7. Gary ski-nerd 8. DuckFat 9.Ari 10. Stephen The last 2 are personal friends of mine.
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