# I pit over-the-top Anti-Trump hysteria **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 5, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735 "2025-08-05T18:11:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 55
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1082 "2026-02-04T14:01:28Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > And your political strategy is to call people dumbasses if they question your political strategy. There’s a great and classic line from the movie “Stand By Me” that fits here: > No, Ace. Just you. That’s clearly yet another thing where you either cannot understand something ridiculously clear and obvious or your pathological intellectual dishonesty has you at an extreme disadvantage. It ranks right up there with **Smapti** ’s charming observation that people who disagree with you are suicidal, apoplectic, profoundly depressed, or wetting their pants. And that their position on this whole matter (ie, they see it differently than you do) prevents them from doing anything whatsoever to engage in the political process other than hiding under the covers and drinking themselves to death. You two should start a podcast together. Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1083 "2026-02-04T14:43:40Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > No, Ace. Just you. Love it. Well done @DavidNRockies ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1084 "2026-02-04T15:28:26Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > That’s clearly yet another thing where you either cannot understand something ridiculously clear and obvious or your pathological intellectual dishonesty has you at an extreme disadvantage. So I argue with your political beliefs and you respond with personal insults. And Smapti argues with your political beliefs and you respond with personal insults. But, hypothetically, if a person argued with your political beliefs, you would respond with polite well-reasoned arguments that acknowledged how people can hold differing opinions. Uh huh. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1085 "2026-02-04T15:33:07Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > So I argue with your political beliefs and you respond with personal insults. Is there a comprehensive and exhaustive list that we can all have as a ready-reference – you know: the list that tells us _exactly_ how we should think, feel, react, and behave about the Trump administration? And, as said before: if you don’t like profanity and personal insults, then maybe … just _maybe_ … don’t start a fucking Pit thread, you sealioning idiot. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1086 "2026-02-04T15:33:44Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > I’d love to know how you propose to do this. > > While I absolutely agree that he should be impeached and removed from office (and subsequently tried and jailed), I lack the power to impeach. > > I have written my Congresspeople, who do have such power, on multiple occasions calling for them to do so, to no avail. > > So… now what? Elect a new Congressman. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1087 "2026-02-04T15:37:46Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Is there a comprehensive and exhaustive list that we can all have as a ready-reference – you know: the list that tells us _exactly_ how we should think, feel, react, and behave about the Trump administration? This isn’t a religion. There isn’t one Truth. This is politics. If people are going to vote against Trump because they believe he is feeding people to alligators, that’s fine. But if people are going to vote against Trump because they don’t like the way ICE is acting, that’s also fine. You don’t have to argue with them about the alligators. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1088 "2026-02-04T15:52:10Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > But we don’t need to win _you_ over. If anything, we need to discredit you, so other people don’t listen to you and your truly terrible strategies for beating the Trump administration. thank you! and now, I will unsubscribe to this thread so I spend no more time reading this OP. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1089 "2026-02-04T16:08:37Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Elect a new Congressman. Great! I’ll get right on that. I sincerely hope Trump doesn’t caused any harm between now and 2027 when the next set takes office. Of course, the current Rep impeaching no one is a liberal Democrat, so I’m not sure how to elect a replacement who behaves differently, but I like your simple solutions to complex problems, and I’m sure your strategy is a winning one. Surprising no one else is following through. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1090 "2026-02-04T16:38:33Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > This isn’t a religion. There isn’t one Truth. Then maybe stop proselytizing?? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1091 "2026-02-04T16:39:20Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Let me see if I understand. You don’t. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1092 "2026-02-04T16:58:29Z")
I think that the real argument is sort of like this: “Well the house burned down but it’s not that bad because the kitchen faucets are still intact.” ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1093 "2026-02-04T17:14:59Z")
Did anyone predict Trump would champion stealing elections by having rthe Feds takeover the process? Or is this some over the top hysteria this thread is about? ---
**Author:** ![Frilly\_Heck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90ced4/32.png) [@Frilly\_Heck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frilly_Heck)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1094 "2026-02-04T17:44:13Z")
Yet another one of Little\_Nemo’s spiritual comrades sneering and calling folks hysterical: [Leftist hysteria in Minneapolis is about votes, not immigrants](https://chroniclesmagazine.org/web/leftist-hysteria-in-minneapolis-is-about-votes-not-immigrants/) (6 days ago) ---
**Author:** ![Frilly\_Heck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90ced4/32.png) [@Frilly\_Heck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frilly_Heck)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1095 "2026-02-04T17:47:18Z")
More from team ‘hysteria’: [Dumb anti ICE hysteria is safe to ignore](https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/dumb-anti-ice-hysteria-is-safe-to-ignore/) (2 days ago) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1096 "2026-02-04T18:16:46Z")
> [@velomont](#): > > I think that the real argument is sort of like this: > > “Well the house burned down but it’s not that bad because the kitchen faucets are still intact.” More, “There’s a fire in the kitchen.” “_We better do something about it or the whole house will burn down!_” “Why are you getting hysterical about the fire? It’s only in the kitchen.” ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1097 "2026-02-04T18:17:42Z")
> [@Frilly\_Heck](#): > > [Dumb anti ICE hysteria is safe to ignore](https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/dumb-anti-ice-hysteria-is-safe-to-ignore/) (2 days ago) A) Someone needs to proofread that. B) Why is he writing it in the third person? ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1098 "2026-02-04T18:28:55Z")
@crowmanyclouds Much better! ---
**Author:** ![Frilly\_Heck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90ced4/32.png) [@Frilly\_Heck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frilly_Heck)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1099 "2026-02-04T18:37:03Z")
There’s a kind of summarizing abstract, then you have to click on the ‘read the story’ or whatever it is button. Seems like a pretty garbage site, TBH. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1100 "2026-02-04T19:00:15Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > You have to define your priorities. > > You believe Trump is going to kill millions of people. What should be your top priority? > > Stopping Trump, even if it means you have to work with people who don’t believe that Trump is going to kill millions of people and working with them means you have to smile while concealing your opinions. Because stopping Trump from killing millions of people is the top priority. > > Proclaiming your beliefs, even if it means you’ll be telling people who disagree with those beliefs that they’re idiots and alienating them from the cause. Because making sure everyone knows what you personally believe is the top priority Once again, why not both? I mean, back when there was a chance of defeating Trump in the general election, there was a good argument that pointing out the parallels between Trump and Hitler was a bad strategy when trying to win over swing voters. Not because those parallels weren’t there, but because swing voters tended to tune out anyone who talked about it. And, in fact, when i went door to door canvassing, i talked about the impact of the tariffs he’d promised, and the promises he’d broken, and the grifting he’d done, and how he’d personally killed the bipartisan border control bill that would have reduced our illegal immigrant issues because he wanted that to be an issue going into the election, and… And i avoided taking about the violence he’d promised to trans people, because i knew that wasn’t a generally popular issue. Know the room. And, of course, for the non-swing voters, where and how to vote. But again, know the room. This board leans heavily anti-Trump, and his fascist tendencies are much more obvious than before his second term. _This board_ is a fine place to point that out. And people who are terrified of the fascist are highly motivated to attempt to stop Trump. They are the ones most likely to: > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I have participated in anti-ICE demonstrations and I donate money to the DNC on a regular basis. They are also the ones holding cameras, to document the crimes committed at his behest, at significant personal risk. They are the ones gathering the data that helps the courts restrain him. There is no harm, and some benefit, when anti-Trump folks support each other, and remind each other what the issues are. Like in the SDMB pit. I think you owe an apology to a lot of posters here. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1101 "2026-02-04T19:36:14Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > More, > “There’s a fire in the kitchen.” > “_We better do something about it or the whole house will burn down!_” > “Why are you getting hysterical about the fire? It’s only in the kitchen.” It’s more like: “I’m just going to take care of the fire in my house.” “_But the wiring in your neighbor’s house is faulty. We need to do something now before that house catches on fire as well and the entire neighborhood burns down_” “Stop being hysterical. The only fire is in my house. We shouldn’t worry about hypothetical fires.” _“It’s not hypothetical. The wires are literally sparking, and when the inevitable fire reaches your house it will be too late so stop telling us we don’t need to do anything.”_ “I only care about fires I can see. Any others are just imaginary.” _“AARGH!!”_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735.md?page=54) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735.md?page=56)