I do believe there is credibility in the argument that the right has been moving in this direction for decades, and Rick probably made other points I agree w/. But he's so obnoxious I just couldn't watch very much or even listen to this whole thing. He's so full of himself, he repeatedly interrupted and talked over Tim, he wouldn't keep …
I do believe there is credibility in the argument that the right has been moving in this direction for decades, and Rick probably made other points I agree w/. But he's so obnoxious I just couldn't watch very much or even listen to this whole thing. He's so full of himself, he repeatedly interrupted and talked over Tim, he wouldn't keep his laptop still so it made me nauseous, etc.
I'm a lifelong Dem, and if he'd respectfully and humbly presented his arguments that would've been fine w/ me. But Tim LEFT THE RIGHT when the MAGAts took over, remember? He's doing everything he can to keep them from power. And Rick came across to me as not only sticking the knife in, but twisting it as well. I saw absolutely no graciousness on his part at all. I was glad Tim pushed back on some stuff.
I saw what you saw and also didn’t like it, but cut him some slack in my mind because he is clearly another suffering boomer like me, seriously disappointed on how things have turned out. I give him high marks for having tracked Andreeson to his burrow and reported back to us what he saw and felt. We are all on the same side here basically, is how I took Rick and what he wanted to convey. But like you, I felt he could have used better manners because he was talking to a sympathetic, respectful and trustworthy person—someone who could get it and relate. I appreciated Tim’s graciousness too. And thanks, @differentdrummer for sharing your take.
I do believe there is credibility in the argument that the right has been moving in this direction for decades, and Rick probably made other points I agree w/. But he's so obnoxious I just couldn't watch very much or even listen to this whole thing. He's so full of himself, he repeatedly interrupted and talked over Tim, he wouldn't keep his laptop still so it made me nauseous, etc.
I'm a lifelong Dem, and if he'd respectfully and humbly presented his arguments that would've been fine w/ me. But Tim LEFT THE RIGHT when the MAGAts took over, remember? He's doing everything he can to keep them from power. And Rick came across to me as not only sticking the knife in, but twisting it as well. I saw absolutely no graciousness on his part at all. I was glad Tim pushed back on some stuff.
I saw what you saw and also didn’t like it, but cut him some slack in my mind because he is clearly another suffering boomer like me, seriously disappointed on how things have turned out. I give him high marks for having tracked Andreeson to his burrow and reported back to us what he saw and felt. We are all on the same side here basically, is how I took Rick and what he wanted to convey. But like you, I felt he could have used better manners because he was talking to a sympathetic, respectful and trustworthy person—someone who could get it and relate. I appreciated Tim’s graciousness too. And thanks, @differentdrummer for sharing your take.