[oregontim]

And does anyone have any data from surveys or whatever about the prevalence of anti-trump TDS? I keep reading on this board about the terrible people who wish ill on the country just so Trump does badly and won't get re-elected, but do we have any idea how many people really think this way? Anyone on this board? My impression is that there are some extremists who say stuff like this, but is that all there is? Are there social media stars with large followings, who tweet something along those lines and get a million likes for the comment? Anyone who thinks the pandemic is actually a great thing because it (or Trump's mishandling of it) is what tipped the election over to Biden? Again, I don't know, I'm just asking, because it seems like I read these about these awful people here not infrequently, and I'm skeptical it's really a large number (I too am generally optimistic about the American people). But I'm open to learning differently.

OldAlum, I think your comment here hits a nerve, a strange phenomenon of recent divisive times. It's a reminder of how often we have one side of our tribal division describing the alleged thoughts of the other. Conservatives pronouncing what liberals think, and vice versa. That's quite common these days.

I think TDS applied as wishing the country harm because it's bad for Trump is a figment of Trump supporters' imaginations.

And I think the Wikipedia entry above (thanks Leftcoast) agrees with me on this.

[oregontim]

And does anyone have any data from surveys or whatever about the prevalence of anti-trump TDS? I keep reading on this board about the terrible people who wish ill on the country just so Trump does badly and won't get re-elected, but do we have any idea how many people really think this way? Anyone on this board? My impression is that there are some extremists who say stuff like this, but is that all there is? Are there social media stars with large followings, who tweet something along those lines and get a million likes for the comment? Anyone who thinks the pandemic is actually a great thing because it (or Trump's mishandling of it) is what tipped the election over to Biden? Again, I don't know, I'm just asking, because it seems like I read these about these awful people here not infrequently, and I'm skeptical it's really a large number (I too am generally optimistic about the American people). But I'm open to learning differently.

OldAlum, I think your comment here hits a nerve, a strange phenomenon of recent divisive times. It's a reminder of how often we have one side of our tribal division describing the alleged thoughts of the other. Conservatives pronouncing what liberals think, and vice versa. That's quite common these days.

I think TDS applied as wishing the country harm because it's bad for Trump is a figment of Trump supporters' imaginations.

And I think the Wikipedia entry above (thanks Leftcoast) agrees with me on this.