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[Two Americas]

I don't have any hostility toward you, and have no problem with discussing this with you. Your barrage of insults and attacks are not being returned in kind by me.

It is not possible for me or you to trivialize or marginalize the president of the United States. He will have center stage and be heard, and there is nothing we could do to interfere with that. He is at no risk from us, and it is silly to think that we should not speak out for fear of hurting him. I don't think I have even criticized him, have I?

I would suggest that you give this some consideration, should you choose to do so, because you seem steeped in an irrational hero worship mindset. That is not helping or supporting Obama, it is merely causing a lot of bad feelings. This is no way to promote his administration, because not everyone is going to share your adulation. Demanding that others do is just not a good idea. It is not our job to represent politicians, it is their job to represent us. You are reacting as though it were your child or loved one being criticized. Even most parents are not this sensitive and resistant to criticism of their loved one. That is no model for supporting a politician, and will have the reverse effect from the one you are hoping to achieve.