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"you are either with us, or against us" is an aggressive, patronizing statement. While I agree with his right to say it, and understand the points you make onetime2, the thing that you seem to be missing is how the statement feels/plays to others.
My contention is that the leader of any country should be aware of his/her words, and how they sound to others. One of my biggest problems with this administration is that it just doesn't care what others think. Disagreement is run over by the biggest truck they have. Disagreement is never that, it's disloyalty.
Everyone should have the right to disagree, and the administration should be able to listen to all sides and judge thoughts/opinions/disagreement on merits. Not blindly react with negativity.
This is something that both sides do, to some extent, but I don't believe I have ever seen it to the degree it's practiced at the current white house.
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