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LEFT WING LOONS Title: If Donald Trump Becomes President, It's on You Enough is enough. For months, political scientists have looked at the strange spectacle that is the Donald J. Trump for President campaign and have largely come away with one of two opinions. For some, Trump is a caricature, a buffoon saying the most outlandish things to get screen time, debasing American politics, and pushing every possible limit of what should be appropriate for a presidential campaign. For others, he represents a very substantial part of the electorate that has had enough of both parties and the stalemates in Washington. They want change. They want radical change. And they believe that Trump will force that change by waking politicos up to the anger in the country and the risk that comes with maintaining the status quo. Both groups might have been right a few months ago. But Trump's candidacy has morphed into some different and far worse. In the past several months, Trump has called Mexican immigrants rapists and bragged about building a wall akin to the Great Wall of China to keep them out of the United States. In mid-November, he promoted inaccurate statistics suggesting that most white people are killed by black people. When a black protester was accosted when disrupting one of his political rallies, he stated that "maybe he should have been roughed up." Last month, he suggested a mandatory Muslim registry. This week, he called for a "total and complete" ban on all Muslims entering the United States. Words matter. Proposals matter. This man is ahead in every national poll. People are flocking to attend his events. The media continues to give airtime to his antics. Enough is enough. Donald Trump is not just capturing the discontent of Americans who are sick of D.C. He's stirring the hatred that lies just beneath the surface of so many of our communities. The kind of hatred that many people want to pretend does not exist. The kind of hatred that inspired Dylann Roof in Charleston, South Carolina; Chris Harper-Mercer in Roseburg, Oregon; and Robert Dear in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He's not the cancer. He's a symptom, but a symptom capable of aggravating the underlying disease. It's not just his hate speech that should alarm you. We have had candidates for decades that have based their campaigns on arousing hate and fear. But they have not been frontrunners. If elected President, Donald Trump has the power to enact policies by executive action to round up people of a specific race and take unilateral action against them. If elected President, Donald Trump really can spend your taxpayer dollars to build walls, tear families apart, and deny federal benefits and protections to people of a specific race. For those who believe President Obama has overreached during his presidency, imagine those same powers in the hands of Donald Trump. Next year, silence is acceptance. Your voice matters. Your dollar matters. Your vote matters. If Donald Trump is elected President, it will be my fault. Your fault. Your neighbor's fault. Your co-worker's fault. American voters have the opportunity to do something about this. Instead of rolling our eyes and changing the subject because it seems absurd, local communities need to recognize the hate he is stirring and act now. Elected leaders should identify and address frustrations that are boiling just beyond view (or, more often than not, stop looking the other way when it is in plain sight). Educators should use this moment to teach their students about what responsible leadership does and does not look like. Members of the media should stop being entertained by his hate speech and call it what it is. They should stop making excuses to justify ratings. Smart people may disagree on policy. Marginalizing, discriminating against, and attacking individuals who may not look like you is not policy. It's hate. And it diminishes us all. As Jewish people across the globe celebrate Hanukkah this week, I am reminded of Martin Niemoller's Holocaust-era poem: First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a communist; History has shown us that monsters do not come into power overnight. They do not hide or mask positions and opinions. Enough is enough. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 36.
#7. To: Justified (#0)
So, he isn't the cancer, only a symptom? So, the American people are the cancer. Or, is it our racist, Anti-Islamic, hidden, resentful and immature feelings that is the cancer? The days of statesmen is over in America. That is the fault of these bimbos and crackheads. But, karma is a bitch and we are seeing that. When we fall so far from what we used to be, there are results that we don't want to see.
The days of the statesman are over in the world, we are left with mediocracy and Donald Trump is a legacy of mediocracy. Money can buy him a presidency and because of his unique position he will be beholden to noone. Imagine an administration that can be chosen on merit, it's unthinkable. Trump is willing to say what the silent majority think. The majority are people with strong opinions, they really do want change. The majority may not be as well informed as we would like them to be, but they get the big picture and if Trump has demonstrated anything it is the weakness of the other candidates. By being loud mouthed and opiniated he has set a standard and forced the others to assume a "not me" pose. It will be a sad day if Hilliary is elected only because Trump is the opposing candidate
So, the answer is Jeb Bush?
Why are you asking questions and discussing American politics with a socialistic Aussie? -- Who gives a shit what he thinks?
Oh, I don't mind talking to him. I have nothing against Australians. We were on the same side in both world wars. There were even Australian troops in Vietnam. Why not talk to him?
Because he's a socialistic gun grabber.. Why encourage him to post here?
Maybe a little brainwashing, but that can be fixed.
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