(March 4, 2016 at 8:48 pm)Mermaid Wrote:(March 4, 2016 at 8:24 pm)scoobysnack Wrote: I'm curious, what people really don't like about him, and what they are afraid will happen if he becomes president?
Do you really not know this?
Everything that has come out of his mouth has been xenophobic, racist, sexist, undiplomatic, gross, and most of all, unrealistic. What's not to love about him?
He wants to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it. Who the fuck says a thing like that?
Sure I understand that people have that perception, but I don't agree necessarily agree with those labels, but I can see why they are directed at him. As for being racist, I don't think he's racist, but if you want to think that banning illegal immigrants is racism, then it makes sense you would say so. Don't agree he's sexist, but some of what he says can be thought to be sexist. I think it comes down to the fact that words hurt people nowadays, but I think people are thin skinned.
How would he get Mexico to pay for the wall, is up in the air, but he could implement stricter trade restrictions, and use that as leverage to say ok, well allow the flow of goods, if you build a wall to prevent the flow of undocumented immigrants flowing in. There are ways to bargain. Part of the problem is an agreement was signed with Mexico Canada and the US for what is known as the north American union, which really isn't talked about, but was signed under the Bush presidency along with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. Still not well known to the people in general, and it's still being implemented which is called the security and prosperity partership of north america. Kind of like the EU, or the TPP. He sees NAFTA as benefitting Mexico and Canada more then the US, and it's a reason more corporations move to those countries. It results in larger trade deficits for the US.