RE: Donald Trump and political correctness
August 20, 2015 at 12:36 pm
(This post was last modified: August 20, 2015 at 12:44 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(August 19, 2015 at 9:41 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote:(August 19, 2015 at 5:47 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: Well, calling immigrants "rapists" seems like it's at the small end of the bell-curve. He's also said that he'll make Mexico pay for a border wall, which is a unique and unfulfillable promise.
Seriously, his mouth is in fourth, his brains in neutral.
I think calling immigrants rapists isn't a political point of view.
You added the stipulation "political" that wasn't present previously.
(August 19, 2015 at 9:41 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: I don't think Donald Trump has particularly unique or extreme political opinions.
Political views? Perhaps not. But if you only consider the political views a man holds when weighing your vote, does that mean you'd seriously consider Mike Huckabee? After all, his faith is not a political view. But you and I both know that it will goddamned well inform his political views.
In the same way, Trump's racism is not a political view, but if you think they won't affect how he goes about things like enforcing CRA1964, I'd have to disagree. And that means that his non-political views are equally worthy of scrutiny.
(August 19, 2015 at 9:41 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: I guess you could say having Mexico pay for a wall (something that will never happen anyway) is a slight variation on building a wall. There is a wall between most of the border already anyway. It's a pretty secure border, certainly the most secure one I've ever crossed and I've crossed plenty. It's also not really a controversial position. 51% of people want to build a wall.
The idea of trying to force one of our two immediate neighbors to assume the burden will only alienate that neighbor ... hardly the way to get cooperation on this and other tough problems that we need them to help with.
Also, less than 18% of the border is walled-off.
(August 19, 2015 at 9:41 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: So I don't think Donald actually has any positions out of the mainstream. He just has a way of expressing them that is out of the mainstream for politicians.
Don't you think that tact is an essential quality a President should possess? How do you think his thoughtless, obnoxious style will do in foreign relations?
(August 19, 2015 at 9:41 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Oh, and I am going to take this moment to say that while I may seem like I'm defending Donald Trump here, I am not. I am just stating what is actually extreme and what is not. I think a wall it totally silly. It represents a 2 minute delay to illegal immigrants on their trip to the US.
It's cool. I think calling immigrants "rapists" is extreme and probably rooted in racism of one form or another. He won't get my vote because I think extreme racial views are just as disqualifying as extreme political views.
