(November 21, 2016 at 12:17 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: The way I see it is that Trump has dug a very deep hole for himself. He made a lot of promises to bring about a neo-fascist state that his racist supporters are hoping to see, where Mexicans, Muslims, and perhaps even Jews are kicked out of the country, gay people are forced back into the closet, and build a huge freaking wall along our southern border. So the way I see it is that he either ignores all those racist campaign promises (not like he can legally do all that anyway and the wall would ruin the economy) and face the wrath of the people who voted for him, or he tries to push through this agenda and faces the wrath of everyone else who doesn't want to see a fascist, pseudo-Nazi regime rule the country.
Of course, when he fails to bring back factory jobs he's not going to be real popular with his supporters anyway.
To be fair, I don't think he ever "made any promises" to kick all Mexicans, Muslims, and Jews out of the country. Neither did he say anything about gay people having to go back in the closet.
I think if we want Trump supporters to take us seriously we have to at least be honest and accurate.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
