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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump saying he wants badges on Muslims was calculated and scary as hell!
He didn't say that because of some knee jerk reaction, he said it because he knows a lot of Americans would support him and it will help him in the polls. We need to be vigilant because the rise of the haters seems to be underway. Hell, plenty of these folks are "friends" on Facebook starting to show there true colors. They are all over the place. It all started when they saw a black man become president and now they want to show their power. These folks are scary as hell and if they become a mob with leadership in the Presidency they could be very threatening to minorities and for the stability of this country.
I don't expect it to happen but it troubles me to see the seeds being planted and starting to take root. You never know and history tends to repeat itself. I think the guy screaming all Muslims are terrorists in the Virginia town meeting could become a lot more common. If a lot of these folks had there way they would be all for another Holocaust, not just for Muslims but any minority, non-religious etc. etc.
I hope I don't seem paranoid but it just hit me today that what Trump was up to was calculated and coming from a place of pure evil. Never in my life did I ever expect to see a major candidate who is leading in the polls say such a repulsive thing.
PatrickforO
(14,587 posts)Shit. I don't want to live through that, nor do I want millions of innocent people killed by racist assholes because of their melatonin levels.
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)Tommy2Tone
(1,307 posts)Last month is was Jesus posts and now it's refugee hatred.
Rex
(65,616 posts)Did they blink an eye?
Quixote1818
(28,968 posts)he will have to drop out and their ratings will fall. He is such a huge draw and ratings bonanza. Either that or they are genuinely scared of him which could be a much bigger problem down the road.
Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)Maybe made out of yellow. Possibly a big "M" on their passports?
If he gets the GOP nomination, expect a civil war at the convention and the GOP will lose 35-40 states.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)As soon as he started talking the way he does about Mexicans I knew what he was. My wife is Mexican American, btw. People say Trump is a buffoon- well, history is full of powerful buffoons who wreaked a lot of havoc in their time. And white people have been out of control since Obama took office (full disclosure- I am white). I live in Texas, and I have not seen the levels of hate that exist now in my life time.