The Donald Trump thread

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Anonymous quote to CNN from a Democrat congress member:

"The president won this one," said House Dem 1 of the Trump v Squad (AOC, Tlaib, Omar & Pressley) showdown. "What the president has done is politically brilliant. Pelosi was trying to marginalize these folks and the president has now identified the entire party with them."

If Donald Trump's next presidential campaign is "better a racist than a socialist" and he wins then goodness me. You can disagree absolutely with everything these four house representatives have said but at best Trump is choosing to weaponize racism in order to win political points.....I don't see how anyone who doesn't reject this deserves any votes.

[Wales-Bales]

If Donald Trump's next presidential campaign is "better a racist than a socialist" and he wins then goodness me. You can disagree absolutely with everything these four house representatives have said but at best Trump is choosing to weaponize racism in order to win political points.....I don't see how anyone who doesn't reject this deserves any votes.

Is not liking people who hate America racism? Congress doesn't think so, cos they voted down yesterday's motion. The promlem is terms like racist and concentration camp are now being used freely for political gain, which will diminish their true meaning. That's the thing about identity politics, you have to stick labels on everything, and the worse they are the better it is.

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Is not liking people who hate America racism? Congress doesn't think so, cos they voted down yesterday's motion. The trouble is terms like racist and concentration camp are now being used freely for political gain, which will diminish their true meaning.

I don't think I can respond reasonably to that.... Forget about who said it and the political climate, if you can't see that was racist then we don't even live on the same planet.

[Wales-Bales]

I don't think I can respond reasonably to that.... Forget about who said it and the political climate, if you can't see that was racist then we don't even live on the same planet.

You are out of line with the majority of people in America too, so your opinion doesn't count for much, even if you think it does. You may love the Squad and everything they stand for, but most people don't.

[the other bob wilson]

I don't think I can respond reasonably to that.... Forget about who said it and the political climate, if you can't see that was racist then we don't even live on the same planet.

He posts a quote by someone who has lived too close and too long to the political bubble saying that what his idol did was "politically brilliant" - I'm still hopeful that people with a more rounded appreciation of life found it morally repugnant.

[jon1959]

He posts a quote by someone who has lived too close and too long to the political bubble saying that what his idol did was "politically brilliant" - I'm still hopeful that people with a more rounded appreciation of life found it morally repugnant.

Most people found it morally repugnant - even a few Republicans and Fox News regulars. But racist attacks are fine with W-B/Ronnie as long as their boy brilliantly winds up his base and creates another false 'enemy within'. He and his apologists are sickening.

[Wales-Bales]

Most people found it morally repugnant - even a few Republicans and Fox News regulars. But racist attacks are fine with W-B/Ronnie as long as their boy brilliantly winds up his base and creates another false 'enemy within'. He and his apologists are sickening.

Don't forget when there was talk of the Clinton's sex trafficking children you defended them and claimed it was all a conspiracy theory. I hope to god you were right Jon, cos that would be a hell of a thing to have on your conscience.

[jon1959]

Don't forget when there was talk of the Clinton's sex trafficking children you defended them and claimed it was all a conspiracy theory. I hope to god you were right Jon, cos that would be a hell of a thing to have on your conscience.

I do remember once posting that Pizzagate was a made-up conspiracy theory by the alt-right online media. Because it was. I think you put up a link to various stories that included torture chambers in the pizza house cellar. But there was no cellar. The guy who ran a very ordinary, innocent pizza house had his life made a misery. All to spread lies through social media to damage political opponents.

To the best of my recollection I have never commented on the Clintons or child abuse or trafficking - as I haven't about Trump. I have no idea if any of these stories are true. I know Pizzagate wasn't. My conscience is fine - how about yours?