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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Whether or not the girl's statement is correct or not (and it is pretty widely know that Donald Trump has stated he would consider banning Muslims), the fact of the matter is that the girl believes this for good reason and it is why she is afraid of Donald Trump being elected President.  She shared this with the boy to help him understand why.  He wasn't interested in a debate. He was shocked to learn she was a Muslim, and then wanted nothing to do with her. Horrendous behavior, which is why I am cautious about the boy now. Plus he keeps telling my daughter that Hillary belongs in prison.  Also not true.[/quote]

He's hearing this at home.  MY DH is an immigrant, my 3rd grader had heard from other kids at school 1) that if Trump wins her father will have to go back to the other side of the wall, 2) Hillary is a liar and belongs in jail, and 3) if Hillwry wins this country will become a third rate country (I think the kid meant third world). After the words were exchanged then the kids kept playing.  I don't think these other kids really understood what they were saying, but they've heard it somewhere.  Both campaigns have said "she's a liar" " she belongs in jail" "crooked Hillary" "he's a bigot" "he's a racist" "he's stupid".  Regardless of the candidate, the phrases being thrown around are not phrases I normally would want my children to hear.  Our school has actually asked children not to discuss politics at school, ours seems a bit 50/50 on where people stand.

It sounds like OPs daughter and friend tried to engage in a debate where they would convince this boy he's wrong. And while I don't like Trump and am voting for Hillary, I think it's a mistake to attack someone else's political views in hopes of converting them, unless they are extremely wrong.  This kid is 10. He doesn't understand world politics.  He doesn't understand healthcare, trade agreements, Aleppo, ISIS, mortgage rates, BLM, pipelines, the rising cost of college education, public vs charter schools, etc.   Give him a break.  Talk to the teacher, but if you are a liberal, like me, it means being open to opinions of others that don't necessarily agree with your own.[/quote]

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