My brother likes Trump. He's ex-military (served in Afghanistan) and thinks the Islamic religion has no place in the US since it is a vehicle for violence.

My brother is also a moron. He's also the human version of an internet troll. Trump has captured the sizeable portion of the GOP electorate that trolls internet forums and basically wants to watch the world burn. If they can't have nice things, then no one else should either.

Here is some data from today's Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/27/donald-trumps-surge-is-heavily-reliant-on-less-educated-americans-heres-why/?tid=pm_pop_b

Anonymous wrote:OK, I know this is puerile but it might give somebody a giggle. I'm a Brit and in the UK "trump" means just what it sounds like - fart.
My young DS collapsed in tears of laughter recently when we walked past Trump Tower in NYC.
So whenever you feel your blood pressure rising at the latest thing he has said, just let rip....

LOL, this is awesome!

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Anonymous wrote:My in-laws. Who are actually nice people. But who are woefully uninformed, brainwashed, NRA-card-carrying Evangelicals. I love them anyway.

Democratic bigotry is the finest kind of bigotry, because it does not even recognize itself. So, do you have a Co-exist bumper sticker too?

And you had a bumper sticker with Obama in the cross hairs?

Anonymous wrote:OK, I know this is puerile but it might give somebody a giggle. I'm a Brit and in the UK "trump" means just what it sounds like - fart.
My young DS collapsed in tears of laughter recently when we walked past Trump Tower in NYC.
So whenever you feel your blood pressure rising at the latest thing he has said, just let rip....

Thanks for this!! heh. It's almost as good as puten (like Putin) meaning Turkey in German.

I have some relatives on the Eastern Shore who are of the "..but he has some good ideas," school of thought.

OK, I know this is puerile but it might give somebody a giggle. I'm a Brit and in the UK "trump" means just what it sounds like - fart.
My young DS collapsed in tears of laughter recently when we walked past Trump Tower in NYC.
So whenever you feel your blood pressure rising at the latest thing he has said, just let rip....

My ILs who are uneducated and wealthy.

Come with me to the small towns of Pennsylvania or hang out with the guys taking a smoke break at our warehouse in Beltsville, MD. You'll meet them.

And, yes, they know what you think of them. Your ignorant criticisms of their lives and choices only confirm their support of Trump.

Anonymous wrote:My in-laws. Who are actually nice people. But who are woefully uninformed, brainwashed, NRA-card-carrying Evangelicals. I love them anyway.

Democratic bigotry is the finest kind of bigotry, because it does not even recognize itself. So, do you have a Co-exist bumper sticker too?

Anonymous wrote:I have two sets of friends on facebook who LOVE Trump and are campaigning for him. The super rich (I figure they think he'll lower their taxes) and the very poor and uneducated (I think they're hoping for less taxes and more laws being enforced).

This is what I've been seeing on my Facebook by posters from my childhood small town. They think he's fantastic because "He tells like it is". They're also the same type of folks who would probably send Christmas cards holding guns.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe there is a silent majority or at least sizable population that privately agrees with him.

I voted primarily democratic, but I like Trump for his straight talk. Sometimes the politically incorrect solutions are the right ones to solve the problems. I can see him being elected the president. He can't do any worse than the career politicians we have.

Terrifying.

No, you don't vote primarily democratic. And even if you did, that doesn't mean anything. Mocking a disabled man goes beyond un-PC. Openly arguing for discrimination against US citizens goes beyond anti-PC. He's just a terrible human being, and you are too, for agreeing with him.

I voted for Obama in 2012 and McAuliffe for governor. It means that Trump can draw supports from moderate and democrats. Trump said this morning the temporary ban doesn't apply to US citizen. Please be civil and learn to agree to disagree.

Not the PP but Trump also said no Muslim will be admitted into the country OR can leave our country. By Trump's definition, that would include the 3500 Muslim armed services members.

And, yes, mocking a disabled man is beneath contempt (and yes he did).

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Anonymous wrote:I believe there is a silent majority or at least sizable population that privately agrees with him.

I voted primarily democratic, but I like Trump for his straight talk. Sometimes the politically incorrect solutions are the right ones to solve the problems. I can see him being elected the president. He can't do any worse than the career politicians we have.

Terrifying.

No, you don't vote primarily democratic. And even if you did, that doesn't mean anything. Mocking a disabled man goes beyond un-PC. Openly arguing for discrimination against US citizens goes beyond anti-PC. He's just a terrible human being, and you are too, for agreeing with him.

I voted for Obama in 2012 and McAuliffe for governor. It means that Trump can draw supports from moderate and democrats. Trump said this morning the temporary ban doesn't apply to US citizen. Please be civil and learn to agree to disagree.

There wasn't one uncivil word in what I said. You didn't explain why the two issues above do not bother you. Not even as a moderate, liberal or republican. As a person.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe there is a silent majority or at least sizable population that privately agrees with him.

I voted primarily democratic, but I like Trump for his straight talk. Sometimes the politically incorrect solutions are the right ones to solve the problems. I can see him being elected the president. He can't do any worse than the career politicians we have.

Terrifying.

No, you don't vote primarily democratic. And even if you did, that doesn't mean anything. Mocking a disabled man goes beyond un-PC. Openly arguing for discrimination against US citizens goes beyond anti-PC. He's just a terrible human being, and you are too, for agreeing with him.

I voted for Obama in 2012 and McAuliffe for governor. It means that Trump can draw supports from moderate and democrats. Trump said this morning the temporary ban doesn't apply to US citizen. Please be civil and learn to agree to disagree.

You know sometimes you're sitting in the comfort of your home and you get frustrated by something and you say "damn those -------" whatever the focus of your annoyance is at that moment. You don't mean it. You don't want them all to die or go away or suffer eternity in flames. You just don't want to deal with whatever it is because it's hard, it's, complicated or you're exhausted or whatever. That is the feeling he harnesses. He gets people to agree with and support him by vocalizing their feelings not their beliefs.