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Anonymous wrote:OP -- mine too. I think a lot of white men, in particular, (whether blue collar or white collar) feel that someone has taken the rug from under their feet. They have a certain entitlement and like Trump because he says what they are thinking.

We are so politically correct nowadays that kids on nearly every college campus want to re-name stuff because someone did something terrible or said something terrible years ago. So many ridiculous examples. Like Woodrow Wilson at Princeton. He was the President of the US, but now the kids don't want stuff named after him. George Washington had slaves...so then why do we have GWU? It goes on and on.

No one wants a black person to be killed by a copy for God's sake. But, now every cop is presumed to be a bigot. They can't win.

Not every Muslim is a terrorist, of course. But nearly every terrorist is a Muslim. So, Trump has a point. Not every illegal is a criminal..but some are.

So, Trump has a struck a cord on many issues. Let it pass OP. I think Cruz and Rubio are much scarier than Trump. They both seem like really scary hispanics to me.

I think that it is entirely possible that there are many white people of both genders who have been forced to confront the structural inequities and injustices that exist that have, historically, worked in their favor.

Not every cop is presumed to be a bigot, but racial profiling in police work does exist. The way to win is not to get angry and defensive when a person of color is upset about racial profiling in police work. It is to hear what those people are saying, and, if you're not a bigot, assume that they are talking about your bigot colleagues and work to change the system. Be a positive force, not a negative one.

Not every Muslim is a terrorist. Not even close to nearly every terrorist is a Muslim either. Not every undocumented immigrant is a violent criminal, and that episode of Trump's campaign should be an embarrassment to everyone who is not a bigot.

If Trump has struck a chord, it's because a large number of people in this country are very uncomfortable confronting their own privilege. Such that even suggesting that they do so is viewed as hostile. "Being politically correct" generally actually just means being respectful, not using racist or sexist language, etc. If that's difficult for your husband, that says something about him that is not good.

Cruz and Rubio are scary for a lot of reasons, but being Hispanic is hardly one of those reasons.

+1million. This is one of the most clear, concise, and truthful posts in the history of DCUM. Thank you, poster, you have renewed my hope in humanity.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - how's it going now that Trump is #winning?

OP here - he's so much worse, but he conceded that Trump may have gone too far with the 9/11 and WMD thing (I don't even know what he's talking about - I just nod and move, nod and move).

Hahahaha, that is the only thing trump has said that makes any sense.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - how's it going now that Trump is #winning?

OP here - he's so much worse, but he conceded that Trump may have gone too far with the 9/11 and WMD thing (I don't even know what he's talking about - I just nod and move, nod and move).

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Anonymous wrote:OP -- mine too. I think a lot of white men, in particular, (whether blue collar or white collar) feel that someone has taken the rug from under their feet. They have a certain entitlement and like Trump because he says what they are thinking.

We are so politically correct nowadays that kids on nearly every college campus want to re-name stuff because someone did something terrible or said something terrible years ago. So many ridiculous examples. Like Woodrow Wilson at Princeton. He was the President of the US, but now the kids don't want stuff named after him. George Washington had slaves...so then why do we have GWU? It goes on and on.

No one wants a black person to be killed by a copy for God's sake. But, now every cop is presumed to be a bigot. They can't win.

Not every Muslim is a terrorist, of course. But nearly every terrorist is a Muslim. So, Trump has a point. Not every illegal is a criminal..but some are.

So, Trump has a struck a cord on many issues. Let it pass OP. I think Cruz and Rubio are much scarier than Trump. They both seem like really scary hispanics to me.

I think that it is entirely possible that there are many white people of both genders who have been forced to confront the structural inequities and injustices that exist that have, historically, worked in their favor.

Not every cop is presumed to be a bigot, but racial profiling in police work does exist. The way to win is not to get angry and defensive when a person of color is upset about racial profiling in police work. It is to hear what those people are saying, and, if you're not a bigot, assume that they are talking about your bigot colleagues and work to change the system. Be a positive force, not a negative one.

Not every Muslim is a terrorist. Not even close to nearly every terrorist is a Muslim either. Not every undocumented immigrant is a violent criminal, and that episode of Trump's campaign should be an embarrassment to everyone who is not a bigot.

If Trump has struck a chord, it's because a large number of people in this country are very uncomfortable confronting their own privilege. Such that even suggesting that they do so is viewed as hostile. "Being politically correct" generally actually just means being respectful, not using racist or sexist language, etc. If that's difficult for your husband, that says something about him that is not good.

Cruz and Rubio are scary for a lot of reasons, but being Hispanic is hardly one of those reasons.

Anonymous wrote:OP - how's it going now that Trump is #winning?

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe I am saying this as I am definitely left of center, but occasionally something Trump says resonates with me. Can't argue with his statements the other night regarding 9/11 and the Iraq war. He has definitely said some down right mean and hurtful things but I suppose if you are going to hammer him when he is nuts you gotta give him a little credit for standing on a stage in SC and saying what he said. Part of me almost doesn't want to believe that he believes the hurtful things he said. I know this sounds weird but growing up listening to Howard Stern in the early 90's Trump would call in and he was quite an affable guy. Not sure of he really changed or if he's all BS now. In other words I don;t buy his "hatred" having heard his thoughts years ago on numerous occasions. Still, I could never vote for him.