(07-18-2019, 02:39 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(07-18-2019, 11:29 AM)TJBender Wrote: Joe Schmo saying "send these women back where they came from" is very different from the President saying that. When Joe Schmo says it, it's one man's opinion and protected (if idiotic) speech. When the President says it, it's a threat.

And abortion and murder being synonymous is entirely yours.

Except the President didn't say that.  He never said "send them back" he suggested that they "go back" to their country of origin (or heritage), fix the problems there then come back and tell us how to do it.  He didn't say it because of their ethnicity, rather he said it because of what they stand for and believe.  In a nutshell they don't seem to like our country.

He didn't say it to any white people, though.  

I have heard people say, in a very racist way, "They should all go back to Africa" or "We should send them all back to Africa."  It's very common thing to say among racists.  I grew up knowing quite a few of them.  They usually tossed in the N-word when they said it.  That's why his remark is considered racist.  It has been a very common thing for racists to say.  

Now, is Trump a racist?  Or is he just a demagogue fanning the flames to fire up his base?  Or is he just an idiot who doesn't understand what he's saying?  Or is he all three of those?  One thing for sure- that guy should not be President of the United States. 

Last night, at a Trump rally, the crowd started chanting "Send her back!  Send her back!"  Trump stood up there looking real pleased with himself.  Sort of reminded me of Mussolini.  Now this morning, Trump is saying he didn't like that chant.  So maybe, just maybe, his friends have finally gotten through to him that he has gone way over the line.

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