ohsherrie wrote:I don't want Trump to be president. I want him to make the people of this country think about the issues that he brings to light.
He's simply entertainment. He's not addressing ANY issue in a realistic way. He is trying to give this impression of being bold and fearless but people who understand the issues know he is simply not being realistic and is only putting on a show to get votes. NOTHING he is proposing can actually be done.
We absolutely don't need any more immigrants, especially the illegal ones. We have to close our borders and secure them.
But, building a wall is not going to happen. And, nobody is saying we need "more immigrants" of any type.
We do need to deport as many as we reasonably can at every possible opportunity.
How? Even Trump doesn't know how to do it. He is all talk and is pressing people's buttons but has no more of a realistic solution than any other candidate.
We don't need any more middle eastern refugees.
Of course we don't "need" them. However, if we are a country that prides itself on being a world leader and example of high morals, ignoring the bold statements imprinted on the Statue of Liberty is hypocritical and wrong. These are people trying to escape death at the hands of both ISIS and their country's dictator.
Frankly, those who disagree I find cowardly and unpatriotic. They represent the lowest of moral standards in this country. They are quick to give in to unwarranted fears. They want to ignore the fact that we are all immigrants and refugees in this country and this nation was built on the very people we now want to reject. ALL of us, if we look at our family had some ancestor who immigrated to this country generations ago. I doubt you would be here if this attitude existed then towards whatever country your ancestors were from.
We do need to stop covering up the real problems that we have because it's "politically incorrect" to talk about them and some segment of our population may be offended by it.
Trump says offensive things intentionally to get attention and remain in the news. He says ridiculously stupid things like calling all Mexicans murderers and rapists, thousands of Muslims in NY cheered after 9/11, the comments about Megan Kelly, the ridiculous comments about Hillary Clinton and the debate. These are things that normal people should not even have enter their heads let alone come out of their mouth.
It says a LOT about the Republican party that Trump is leading the polls. Republicans are so fed up that they hate most of their own party. They would rather nominate somebody who has no chance of winning then nominate somebody who is not ultra-conservative and may disagree on even small issues. Trump knows this and plays to that anger and inner party resentment. It is so bad that it is hurting the party as a whole.
Much of what Trump says that people are calling "racist" is just common sense truth that nobody else will talk about because they want the votes from those segments of our population.
Such as? It's "common sense" that Mexicans illegals are all rapists and murderers when it is simply not true? It's "common sense" that thousands and thousands of Muslims cheered after 9/11 and he saw it on the news - when absolutely no footage of such a things exists? It's common sense that he insults and judges women by their looks, like Fiorina and Rosie O'Donnell, and it's OK to make weird comments about Clinton and the debate?
I mean, look, this isn't like he had an "oops" moment and said something accidently stupid, or he's writing a script for South Park. It's consistent behavior. Every single week he says some racist or bigoted comment. It's who he is...and Republicans love it and that is what they are demanding represent the party - racism and bigotry. And, they will lose the election because of it....regardless of who is nominated.
