Whem the only thing you can legitimately applaud on Trump is his personality and business experience (after all, what exactly are his positions or experiences in government), then the only thing left to criticize is his personality and business experience.
The post you referenced is a criticism of his personality because that is also the topic of the thread.
And that criticism and those labels are the direct result of comments made by Trump IN CONTEXT.
No. They
are distorted and/or taken out of context.
I find nothing he has said to be truly racist, misogynistic, or xenophobic.
There ARE
actual criminals who cross the border from Mexico and engage in drug smuggling, murder, and rape. This aside from the fact that
all otherwise harmless "Illegals" from whatever nation are breaking immigration law. Assuming he is a racist merely because he is stating a fact seems intentionally deceptive to me.
I am also unaware of any actual anti-Black statements he has made. I
have seen a lot of "allegations" about how he feels about blacks, based on unproven anecdotal comments. (
Here Are 10 Examples Of Donald Trump Being Racist ) There is also the "concern" because he hasn't "disavowed" the endorsements of White supremacists; which leads
some people to
infer that he himself must be also be racist. You know, guilt by second-hand association? All of this is just casting aspersions IMO.
As for misogyny? The man is 69 years old. That means he grew up in the era exemplified by that TV show "Mad Men," where women were treated much differently than they are today. In truth I don't think he cares about this label, since he probably considers his statements as harmless jokes. Still, I am not female so I can't comment why some women choose to take offense while others don't. :shrug:
Xenophobia? How is it xenophobic when someone is arguing that we should not allow either immigrants or migrants from areas (like the Middle East) where there is a clear danger from anti-American fanatics, without a very strict and cautiously executed vetting process? I would prefer we vet true immigrants and prevent acceptance of migrants. I've made that position clear here:
There has been a lot of debate surrounding how America should handle the issues of Latin American immigrants and Moslem refugees...
I admit he is bombastic, which might be confused by some as "bullying." I also admit that he mis-states himself sometimes, which can give the appearance to some of deceit.
However, people who are speaking off the cuff as he does often make mistakes; and will as often as not insist they did not until they find themselves properly corrected. That happens quite frequently with many members in this very forum. I try not to assume they are intentionally lying when this happens. :shrug:
In any case I had heard all of these allegations back near the start of his primary campaign, and I chose to view the video clips and other evidence to come to my own conclusions. I found that almost all of the allegations were either false, or snippets of speeches blown out of proportion to incite opposition based on emotion rather than rational thought.
If the primary argument is based on character assassination and fear-mongering, then I stand in opposition.
That's when I actually became a Trump supporter.
Unfortunately, everything she has ever said or done is readily available from a variety of sources. Voters that might have been too young to know about her Arkansas years as first lady, when WJC was governor, up to the present time, are learning things they didn't know. Whether that will make a difference whether or not to vote for her, I don't know. She certainly didn't plan on Sanders giving her such competition in this election any more than she did Obama eight years ago, so time will tell. One thing for certain. . . this has been the most unusual election year that I can recall! :screwy:
