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Originally posted by Communion
See, this is typical neocon divergence.
We can disagree on the means to create a goal.
We could both want to help countries with horrible war happening in them, but disagree on the mechanisms to trigger such help or relief: you could be for intervention and I could be against intervention.
Believing all Mexicans to be rapists is objectively racist.
Believing all Muslims to be terrorists is objectively racist.
Believing gay people can be denied services on the basis of sexuality is objectively homophobic.
Believing poor people deserve to suffer the hardships of poverty is objectively classist.
These are pillars of Trump's rhetoric and policy.
Trump supporters' views are not "just different". They're objectively fascist and no different than that of neo-nazis.
Leftists must not stop until fascists and white supremacists are eradicated and purged from office & government.
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Trump is trash but he did not say all Mexicans are rapists and I doubt many of his supporters believe this, especially not the 35% of latino voters who went for him over Hilary. He did use misleading statics to suggest illegal immigrants are primary cause of violent offences "78,022 primary offense cases in fiscal year 2013, 38.6 percent were illegal immigrant offenders". Key being most offences were to do with illegal status versus any violent crime. He did not say all Muslims are terrorist and I doubt many of his supporters believe this, but he did capitilise of fears caused biggest terrorist attacks the west has seen in decades, seen in countries with lax immigration policies. His empty promise to renew America's steel industry and provide jobs to doesn't correlate with the view that all Trump supporters are classist, many of whom are infact working class.
At some point we're all going to have to accept that however dangerous Trumps presidency may be, trying to belittle the perspective of all his supporters to "Neo-nazis" is about as effective as sitting back an doing nothing. At some point someone, somewhere is going to have to concern themselves with getting a democratic, liberal government back in power.