Is the Donald tapping into America's outrage of democratic incompetence from the White House,the pc,and totally biased education system and media?Could he actually get the nomination and win because has the guts to call out the insanity?
as crazy as it might seem...
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No, he can't win, but he'll keep it entertaining for a while. The part that's starting to irk me is that apparently you now have to agree with someone's political views in order to do business with them in America. That's sad.
No, no and no. As thewop has stated though, he'll add to the entertainment value of the Republican Clown Car of Candidates.
I don't think that's necessarily the case. While Trump is free to express himself as he sees fit (as does anyone for that matter), I think there was eventually going to be an economic backlash and these companies/organizations wanted to get ahead of the fall-out. I'm sure any contract with these different companies have some sort of "morality" clause that give them an out if one of their spokespersons says or does something that could eventually adversely impact their bottom line.
Personally, I think it's a bit hypocritical for a company like Macy's to drop him and his line considering the company has had issues in the recent past with racial profiling and labor violations.
No doubt the company has a duty and right to protect its bottom line. The backlash seems to go further than that in these instances. It feels much more political than business-related. In the case of Serta Mattresses jumping on the "ban Trump bandwagon," I had to wonder if the line really wasn't doing well anyway and they needed a reason to back out (do you want to think about Trump in bed??)
To answer the first question, yes. I think he is saying what alot of people deep down inside think but won't publicly come out and say. There are a lot of fed up people in this country To answer the second question, no. No way he gets the nomination or wins the presidency.
As in every election there are people who run who know they have no chance to be elected but by running they are able to bring attention to an issue they are representing. Possibly in future election cycles their issues gain traction and become planks in a party's platform. The Donald has to know he has no chance to be elected but he is relishing the role of being the one to stir some ish up.
You're right - that does seem crazy. So crazy that it won't happen, imo. There's a lot of difference between surging from low single digits to 10% to getting 40% or more of the vote.
Please stay in this thing as long as possible Donald. Please. please, please.
His standing in the polls is because he's a protest vote. Nobody really thinks he would be a good president, probably not even Trump. It isn't just the Democratic incompetence that's driving it; it's the whole shebang of posturing, dishonest politicians, failed policies, and the sense that the country is being run by incompetent morons who care only about themselves.
No, he can't get the nomination.
The Perot situation seems a bit similiar to me. There was a very good chance before Perot got out the first time in '92 that the presidency was in reach.
Now to your question(s). I really doubt he has any chance to win the nomination or presidency.
I do appreciate someone speaking their mind and losing the filter.
The PC mindset that has taken over our society is suffocating our society imo. Basically thought control and just another form of shaming.
Now to your question(s). I really doubt he has any chance to win the nomination or presidency.
I do appreciate someone speaking their mind and losing the filter.
The PC mindset that has taken over our society is suffocating our society imo. Basically thought control and just another form of shaming.
Every spectrum is valid, whether it comes from what you can't handle, or what you find decent. Sometimes you have to be a prick about things, sometimes you can stay nice.
FORCING courtesy isn't progress, it's control that will eventually backfire. Think of it like reverse psychology.
I'm not seeing that at all.
We aren't talking about political views, we're talking about fundamental civil values. And we aren't requiring anyone to agree, we are simply punishing those who want to discriminate. Don't discriminate, and there's no problem.
You can still be a racist, a homophobe, a misogynist or several other kinds of bigot in your heart. But if you announce it to the world and especially if you insist on your right to discriminate and even want laws that give you special rights to discriminate, then you deserve all the blowback you get.
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I am not a Trump fan. Being PC all the time is strangling our public discourse. It is an assault on any idea outside of leftist ideology.
In no way am I saying people should be discourteous, however if a person simply has a different viewpoint that is not PC it does not automatically make them wrong, rude, or a racist.
Being PC has absolutely nothing to do with decency. Being PC means buying into language restraints and denying others diversity of ideological thought. Being PC to me means in part buying into victimhood and becoming that which you are fighting to end - just another form of controlling oppressiveness.
I am not a Trump fan. Being PC all the time is strangling our public discourse. It is an assault on any idea outside of leftist ideology.
In no way am I saying people should be discourteous, however if a person simply has a different viewpoint that is not PC it does not automatically make them wrong, rude, or a racist.
Being PC has absolutely nothing to do with decency. Being PC means buying into language restraints and denying others diversity of ideological thought. Being PC to me means in part buying into victimhood and becoming that which you are fighting to end - just another form of controlling oppressiveness.
You think there is too much shaming in American society? Is this a popular notion in your opinion? I've been hearing just the opposite my entire life, that people today have no shame and are craven for attention of any kind. What would be the appropriate amount of shame? Isn't shame useful? Isn't the alternative government rules and law suits?
Both sides have their version of Political Correctness.
My side says it's politically incorrect to call someone a ni66er. Your side says it's politically incorrect to criticize someone who calls someone else a ni66er.
