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Turborama

(22,109 posts)
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 03:30 AM Mar 2016

Donald Trump: A History of Violence (Video that's gone viral on FB over the past few days)



Text from under the video on KnowPolitical's FB page (which has had 4,897,332 Views so far): https://www.facebook.com/KnowPolitical/videos/1136407236393967/



Would you want this thin-skinned, petulant man-child to be President? To lead and represent America? Please watch this to the end.

Those who support Trump and the ignorant, violent hostility he intentionally fosters have no place calling themselves patriots. This is beyond politics. This is about basic human decency. Trump has gone after the poor, Latinos, African-Americans, Asians, immigrants and other minorities. He has openly mocked the disabled. He has mocked veterans and POWs. (http://cnn.it/1RrL2u3) He has called women "fat pigs", "dogs", "slobs" and "disgusting animals." http://usat.ly/259RC2x

Yet he acts shocked and coyly plays victim when people protest, all the while egging supporters on.

"Knock the crap out of 'em, would you? Seriously. Just knock the hell— I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees, I promise." —Donald Trump at his campaign rally on 2/1/16 (http://bit.ly/1RrNRv0)

Trump is the only presidential candidate to have openly encouraged violence against protesters at rallies while flippantly offering to pay their legal bills.

No other Republican or Democratic candidate has engaged in such hostile rhetoric nor have advanced such a litany of falsehoods. Does Trump really think he'll "Make America Great Again" by denigrating and dehumanizing the very people who helped make this country great? None of the other candidates have used their podium at rallies to openly encourage their supporters to "rough up" protesters. Even Trump is too arrogant and morally-bankrupt to take the high road, reveling in openly-taunting, mocking and dehumanizing protesters who dare to speak out against his lies, bigotry and divisive rhetoric. He'd just sneer, "Go home to mommy! GET OUT!"

Despite all the bluster, this is a man who thinks he can dish out the insults like a schoolyard brat, but is apparently so thin-skinned he can't take any criticism himself, throwing tantrums, launching petty insults, and starting late night Twitter feuds with TV personalities, playing the victim when he is rightfully being criticized. Trump is apparently so insecure about people "mocking" the size of his hands that he felt the need to go on a nationally-televised Presidential debate to literally "guarantee" the American public that there was "no problem" with his dick size. At a PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.

Should this thin-skinned, petulant man-child have access to the nuclear codes and the full might of the US military? What can go wrong? Would our economy be helped by a reality-TV star with a litany of failed businesses ventures based on a shitty lifestyle brand? He'd be a more fitting president of a frat house than The White House. But Trump is hardly a stupid person. He is savvy enough to know exactly what the gullible want to hear and knows exactly how to manipulate them. Trump inherited millions from his father. NEVER ONCE in his life has Donald Trump known how it is to be an ordinary, working-class American -- nor does he care to understand.

Even his family's inheritance which granted Donald Trump such a great advantage, was itself enabled and buffered by governmental aid and financing programs. These are what his supporters today would disingenuously call "government handouts". Trump is not a self-made man, he is just a lifelong con-man. A reality-TV star playing out his nasty, sneering infomercial for the American populace.

And THE WALL? The head of the command charged with protecting America's southern border says Donald Trump's proposed wall won't solve anything. (http://bit.ly/1RrPs47)

And on top of that, more Mexicans have been LEAVING the US than entering, and this has been the trend since 2009. (http://nyti.ms/1RrQ2Ph and http://bit.ly/1RrQ5uu)

Want to start a conversation? This link displays your list of friends who are "fans" of Donald Trump's Facebook Page.
https://facebook.com/search/153080620724/likers/me/friends/intersect

The truth about Trump? Over 75% of Trump's 77 statements fact-checked by the Pulitzer-prize winning Politifact were determined to be false or misleading, an unprecedented amount for any politician they've previously researched. Read the reports, follow the cited sources and make your own conclusions.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/dec/21/2015-lie-year-donald-trump-campaign-misstatements/
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/

One lie every five minutes. POLITICO fact-checked hours of Trump's most recent stump speeches and press conferences and found five dozen statements deemed mischaracterizations, exaggerations, or simply false. It equates to roughly one misstatement every five minutes on average. (http://politi.co/1RrQJYV)

"You can't con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. But if you don't deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on." —Donald J. Trump, The Art of the Deal
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Donald Trump: A History of Violence (Video that's gone viral on FB over the past few days) (Original Post) Turborama Mar 2016 OP
Thanks to one of the links in that post I just found out 4 people on my friends list like Drumpf Turborama Mar 2016 #1
thanks for the link LittleGirl Mar 2016 #2
I knew of one friend on fb who was a Trump supporter mnhtnbb Mar 2016 #3
Wait until their convention Lone_Wolf Mar 2016 #4
speaking of Ohio ... napkinz Mar 2016 #9
Rachel Maddow presents video timeline of Trump's comments at rallies that have incited violence ... napkinz Mar 2016 #5
Yep I saw that live malaise Mar 2016 #7
Trump says he'll pay the legal fees of those arrested for assaulting protesters ... napkinz Mar 2016 #8
Of course not malaise Mar 2016 #10
Trump wants CONSEQUENCES for protesting; we need to start HURTING people again ... napkinz Mar 2016 #11
... napkinz Mar 2016 #6
kick napkinz Mar 2016 #12

Turborama

(22,109 posts)
1. Thanks to one of the links in that post I just found out 4 people on my friends list like Drumpf
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 04:06 AM
Mar 2016

They seem to be a lost cause and have now been unfriended.

mnhtnbb

(31,319 posts)
3. I knew of one friend on fb who was a Trump supporter
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:17 AM
Mar 2016

but astonished to discover another one. Very disappointing.

Lone_Wolf

(1,603 posts)
4. Wait until their convention
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 08:04 AM
Mar 2016

It could get bad if it's a brokered convention and someone other than Trump is picked. Especially with Ohio being an open carry state. Would could possible go wrong with 1000's of gun toting nutjobs pissed that their candidate wasn't picked.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
5. Rachel Maddow presents video timeline of Trump's comments at rallies that have incited violence ...
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:35 PM
Mar 2016


Rachel Maddow presents a video timeline of Donald Trump's comments at rallies that have stoked hostility and incited violence by his supporters against protesters, leading to chaos after a canceled rally in Chicago.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/escalating-aggression-marks-trump-s-rhetoric-642743363967?cid=sm_fb_maddow

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
8. Trump says he'll pay the legal fees of those arrested for assaulting protesters ...
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 02:20 PM
Mar 2016

so will he pay the medical expenses of those injured, the funeral costs for those killed?

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