Do you think Trump is capable of genocide in the US?

[Stinky The Clown]

I believe it is likely he would be stopped before he went that far, but it IS possible. I think he as a person is absolutely capable of it.

[SummerSnow]

1. Who knows what his 'final solution' is? Anything can happen

[sarae]

9. He has no conscience, no sense of empathy or compassion.

I honestly believe he wouldn't blink at murdering thousands of people – it's only a question of whether our system would prevent it.

Considering the fact that he's a pathological liar, it's likely he'd do it without the public's awareness, just like Nazi Germany.

[Hortensis]

36. It would take quite a bit of doing to move him to that, but

yes, I agree that in very wrong situations he would ultimately be capable of ordering anything.

No, I don't believe mass genocide would be carried out in the United States. I do believe dozens and more could easily die before word got out. This is a man who imagines he can just order police to roust out 2 million people, throw them onto some kind of transports, and dump them far, far away. Even the little bit he actually could do could result in deaths.

[malaise]

2. Never forget Don the Con wanted the death penalty for five innocent young men

in New York. All five were eventually exonerated.

[sarae]

10. ^THIS^

He questions their innocence to this day.

[SummerSnow]

12. I remember that, after they were exonerated he still wanted them dead.

[napkinz]

26. yep, I did a thread on this ... I'm still waiting for the MSM to confront Trump

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028126195

[malaise]

31. You nailed it

[napkinz]

39. thanks malaise

[Mme. Defarge]

3. I think it would be dangerous

to assume otherwise.

[Motley13]

4. He is certainly an inspiration for those that feel that way

[randr]

5. First he comes for the "illegals"

[SummerSnow]

13. Then he'll come for the legals he feel are illegal

[JustAnotherGen]

6. Yes

And I think Election Day, Night, and the Day After are going to be very rough for some of us - his easiest targets.

His 'troops' are engaged and ready to inflict pain when they lose.

[Person 2713]

19. I agree . We are already wondering what bad will break out of this

[JustAnotherGen]

23. My husband has point blank said

My GOTV activities are to be done by 5:00 PM - and I'm taking the day off. Former TSS for Italian Military - and he grew up with a bunch of fascists.

He doesn't trust these fuckers. His words - not mine.

[Person 2713]

28. We are in a mixed area both racially and politically. Usually not heated but crap has increased

as time goes on . Extreme early time to the polls and vacation time for the day , & kids off the street. Not wishing for anything but his crowd is angry nuts so maybe we will just enjoy family time together or
remove our selves as vocal (or worse) targets that day

[Wounded Bear]

7. I have no doubt that HE could do it, personally...

and I don't have enough confidence in our political system to block him, should he get into office.

Much as our eco/political system has many elements of a "soft" form of fascism (corporate/gov't collusion), I accept that Trump, if elected, could instigate a "soft" form of genocide in our country.

Scares me to think about it, but it is far past time to recoil at "Godwin's Law" naysayers and fight to keep our country free for all.

[treestar]

46. I might have some confidence in it

A couple of generals have endorsed Hillary when they normally don't. Somebody would take Trump to court and the courts could rule it Trump doesn't have the power to order whatever he is ordering. The Founders did a pretty good job. Don the Con can't just take over as long as there is someone willing to oppose him.

[DURHAM D]

8. Sure. Why isn't anyone talking about the fact that

his modeling agency is/was a classic case of human trafficking?

[lapfog_1]

16. no difference between his underage models here on tourist visas

told what to say to immigration, told NOT to bring their portfolios with them but to ship them into the US using delivery service to not arouse suspension. Packed like sardines into tiny over crowded apartments (4 or more girls to a bedroom) and charged $1600 a month for rent... payable to the modeling agency.

It's a classic human trafficking story complete with sweatshop labor practices (the girls are promised one thing but reality is that most ended up OWING money or making very little money for the work that they did).

Donald makes (to this day) around $2M to $3M a year from this agency... and he owns something like 86 percent interest in it. He should be facing charges right now.

[GusBob]

11. "a deportation force" will be in charge of "the appropriate disposition" of brown people

Does that sound like the rule of law with due process?

It sounds like the final solution to me.

He will go after disabled people next. Probably by attacking the ADA


He will have to neutralize the media first, and he is working on that as we speak.

[FLPanhandle]

14. Frankly, I think he is all bluster and no action

So, no. I don't think he is capable of getting even anything small passed through congress (most members Rep & Dem hate the guy).

[Dreamer Tatum]

15. No.

He just wants money.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

17. If he were would that make you a supporter of the 2nd Amendment?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

18. not just trump, would require cooperation of a lot of people.

and yes, of course i think its possible but not probable.

[Bucky]

20. Nah

He's greedy, not demented.

[niyad]

22. he is both

[gordianot]

21. That would require military cooperation not likely.

Torture of combatants is possible but not likely without formation of an SS like organization. Who knows what his immigration squad would employ?

[WillowTree]

24. It certainly is getting deep in here today.

[Stinky The Clown]

32. The door's over there ------>

Take a hike.

[Johnny2X2X]

25. Absolutely

And he would not be stopped. When they start rounding up hundreds of thousands of people they'll quickly realize there is no place to send them, they'll have to be housed somewhere while their true status is determined. These will be the concentration camps. And then you have a quagmire, you have all these people who you've committed horrible crimes against, you can't just let them go to expose your crimes.

The whole Trump campaign is about making America White Again. The only way for him to really do that is to start killing Brown People.

[Auggie]

27. Some of his supporters, perhaps

[Throd]

29. No.

[sinkingfeeling]

30. Yes, I do

[Gidney N Cloyd]

33. I'm afraid many if not most of us are.

[First Speaker]

34. I doubt it...maybe something like the Japanese Relocation Camps on a massive scale...

...huge, blatant attacks on our civil liberties. Racial and ethnic scapegoating. Concentration camps in all but name. Putinesque attacks on the free press and the political opposition. Those things, yes. But Hitlerian genocide? That's a very high bar, and Hitler himself was sui generis, thank God. I can see isolated killings of "liberals" by Trumpettes in the Reddest of the Red areas. But nothing more, not that that wouldn't be horrible enough.

[roamer65]

35. His followers certainly are capable of it.

I think that is the question that should be asked.

[trof]

37. I don't think Trump is 'capable' of much at all.

He's OK at promoting himself.
Not even great at that, but OK.
Enough to fool a lot of his business 'partners' and bankers.

[meow2u3]

38. I've been saying he has genocidal tendencies

Not so much on DU, but on Disqus and other comment pages.

[GulfCoast66]

40. No

Well maybe him personally. But it would never get off the ground. Law enforcement and the military not to mention Congress would object.

Just discussing it actually happening is crazy.

But the OP asked about Trump. I guess he might be that much a sociopath.

[egduj]

41. It's guaranteed.

If Trump becomes president, he will kill every non-white, non-straight, non-christian person in this country.

Possibly all the feral cats, too.

[SammyWinstonJack]

43. ...

[jack_krass]

42. Genocide? No. Trump is more the nuclear holocaust type

[Mc Mike]

44. He's capable of trying. And he's capable of failing and losing.

He's got a long track record of failures.

[Egnever]

45. Nope

Mostly because he has no shot at ever getting into the white house.

He is running against one of if not the most divisive figures in american politics and he still doesn't have a shot. The fact that hillary is going to wipe the floor with him is a pretty clear indication of just how negatively the majority of the american public sees him. Republicans who have vilified Hillary their whole political career are voting for her instead of him that is how bad he is as a candidate.

In his fevered dreams i am sure genocide would be a solution he came up with. Fortunately despite the sensationalism on the TV he has no chance at all of becoming POTUS.