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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Trump’s Strategy Makes Perfect Sense — And It’s Diabolical [View all]sheshe2
(83,751 posts)56. Thank you. ILZ.
What throws people off here is that it isn't Trump doing it
It's his supporters and the leaders of the white power movement. The movement is much bigger than Trump. They are merely hijacking his campaign as a way to advance their ideology. It is awakening something that has been long simmering. Many people resent diversity and immigration. It used to be they hated Irish and Italians and so on but now they have so many more types of people to blame for their problems and they don't care if we were born in America to US citizen parents. It's not about citizenship or birth. It's all about white power.
Sadly they did not read the article. This about far more than Trump. This has been brewing for a long time. It is escalating.
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Yup. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2016
#38
Occam's Razor suggests you are correct. Tge simolest explanation is that Trump is way out of his
KingCharlemagne
Aug 2016
#63
I agree that the simplest explanation and the one makes the most sense is that
Zing Zing Zingbah
Aug 2016
#68
Step away from the computer. Go outside, if it's not too hot where you are,
GoneOffShore
Aug 2016
#14
US politics is usually about suits in stately black limos. Versus that, Trump is Evel Knieval
HereSince1628
Aug 2016
#17
I don't think so. I don't think he's driven by ideology, only narcissism and ego.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2016
#18
It's far more likely he's setting himself up to grift money from morons on the right after losing...
MohRokTah
Aug 2016
#19
Trump is running to make money. He will use his campaign funds to pay his various businesses for
Agnosticsherbet
Aug 2016
#47
Sam Sedar: It's not about the hardships of the middle class. It's about race!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2016
#61