Rail all you want against Trump, but he's not the problem. Neither are those on stage with him. [View all]
They are all symptoms.
There are millions of people who SUPPORT these people. There are millions of people who WANT these people.
Here's your scary thought of the day: Trump, et al, are actually constrained by common social standards. The people who support these people would be perfectly happy to go a whole lot further.
Don't think for a moment that segregation is not still on a lot of people's wish lists.
Don't think for a moment that misogynistic laws are not still on a lot of people's wish lists.
Don't think for a moment that a hot war in the Middle East is not still on a lot of people's wish lists.
Don't think for a moment that limitations on who can vote is not still on a lot of people's wish lists.
Add any other wish list points you can imagine.
The point is, the people on Fox's stage each have followers who are, in their hearts, way beyond what these people say aloud. Just by way of example, Trump's "blood" comments about Megyn Kelly ended with the euphemistic "blood from ...... wherever." You KNOW his followers would have been perfectly happy had he said "on the rag" or some equally disgusting phrase.
And it isn't just words. This is the way these people see the world.
Whether Trump is serious or not, a stalking horse, or not, a plant or not, is immaterial. He is a side show. The real worry is that millions of people think just like he speaks. Millions of people share Huckabee's views, Jindal's pandering, Santorum's sanctimony. Millions think Cruz and Rubio are actually capable of being president.
No, Trump is not the real problem.
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