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The Velveteen Ocelot

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6. You know we've fallen down the rabbit hole when I can agree with George Will

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Sun Aug 23, 2015, 08:00 PM

Aug 2015

on anything, but he's spot-on where he points out that Trump's immigration policies are anything but a small-government solution. I appreciate that Will finds Trump objectionable mainly because Trump is likely to cause the GOP to crash and burn in 2016, but he is quite correct in suggesting that what Trump wants to do smacks strongly of fascism.

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"The costs of Trump's deportation plans could be reduced if targets had to wear yellow stars on [View all] pampango Aug 2015 OP

If Trump and the rich were vigorously prosecuted for hiring people without NCjack Aug 2015 #1

That's the key HassleCat Aug 2015 #2

What is not clear to me is, Daninmo Aug 2015 #3

Simple safeinOhio Aug 2015 #4

Prosecuting the rich for sourcing American jobs to illegals would increase the money NCjack Aug 2015 #14

Stars! I was wondering how he might implement such a plan HeiressofBickworth Aug 2015 #5

Will they transport them by train? nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #8

Gosh, they'd have to HeiressofBickworth Aug 2015 #9

And they said, "Never again." Right. Those attitudes, that willingness--eagerness, even-- tblue37 Aug 2015 #10

You are absolutely correct HeiressofBickworth Aug 2015 #11

I was being sarcastic, too, of course--especially with the reference to trains, since that tblue37 Aug 2015 #12

It's gratifying to find we are on the same page. HeiressofBickworth Aug 2015 #13

You know we've fallen down the rabbit hole when I can agree with George Will The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #6

R#8 & K nt UTUSN Aug 2015 #7