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erpowers

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68. Trump is Not About Jobs

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 11:04 PM

Mar 2016

Just about every Republican has supported building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. If people wanted to have a wall built in order to protect American jobs they would have supported other Republicans, or even Bernie Sanders. They support Trump because he is telling them it is okay to dislike people who are not like them and that all there problems are caused by people other than themselves. Trump does not get support because he wants to build a wall; he gets support because he claims a wall needs to be built because Mexicans are mainly bad people.

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Black Trump supporter hits white demonstrator [View all] Albertoo Mar 2016 OP

Bernie Supporter? noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #1

Hasn't it been explained on DU quite often? Albertoo Mar 2016 #4

That makes the man a "Sanders supporter" how? /nt Marr Mar 2016 #18

He was most likely a Bernie supporter. Limousine liberals don't protest. (nt) w4rma Mar 2016 #21

So Trump protester is either a Bernie supporter or a limousine liberal? yellowcanine Mar 2016 #43

OK, I'll add qualifiers Albertoo Mar 2016 #22

asking is asking, doesn't mean it happens. hollysmom Mar 2016 #37

No, it doesn't. Marr Mar 2016 #38

You like to argue, don't you? Albertoo Mar 2016 #40

Actually the person making the claim bears the burden of proof. Sorry. yellowcanine Mar 2016 #42

I made an assumption based on past events. Predictive logic. Albertoo Mar 2016 #48

Less predictive logic, and more an invalid inference LanternWaste Mar 2016 #56

pseudo science Albertoo Mar 2016 #58

Now might be a good time to stop digging. yellowcanine Mar 2016 #59

Only you see a hole Albertoo Mar 2016 #61

Usually when people are digging themselves a hole they don't know it. yellowcanine Mar 2016 #71

Usually, hole alerters see imaginary holes Albertoo Mar 2016 #73

That's now how "predictive logic" works. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #72

You're wrong because you made a completely unsupported allegation tkmorris Mar 2016 #44

see #48 Albertoo Mar 2016 #49

please proceed snooper2 Mar 2016 #46

He declared himself Independent. Here is a link Person 2713 Mar 2016 #23

OK. Thx. Albertoo Mar 2016 #50

many minority republicans hate being what they are , look at Jindal JI7 Mar 2016 #2

yes, one black guy hits one white guy, therefore making Trump supporters overall La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #3

But the reverse was posted here with definitive concusions drawn Albertoo Mar 2016 #6

history and context matter when interpreting any event. else, its false equivalency. La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #9

Misinterpret the opposition at your own risk Albertoo Mar 2016 #11

let me ask you something, are you black? La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #13

What does the status of one person have to do with a general discussion? Albertoo Mar 2016 #14

because in my experience and in my expertise in social science literature La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #17

Maybe your experience or expertise distract you from the jobs issue Albertoo Mar 2016 #19

if people cared about jobs, they would vote about jobs. which would consistently mean La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #24

well, no, it's still jobs Albertoo Mar 2016 #26

false snooper2 Mar 2016 #47

One small thing though. The white guy slugged a black guy and was not arrested. The black guy was. brush Mar 2016 #12

The white guy has been arrested Albertoo Mar 2016 #16

LOL!!!!!!! serbbral Mar 2016 #54

This whole incident smells staged to me. Stinky The Clown Mar 2016 #5

+1 dchill Mar 2016 #7

The Chicago protesters were lionized by some Albertoo Mar 2016 #8

The Donald is a showman, so that wouldn't surprise me. BillZBubb Mar 2016 #10

Or we can see what the violent ones 'look like ' no matter which side they are on Person 2713 Mar 2016 #15

Except the name of the guy roughed up IS SANDERS nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #27

Are the stores in your town out of aluminum foil? former9thward Mar 2016 #34

@Stinky The Clown serbbral Mar 2016 #55

no he declared himself an independent but his NAME is Sanders . Title is incorrect sigh Person 2713 Mar 2016 #20

Hold it, I was told here that no minority would ever vote for Trump nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #25

Minorities will vote for Trump (if he is the GOP candidate) Albertoo Mar 2016 #28

Current delegate trends, he will get it on the first vote nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #29

Have you seen the whirlwind of articles about the anti-Trump GOP scramble? Albertoo Mar 2016 #31

They are desperate to stop him nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #32

The Chinese press is using Trump as proof democracy doesn't work Albertoo Mar 2016 #35

Well Mexico has openly said that the US is no model to follow nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #36

That would mean more if say, Belgium said it tkmorris Mar 2016 #45

Trump will get more POC voters than other GOP kcjohn1 Mar 2016 #30

Much better than people here, or the DNC, want to admit nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #33

not according to the latest CNN poll JustinL Mar 2016 #70

Supporter? malaise Mar 2016 #39

Agent provocatuer? Darb Mar 2016 #41

Sorry, but much of his "populist" appeal..... marmar Mar 2016 #51

47 second interview with the guy. Claims no sides just anti-Trump underpants Mar 2016 #52

Thanks. I amended the title Albertoo Mar 2016 #53

Ben Carson? Is that you? KamaAina Mar 2016 #57

How did you guess? Albertoo Mar 2016 #62

No, it was the one of you loading grain into the Pyramids KamaAina Mar 2016 #64

Aw shucks, I should learn that Pyramid thing is a giveaway Albertoo Mar 2016 #66

Race Not Jobs erpowers Mar 2016 #60

Jobs, not race Albertoo Mar 2016 #63

Trump is Not About Jobs erpowers Mar 2016 #68

Immigration brings in people who are less educated ready to work for less Albertoo Mar 2016 #69

What's the name of that character by Harriet Beecher Stowe? n/t backscatter712 Mar 2016 #65

Bart Simpson Albertoo Mar 2016 #67