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erpowers

(9,445 posts)
19. Stop Apologizing Stop Explaining
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 10:43 AM
Mar 2018

I do not always agree with the things Hillary Clinton says, but she needs to stop apologizing. How often do you see Donald Trump and his supporters apologize? They have said far worse about Hillary Clinton and her supporters and never apologized. Clinton needs to realize that Trump's supporters are generally the people who go around apologetically claiming that liberal, blacks, and Hispanics are not real Americans. Hillary Clinton never claimed that Trump's supporters were un-American.

Did Donald Trump ever apologize for claiming that President Obama was not born in America? Did Donald Trump ever apologize for calling for the death penalty for young black and Hispanic men who were accused of raping a white woman, but later found to have not committed that crime? It has been reported that weeks before the Central Park Five were accused of raping a white woman a white man was accused of raping a woman, but Trump did not call for the white man to be given the death penalty. Did Donald Trump ever apologize for allegedly refusing to rent his apartments to black people? Did Donald Trump ever apologize for lying about Mexican immigrants?

No, the Democratic Party should not become like Donald Trump and the Republican Party. However, it and its members need to stop apologizing when they make the right statement. Hillary Clinton's deplorables comment has been proven right? It is likely that her latest statement will be proven right. Donald Trump did not win working class Americans. Donald Trump won Americans who were angry that America was changing. He mainly won the people who did not like having a black man in the White House. He mainly won people who did not like Mexican immigrants. He mainly won people who did not like the browning of America. He won mainly the people who wanted to keep America a white man's country.

Look at his slogan: Make America Great Again. We all knew what that slogan actually meant. If you were not upset with the direction in which this country was going Make America Great Again was likely not a good slogan for you. Why? Because America was great under President Obama, even economically. Therefore, we all knew what that slogan was really all about. He was telling his supporters he was going to take this country back to the days that they liked. He was going to take us back to a time before black men could become President. He was going to take up back to a time when America was much whiter. He was going to take us back to a time when minorities were not treated equally.

That is what a large number of his voters were voting to have happen. Many of these people were not voting for economic security, or for jobs. They were voting to be brought back to the time they liked.

Also, look at the definitions used to describe the parties: liberal vs. conservatives. Liberals are people who support things changing. Conservatives are people who oppose things changing. It can be argued that if you oppose change you are not looking to go forward into the future.

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"Clinton never apologizes!" yallerdawg Mar 2018 #1
Hill did NOT apologize. That was TPM's little spin. Hortensis Mar 2018 #16
That was my point. yallerdawg Mar 2018 #23
Got it now. :) I use way too many words. Hortensis Mar 2018 #32
She is explaining BeyondGeography Mar 2018 #29
Like many, her words got misrepresented by many who ehrnst Mar 2018 #36
Here's her full statement from FB... DonViejo Mar 2018 #2
A very well expressed statement with excellent points, regardless of the reason. appalachiablue Mar 2018 #35
There's no apology there, nor does there need to be. ehrnst Mar 2018 #37
Fuck TPM for labeling this an apology. joshcryer Mar 2018 #38
can I vote for her again? Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #40
Clinton did LESS well with white women than Obama 2008, Kerry, Gore, and Clinton 1996 -- karynnj Mar 2018 #41
Or in other words, Hillary Clinton, who is a private citizen, apologizes for calling racists, still_one Mar 2018 #3
:) She explained and enlarged on her statement, Hortensis Mar 2018 #15
I agree with you Hortensis still_one Mar 2018 #17
And I agree with your opinion of the Hill haters. Hortensis Mar 2018 #20
wow, that is some story still_one Mar 2018 #25
Well, she's in high school, Hortensis Mar 2018 #33
When you're right - don't apologize. Ligyron Mar 2018 #4
I mean ... Cosmocat Mar 2018 #9
You do realize she DIDN'T apologize. The headline is wrong. She clarified what she said. still_one Mar 2018 #18
Agreed. efhmc Mar 2018 #11
So true PatSeg Mar 2018 #14
We should never apologize for telling the truth. LonePirate Mar 2018 #5
Will we ever learn? Never apologize! Va Lefty Mar 2018 #6
NOPE Cosmocat Mar 2018 #10
She didn't apologize. She clarified it because the media, and politicians distorted what she said still_one Mar 2018 #21
Her full statement referenced here is Excellent Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #7
I didn't read it as an apology but it was a really good statement. Justice Mar 2018 #8
It wasn't an apology. Her "I meant no disrespect" statement... NurseJackie Mar 2018 #13
Exactly Jackie. It was a clarification, because our illustrious media and politicians had been still_one Mar 2018 #22
It's nice to be in full agreememt :) n/t Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #28
OFFS malthaussen Mar 2018 #12
Stop Apologizing Stop Explaining erpowers Mar 2018 #19
She DID NOT apologize. She clarified what she said because the media, and politicians distorted and still_one Mar 2018 #24
Apologizing for telling the truth. Sure sucks. SpankMe Mar 2018 #26
Never like apologize for telling the truth Butterflylady Mar 2018 #27
Stop apologizing. Downtown Hound Mar 2018 #30
Headline is total bullshit. Hillary explained and clarified for the ignorant snowflakes. greyl Mar 2018 #31
For those of you who can spare the time, here is the link to her full speech in India. greatlaurel Mar 2018 #34
Stop the apologes. Quit backing down. Paladin Mar 2018 #39
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