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Old Crow

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4. Anyone who doesn't recognize the dogwhistles here...

Reply to 951-Riverside (Original post)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 06:22 PM

Dec 2015

... isn't listening. Trump is implying in this interview that he will torture and kill family members of terrorists to extract information. This man appeals to the darkest natures of his followers. And his followers love him.

In a span of less than two decades, we've gone from a nation that abjured torture in any form, in any circumstances, to a nation where a leading candidate for the presidency is advocating the torture and killing of innocent family members of terrorist suspects.

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Extended interview: Donald Turnip on Face The Nation [View all] 951-Riverside Dec 2015 OP

So � he will stop ISIS, but he can't stop rape in the military. (?) immoderate Dec 2015 #1

He really is arrogant... yuiyoshida Dec 2015 #2

Paris had one mass shooting; USA had 355 zebonaut Dec 2015 #3

Anyone who doesn't recognize the dogwhistles here... Old Crow Dec 2015 #4

ironically he is probably 1000x smarter than George W... and he got elected tomm2thumbs Dec 2015 #5