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Trump has no extreme positions that I've heard. Totally mainstream populist. People are downvoting me, but if you don't realize that any policy comments Trump

Trump has no extreme positions that I've heard. Totally mainstream populist. People are downvoting me, but if you don't realize that any policy comments Trump has put forth poll great you are just out of touch. You would be by definition "extreme."

rmxt 11y ago
Right, because calling Mexican immigrants to the United States "criminals, drug dealers, rapists" is a completely reasonable position. I'm sure that many of the 100+ million people in the United States that are non-white would definitely agree with that. http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trumps-epic-statement-on-mexico-2015-7 http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trumps-epic-statement-...
- a8da6b0c91d 11y ago
  A lot of them do. And the white majority doesn't find the discussion around that point unreasonable. Like I said, you're just out of touch.
  - gjm11 11y ago
    Just out of curiosity, what do you think about "that point"? Do you think the Mexican government is pushing large numbers of drug dealers and rapists into the USA? Do you think this is an issue important enough that it should be a major part of a would-be president's campaigning?
  - mikeash 11y ago
    What's your basis for that statement?
  - rmxt 11y ago
    Being "out of touch" with "the white majority" (or anyone for that matter) is fine by me, if it means being able to have nuanced and rational opinions. (Unlike Trump's broad brush statements.) Furthermore, your argumentum ad populum doesn't make Trump's statement any more just or accurate.
- thanatropism 11y ago
  Did the parent poster say "reasonable"? He said "mainstream".
  - rmxt 11y ago
    I wrote the above in response to the GP position that they have "heard no extreme positions [from Trump]." I swear I didn't edit the page to include this: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/extreme#Antonyms https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/extreme#Antonyms
- xname 11y ago
  Simple fact, he did not call Mexican immigrants to the United States "criminals, drug dealers, rapists". What he said is: Mexico government sent "criminals, drug dealers, rapists" to the U.S. Maybe you don\t care the difference. whatever.
0xCMP 11y ago
@rmxt It's not whether it's reasonable or not. Thats what people think and what they want. Those people vote too.
jeffreyrogers 11y ago
To me the remarkable thing is how well Trump is doing even after the media (on both sides) have tried to extremize his views. The contrast between what Trump actually says and how the media frames it is appalling. But, by and large you're right. His policies are fairly mainstream and even the ones that sounds extreme (immigration being the main one) are commonly held by a large part of the population.
- ConceptJunkie 11y ago
  It's simple, the people who support Trump don't trust the media, and with good reason. The media in this country has stopped even pretending they are impartial.

rmxt 11y ago

Right, because calling Mexican immigrants to the United States "criminals, drug dealers, rapists" is a completely reasonable position. I'm sure that many of the 100+ million people in the United States that are non-white would definitely agree with that. http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trumps-epic-statement-on-mexico-2015-7 http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trumps-epic-statement-...

a8da6b0c91d 11y ago
A lot of them do. And the white majority doesn't find the discussion around that point unreasonable. Like I said, you're just out of touch.
- gjm11 11y ago
  Just out of curiosity, what do you think about "that point"? Do you think the Mexican government is pushing large numbers of drug dealers and rapists into the USA? Do you think this is an issue important enough that it should be a major part of a would-be president's campaigning?
- mikeash 11y ago
  What's your basis for that statement?
- rmxt 11y ago
  Being "out of touch" with "the white majority" (or anyone for that matter) is fine by me, if it means being able to have nuanced and rational opinions. (Unlike Trump's broad brush statements.) Furthermore, your argumentum ad populum doesn't make Trump's statement any more just or accurate.
thanatropism 11y ago
Did the parent poster say "reasonable"? He said "mainstream".
- rmxt 11y ago
  I wrote the above in response to the GP position that they have "heard no extreme positions [from Trump]." I swear I didn't edit the page to include this: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/extreme#Antonyms https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/extreme#Antonyms
xname 11y ago
Simple fact, he did not call Mexican immigrants to the United States "criminals, drug dealers, rapists". What he said is: Mexico government sent "criminals, drug dealers, rapists" to the U.S. Maybe you don\t care the difference. whatever.

0xCMP 11y ago

@rmxt It's not whether it's reasonable or not. Thats what people think and what they want. Those people vote too.

jeffreyrogers 11y ago

To me the remarkable thing is how well Trump is doing even after the media (on both sides) have tried to extremize his views. The contrast between what Trump actually says and how the media frames it is appalling. But, by and large you're right. His policies are fairly mainstream and even the ones that sounds extreme (immigration being the main one) are commonly held by a large part of the population.

ConceptJunkie 11y ago
It's simple, the people who support Trump don't trust the media, and with good reason. The media in this country has stopped even pretending they are impartial.