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It doesn't matter what your reasons are for putting someone in power. You or others may support anti-immigration laws to protect job markets, housing, medical c
by Floegipoky 10y ago
It doesn't matter what your reasons are for putting someone in power. You or others may support anti-immigration laws to protect job markets, housing, medical care, etc. Those are valid concerns, but it doesn't matter. Trump is not the change that these people are looking for. Votes are fuel; at the end of the day, anyone who votes for him is complicit in the rhetoric he uses, and bears responsibility for the further spread of hatred and bigotry towards marginalized groups in our society. You might say that those voting for him have nobody else to turn to, that the current political system has disenfranchised them to the point where they have no choice. You'd be correct. There is always a choice to defend those who cannot defend themselves; it usually requires personal sacrifice, and it always reflects on the character of those who make it.
- throwanem 10y agoIt is very easy to demand self-sacrifice of others. Convincing them on the subject is a great deal harder, which I think is why nobody seems much to try; simpler, after all, to compel (at least part of) the desired result by means of force majeure. But you shouldn't expect to make friends by it.
- oh_sigh 10y agoWhat marginalized groups is Trumps rhetoric spreading hatred and bigotry towards?
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- dragonwriter 10y agoIn roughly descending order of frequency (of the ones I've noticed), in public statements, comments, and actions this campaign season (I may be forgetting some): Hispanics/Latinos (especially Mexicans), Muslims, Women, African-Americans, and Jewish people.
- thescribe 10y agoI believe a good portion of those Trump voters have been the ones giving the sacrifice for an entire generation now. I can't say I'm surprised that he's popular.