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he's a right wing populist demagogue, of which there have been countless examples. almost none of them were hitler or anything comparable, and while i am not lo
by nyolfen 10y ago
he's a right wing populist demagogue, of which there have been countless examples. almost none of them were hitler or anything comparable, and while i am not looking forward to the next 4-8 years, it's not like he published a manifesto on the proclivities of the jew or proposed annexing mexico. quite the opposite on both counts, in fact.
- alex_young 10y agoTrump has repeatedly promoted using nuclear weapons against adversaries without any nuclear deterrent [0] and refers to people he doesn't like as animals [1]. What do you call that? Sounds like the pretext for genocide to me. [0] https://thinkprogress.org/9-terrifying-things-donald-trump-has-publicly-said-about-nuclear-weapons-99f6290bc32a https://thinkprogress.org/9-terrifying-things-donald-trump-h... [1] https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/787782613633208320 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/78778261363320832...
- nyolfen 10y agoi don't know what to tell you dude, he says stupid shit constantly and i think you should pay more attention to actual policy proposals and implementations than his idiotic tweets and context-free clickbait articles with the most hyperbolic statements that could be extracted from the record for your own sanity. if you're worried about a "pretext for genocide" i'd be way more worried about someone like duterte.
- danenania 10y agoTrump has voiced support for Duterte and his policies, by the way.
- danenania 10y agoThere's no comparison. How many right wing populists have had an organization like the NSA at their disposal? While he's clearly got some work to do in bringing the military and intelligence communities to heel, the potential danger if he's successful is extreme.
- emmelaich 10y agoIs he even right-wing? He's in favour of universal health care and was a major contributor ($300k) to Hillary's previous campaign. Populist and (wannabe) demagogue I'll give you.