Posted on 11/23/2015 6:05:19 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Trump's racism is bad for Republicans now, but the eventual wild-eyed nominee will only look moderate in comparison.
Since the Donald Trump campaign kicked off with demagoguery about Mexican immigration, political watchers have been on quiet but alert fascism watch, carefully monitoring Trump to see if he steps over the line. You can feel in your bones that Trump and his supporters long for to give into the sweet oblivion of balls-out racism, rather than dealing with the tedious process of carefully measuring the lines so you can toe them without stepping so far over that liberal journalists are freed up to use the F-word.
For whatever reason, however, Trump just went there this past week, making headlines for agreeing with the Nazi-reminiscient idea of having a database to keep track of Muslims, which meant that it was game on for liberal journalists to say “fascism.†Now other Republicans are pouncing, denouncing Trump for this registry idea, portraying themselves as champions of the American ideal because they don’t draw comparisons to dictators past. And therein lies the real danger that Trump’s turn to the more belligerent represents: Not that he’ll win the Republican nomination (though that is always a danger), but that he is making all of his competitors look moderate in comparison. As long as Trump keeps lowering the bar, other Republicans can wallow in all sorts of grotesque behavior, knowing that they still look pretty good in comparison....
(Excerpt) Read more at salon.com ...
Silly ass liberals offering news.
TCDS !!!
LOL
Trump is right on everything he says. Every day.
That is a very, very powerful message.
People are responding to that. Big time.
I love the smell of liberals in fear and panic.
I really do.
L
I love the line that other candidates can” wallow in all sorts of grotesque behavior”. This from a certified rump ranger.
I don’t consider Cruz insane.
“Trumps racism”
Such as?
A whole column based on a lie.
Same old, same old.
Kind of fun to watch though.
Can we please ban Salon articles?
Just kidding.
I’m sure there are many here who can learn from the comments.
The source:.......Salon
Do you need any other qualifiers?
Libs live their lives in fear.
Trumpophobia.
I’m getting to the point that I will vote for anyone who makes leftist heads explode.
Trump will CRUSH liberalism. We are tired of your crap. And go to hell Karl ROVE!!
Saloon. Always good for comic relief.
Concern troll is concerned.
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