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Trump supporters suggest final solution to illegals -- "Shoot Them!"

Captain Adverse said:
Hmmm...

Actually what Trump said was "...You have hundreds and hundreds of people and you have 2 or 3 border security people that are brave and great, and don't forget we can't let them use weapons. We can't. Other countries do but we can't. I would never do that. But how do you stop these people? You can't, there's noth…" when he heard somene yell "Shoot em!"

He shakes his head and says "That's only in the Panhandle you can get away with that, only in the Panhandle." Clearly a joke.

First of all, the Texas Panhandle is the rectangular part of Texas that borders only Oklahoma and New Mexico...long ways from the Mexican border.

Second of all, it was clearly a joke on his part, as he made it plain that he would not let the Border Patrol use their guns to simply shoot anyone. BTW, they can use their guns in self defense and to arrest armed persons like any other law enforcement personnel.

NO calls for violence, only the snippet to support Leftist confirmation bias that Trump is a racist/xenophobe who'd love to "shoot people."

What John McCain might have said or done is a fallacious response. Meanwhile, continue projecting your opinions as facts...this is still a free country. :coffeepap:
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We've all seen the clip and we know the context, but you're also forgetting the context of literally everything Trump has said and done for the past 4 years, plus what his supporters have done and what he's condoned, or failed to speak out against. There were literally ****ing Neo-Nazis rounding immigrants up at gun point and the Border Patrol was okay with that. Don't recall Trump ever saying anything about that.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immi...-leader/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f3a28347ce65

‘Put Them All in a Gas Chamber,’ Said Border Militia Member: Report - TYT.com
 
Mycroft said:
Old story. Already discussed to hell and back here on DP. Dismissed.
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Yet this thread is 10 more pages past your dismissal.

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Nickyjo said:
You have a point, a good one. But perception is reality for a lot of people, just as Trump’s bullying style is also meaning for them. That, plus the fact that a lot of those at or near the bottom don’t vote helps account for his strength. That he has done nothing to address the income gap, kept his promises to tax Wall Streeters fairly is lost in the day to tweet news. But his carnival barker act will get old among his supporters if perceptions change.
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Here's the perception right now:
The economy is roaring, but hardly anyone in the working class feels it.
 
Wan said:
You haven't even tried it, how are you so sure it won't work?
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Because by far the vast majority of illegal immigrants in this country never walked across the border. How would you have shot them?

Wan said:
This sounds like your personal opinion. Personally I think racists and xenophobes are very noble people. and they are desperately needed to make decisions regarding the entire society.
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Nope. It is established fact. Racists and xenophobes are frightened of people they've never met and are therefore cowards. Every one of them. We don't need cowards making decisions on how society should operate. Fortunately, the vast majority of Americans are not cowards. We outnumber you at the polls, so your power to effect change is minimal.
 
Captain Adverse said:
I could reply that I am "really sick" of people projecting meaning on my comments based on their own biases.

I was addressing the allegation that Trump's response equates to being "Hitler-like."

I am a firm believer in free speech, whether I agree with it or not. Nor do I feel the need to condemn something I disagree with as if I must need prove it to strangers on an internet website.

Nowhere in any post have I advocated support for violence other than in self-defense or defense of others. Therefore why must I speak out each time someone makes such a comment?

Basically, I do not feel the need to "virtue signal" to satisfy you or anyone else. :coffeepap:
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You're just playing, and you obviously cannot condemn the deplorable rally goer. You can't do it. Trump can't do it. None of you can do it.

This is why I can't stand Trump and his base.
 
SheWolf said:
You're just playing, and you obviously cannot condemn the deplorable rally goer. You can't do it. Trump can't do it. None of you can do it.

This is why I can't stand Trump and his base.
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They prove Hillary correctly labeled them.


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Trump said:
Trump....living rent free in haters heads 24 7
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Obama lived in you people's heads 24/7.

Cue excuses or cowardly silence in 9..8..7...
 
SheWolf said:
they really are deplorable
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The deplorable's are the ones who commit crimes, the terrorists etc. Why do you not condemn them? You go after the police and white people but not those who carry out the crimes. Maybe if we started there with the blame we could actually correct the situation.
 
SonOfDaedalus said:
They prove Hillary correctly labeled them.


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You people love labels. How about judge on an individual basis regardless of ones color, religion, or political affiliation?
 
SheWolf said:
You're just playing, and you obviously cannot condemn the deplorable rally goer. You can't do it. Trump can't do it. None of you can do it.

This is why I can't stand Trump and his base.
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Do you condemn illegal immigrants?
 
Mongidig said:
Do you condemn illegal immigrants?
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No, because they're just poor people trying to feed their families. You would do the same if you were in their position. Would you sit at home and starve because of your deep respect for American immigration laws?

You should be angrier at the wealthy businessmen with full bellies who hire them to save on labor cost.

I don't want open borders. The vast majority of Democrats don't want open borders. I have no problem with securing the border as long as its not an idiotic 4th-century solution like some giant wall.

But no, I don't condemn these poor people for trying to feed their families. I don't demonize them and accuse them of being murderers or rapists. I don't joke about shooting them. That's where we differ.
 
SonOfDaedalus said:
No, because they're just poor people trying to feed their families. You would do the same if you were in their position. Would you sit at home and starve because of your deep respect for American immigration laws?

You should be angrier at the wealthy businessmen with full bellies who hire them to save on labor cost.

I don't want open borders. The vast majority of Democrats don't want open borders. I have no problem with securing the border as long as its not an idiotic 4th-century solution like some giant wall.

But no, I don't condemn these poor people for trying to feed their families. I don't demonize them and accuse them of being murderers or rapists. I don't joke about shooting them. That's where we differ.
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We differ in that I have actually seen the consequences of this invasion. I have a friend who is a single mother of two who struggles here in the US to put food on her table. The more she works the less benefits she gets. We are already spread too thin to continue to help these illegals pouring over our borders. Lets focus on our people. I have also seen the gangs of illegals causing problems here in Phoenix. You have been brainwashed to believe that all of these people are innocent starving folks just trying to put food on the table. That's nonsense. Many are coming in just to rejoin family or friends who illegally entered. Many are here to make money and send it back to Mexico. Many are drug dealers and rapists. If it doesn't fit your narrative you don't see it. That's what has become wrong with this country.

I certainly would not put my family in harms way by making the dangerous trip to America. I also believe in the rule of law, another area we differ. If I see a wall that is meant to keep people out I am not going to climb over it. If these people are truly that desperate they can go to a legal port of entry.
 
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