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bluestateguy

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Mon Jun 27, 2016, 09:49 AM Jun 2016

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/trump-supporter-says-times-have-changed-the-statue-of-liberty-needs-to-say-no-vacancy/

Trump supporter says ‘times have changed’: ‘The Statue of Liberty needs to say No Vacancy’

Travis Gettys
27 Jun 2016 at 08:44 ET



A Donald Trump supporter explained how he used a fallacy to shape his belief that the Statue of Liberty — a symbol of enlightenment and freedom — should be stripped of its meaning.

The man took part in a focus group convened by NBC News’ Chris Jansing to discuss immigration and other issues on voters’ minds in the presidential election, and portions of their conversation aired Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

“A lot of other countries have walls, why can’t we?” said the Trump supporter.

Two Hillary Clinton supporters who also took part in the focus group argued that building a wall to keep out immigrants would likely be ineffective and undermine American values — but the Trump supporter disagreed.

“I just think times have changed, though,” he said, evoking the Statue of Liberty’s inscription. “I mean, yes, we were accepting — you know, show us your weak, your tired, your poor. I think the Statue of Liberty needs to have a ‘no vacancy’ (sign). Hey, put up a wall against Canada — nothing against them, but all the money that we spend outside this country helping poor nations, Muslim nations, just dumping money into millions and millions of dollars.”

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This person is allowed to vote (Original Post) bluestateguy Jun 2016 OP
Why is he goading the good people of Canada? packman Jun 2016 #1
And own a gun rock Jun 2016 #2
 

packman

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1. Why is he goading the good people of Canada?
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 10:28 AM
Jun 2016

It's to their credit THEY haven't built a wall to keep us out.
What an asshat.

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