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MineralMan

(146,241 posts)
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:43 AM Jul 2016

Jingoism, Isolationism, Protectionism, Racism, Bigotry and Intolerance.

Those are the faces Donald Trump puts on the Republican Party with his candidacy. He's providing plenty of ammunition for GOTV activists to use when convincing sensible people to vote for Hillary.

He will continue to show those faces from now until November. Let's make use of his negative ideas and take them to the streets, social media and phone-banking in our canvassing for GOTV.

We can win this going away. But we are going to have to do the work.

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Jingoism, Isolationism, Protectionism, Racism, Bigotry and Intolerance. (Original Post) MineralMan Jul 2016 OP
JIPRIB IADEMO2004 Jul 2016 #1
I'd rather say he took the mask of the GOP to reveal those faces. progressoid Jul 2016 #2
Republicans have always been those things. Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #3
Not new material ... Martin Eden Jul 2016 #4
I don't think protectionism is in the same category as the other nouns you used democrattotheend Jul 2016 #5
FDR's America and modern progressive countries didn't and don't rely on protectionism. pampango Jul 2016 #6
 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
3. Republicans have always been those things.
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 12:09 PM
Jul 2016

The fact that so many think this is new material is troubling to me.

Martin Eden

(12,838 posts)
4. Not new material ...
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 01:10 PM
Jul 2016

... but it's boiled down to its pure, putrid form, shorn of all conventional pretense.

The cloak is off, the monster is plainly visible, and his audience is wildly ecstatic about what they see.

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)
5. I don't think protectionism is in the same category as the other nouns you used
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 04:45 PM
Jul 2016

Protectionism is a legitimate political view held by many who feel that "free trade" puts American workers at a disadvantage and has negative environmental consequences, as well as creating slave-like working conditions in other countries. There is nothing inherently xenophobic about protectionism.

pampango

(24,692 posts)
6. FDR's America and modern progressive countries didn't and don't rely on protectionism.
Fri Jul 22, 2016, 05:51 PM
Jul 2016

"Protecting" Americans from foreigners may not be xenophobic but I see how it can be misconstrued as such.

Trump wants to 'protect' us from certain foreigners with a wall (Mexicans and other Cenreal Americans), travel bans (Muslims from anywhere) and unilateral tariffs (Mexicans, Chinese and, presumably, any other country or group he does not like).

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