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« Reply #25 on: August 25, 2016, 01:13:35 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

In not so enigmatic ways he has drawn this support intentionally. No other major presidential candidate in the past few cycles has drawn this sort of support. If you want to vote for the guy, go right ahead, but don't make him out as not being a racist, because he is and it's fair game. He was racist long before he ran for President.
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« Reply #26 on: August 25, 2016, 01:15:45 PM »

I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist.

From the latest Quinnipiac poll:

"Voters also say 59 - 36 percent "the way Donald Trump talks appeals to bigotry."
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« Reply #27 on: August 25, 2016, 01:20:32 PM »

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« Reply #28 on: August 25, 2016, 02:01:55 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

In not so enigmatic ways he has drawn this support intentionally. No other major presidential candidate in the past few cycles has drawn this sort of support. If you want to vote for the guy, go right ahead, but don't make him out as not being a racist, because he is and it's fair game. He was racist long before he ran for President.

No, I don't want to vote for him silly. He has plenty of character flaws as it is. Among other things he is a narcissist.
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« Reply #29 on: August 25, 2016, 02:08:34 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

In not so enigmatic ways he has drawn this support intentionally. No other major presidential candidate in the past few cycles has drawn this sort of support. If you want to vote for the guy, go right ahead, but don't make him out as not being a racist, because he is and it's fair game. He was racist long before he ran for President.

No, I don't want to vote for him silly. He has plenty of character flaws as it is. Among other things he is a narcissist.

Most presidential candidates are. Trump isn't just a narcissist, he obviously suffers from narcissistic personality disorder and is a bit of a sociopath.
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« Reply #30 on: August 25, 2016, 02:12:55 PM »

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« Reply #31 on: August 25, 2016, 02:25:01 PM »

Nice. Trump is now trying to appeal to less extreme part of his and R base (deportation of illegal immigrants), while Clinton reminds to rasist part of his base that they indeed have no choice but to get out and vote Trump! Energiziiiiing! Grin

I really hope that Trump will manage to eat [rasist] cake and have it [less extreme base] Smiley
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« Reply #32 on: August 25, 2016, 02:26:49 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

In not so enigmatic ways he has drawn this support intentionally. No other major presidential candidate in the past few cycles has drawn this sort of support. If you want to vote for the guy, go right ahead, but don't make him out as not being a racist, because he is and it's fair game. He was racist long before he ran for President.

No, I don't want to vote for him silly. He has plenty of character flaws as it is. Among other things he is a narcissist.

Watch it with the name calling. If you have to name call, then perhaps the truth really rang home. You're not fooling anyone with that red avatar.
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« Reply #33 on: August 25, 2016, 02:58:40 PM »

I still think the best ad would be SNL's "Racist For Trump."
Re-watch it here via YouTube : https://youtu.be/Qg0pO9VG1J8
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« Reply #34 on: August 25, 2016, 03:09:10 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

In not so enigmatic ways he has drawn this support intentionally. No other major presidential candidate in the past few cycles has drawn this sort of support. If you want to vote for the guy, go right ahead, but don't make him out as not being a racist, because he is and it's fair game. He was racist long before he ran for President.

No, I don't want to vote for him silly. He has plenty of character flaws as it is. Among other things he is a narcissist.

Watch it with the name calling. If you have to name call, then perhaps the truth really rang home. You're not fooling anyone with that red avatar.

You think I am really am a secret supporter or something?  LOL. Don't take the "silly" comment personally. It was not meant that way. It is just silly to think I would vote for Trump under any circumstances. I viscerally loathe the man.
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« Reply #35 on: August 25, 2016, 03:29:59 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

In not so enigmatic ways he has drawn this support intentionally. No other major presidential candidate in the past few cycles has drawn this sort of support. If you want to vote for the guy, go right ahead, but don't make him out as not being a racist, because he is and it's fair game. He was racist long before he ran for President.

No, I don't want to vote for him silly. He has plenty of character flaws as it is. Among other things he is a narcissist.

Watch it with the name calling. If you have to name call, then perhaps the truth really rang home. You're not fooling anyone with that red avatar.

You think I am really am a secret supporter or something?  LOL. Don't take the "silly" comment personally. It was not meant that way. It is just silly to think I would vote for Trump under any circumstances. I viscerally loathe the man.
Shy Trump voter Smiley
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« Reply #36 on: August 25, 2016, 06:09:20 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

In not so enigmatic ways he has drawn this support intentionally. No other major presidential candidate in the past few cycles has drawn this sort of support. If you want to vote for the guy, go right ahead, but don't make him out as not being a racist, because he is and it's fair game. He was racist long before he ran for President.

No, I don't want to vote for him silly. He has plenty of character flaws as it is. Among other things he is a narcissist.

Watch it with the name calling. If you have to name call, then perhaps the truth really rang home. You're not fooling anyone with that red avatar.

You are a GIANT douche if you think calling you "silly" is name calling, LOL.

(That was name calling.)
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« Reply #37 on: August 25, 2016, 06:14:00 PM »


It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

In not so enigmatic ways he has drawn this support intentionally. No other major presidential candidate in the past few cycles has drawn this sort of support. If you want to vote for the guy, go right ahead, but don't make him out as not being a racist, because he is and it's fair game. He was racist long before he ran for President.

No, I don't want to vote for him silly. He has plenty of character flaws as it is. Among other things he is a narcissist.

Watch it with the name calling. If you have to name call, then perhaps the truth really rang home. You're not fooling anyone with that red avatar.

You think I am really am a secret supporter or something?  LOL. Don't take the "silly" comment personally. It was not meant that way. It is just silly to think I would vote for Trump under any circumstances. I viscerally loathe the man.

But Torie, do I have to remind you? He's going to utcay ouryay axestay!
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« Reply #38 on: August 28, 2016, 02:35:07 PM »

Trump's support in West Virginia just got 10 feet deeper.
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« Reply #39 on: August 28, 2016, 04:35:08 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

The only rational piece of criticism of Trump here.

What is a "Xenophobe"?  Really, what is it?  Let's look at the progression of beliefs:

(A)  A person who is concerned with the principle of the Rule of Law, and views a de facto immigration policy of "If you can make it here, you're home free." as a serious violation of that principle.

(B)  A person who is concerned about the costs borne by the American taxpayer from illegal immigration as a result of a porous border.

(C)  A person who is concerned, based on past events, that the vetting process currently employed by ICE isn't sufficient to prevent members of terror cells from entering America under the cover of being "refugees".

(D)  A person who is concerned that increasing overall levels of legal immigration will increase the level of competition for American jobs.

(E)  A person who is concerned that certain groups of immigrants, based on stated beliefs of folks in those certain groups, may be fundamentally opposed to the aspects of America that make America the "Land of the Free" (commitment to liberal democracy, Bill of Rights, individual freedoms).

(G)  An opposition to the idea that all borders should be open, and that folks should be able to enter any nation they want to, regardless.

Are these "Xenophobic" beliefs?  If so, what makes them so?  Since the term is freely being thrown about in discussions, I wonder if someone might be so kind as to define the term.

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« Reply #40 on: August 28, 2016, 04:50:46 PM »

Someone who thinks America can become great again if we just put Mexico and China and the like back in their place, because that is what is eviscerating America's "virtu," is a xenophobe in my book, or at least has tendencies that way.
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« Reply #41 on: August 28, 2016, 04:53:46 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

The only rational piece of criticism of Trump here.

What is a "Xenophobe"?  Really, what is it?  Let's look at the progression of beliefs:

(A)  A person who is concerned with the principle of the Rule of Law, and views a de facto immigration policy of "If you can make it here, you're home free." as a serious violation of that principle.

(B)  A person who is concerned about the costs borne by the American taxpayer from illegal immigration as a result of a porous border.

(C)  A person who is concerned, based on past events, that the vetting process currently employed by ICE isn't sufficient to prevent members of terror cells from entering America under the cover of being "refugees".

(D)  A person who is concerned that increasing overall levels of legal immigration will increase the level of competition for American jobs.

(E)  A person who is concerned that certain groups of immigrants, based on stated beliefs of folks in those certain groups, may be fundamentally opposed to the aspects of America that make America the "Land of the Free" (commitment to liberal democracy, Bill of Rights, individual freedoms).

(G)  An opposition to the idea that all borders should be open, and that folks should be able to enter any nation they want to, regardless.

Are these "Xenophobic" beliefs?  If so, what makes them so?  Since the term is freely being thrown about in discussions, I wonder if someone might be so kind as to define the term.



It is probably correlated with a failure to accurately list the first 6 letters of the alphabet. Tongue

But anyway, nice try. If those were your actual positions (or those of Trump's) you wouldn't necessarily be a xenophobe. Apart from E). Yeah, if you think that you can just blatantly generalize an entire group based on the stated beliefs of some members of that group you're probably a little racist.

And on C), what are these past events? How many Syrian refugees have committed terrorist attacks in the US again, remind me?

I think you also forgot F) Calling a group of people rapists and wanting to put up a register over members of a religion to profile them. Introducing blatantly discriminatory policies. Claiming that foreign nations have invented global warming as part of anti-American conspiracy. Advocating slaughter of foreign civilians to enrich your own country. And other such things.
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« Reply #42 on: August 28, 2016, 04:56:28 PM »

This is tame compared to him saying Obama sympathizes with terrorists, Clinton founded ISIS, or that second amendment people take care of her.

Not to mention grounded in reality, sadly.
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« Reply #43 on: August 28, 2016, 09:30:05 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

The only rational piece of criticism of Trump here.

What is a "Xenophobe"?  Really, what is it?  Let's look at the progression of beliefs:

(A)  A person who is concerned with the principle of the Rule of Law, and views a de facto immigration policy of "If you can make it here, you're home free." as a serious violation of that principle.

(B)  A person who is concerned about the costs borne by the American taxpayer from illegal immigration as a result of a porous border.

(C)  A person who is concerned, based on past events, that the vetting process currently employed by ICE isn't sufficient to prevent members of terror cells from entering America under the cover of being "refugees".

(D)  A person who is concerned that increasing overall levels of legal immigration will increase the level of competition for American jobs.

(E)  A person who is concerned that certain groups of immigrants, based on stated beliefs of folks in those certain groups, may be fundamentally opposed to the aspects of America that make America the "Land of the Free" (commitment to liberal democracy, Bill of Rights, individual freedoms).

(G)  An opposition to the idea that all borders should be open, and that folks should be able to enter any nation they want to, regardless.

Are these "Xenophobic" beliefs?  If so, what makes them so?  Since the term is freely being thrown about in discussions, I wonder if someone might be so kind as to define the term.



It is probably correlated with a failure to accurately list the first 6 letters of the alphabet. Tongue

But anyway, nice try. If those were your actual positions (or those of Trump's) you wouldn't necessarily be a xenophobe. Apart from E). Yeah, if you think that you can just blatantly generalize an entire group based on the stated beliefs of some members of that group you're probably a little racist.

And on C), what are these past events? How many Syrian refugees have committed terrorist attacks in the US again, remind me?

I think you also forgot F) Calling a group of people rapists and wanting to put up a register over members of a religion to profile them. Introducing blatantly discriminatory policies. Claiming that foreign nations have invented global warming as part of anti-American conspiracy. Advocating slaughter of foreign civilians to enrich your own country. And other such things.

What I stated are my actual positions.  "F" is your input.

Truthfully, for a moderator, you are reprehensible.
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« Reply #44 on: August 28, 2016, 09:35:53 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

The only rational piece of criticism of Trump here.

What is a "Xenophobe"?  Really, what is it?  Let's look at the progression of beliefs:

(A)  A person who is concerned with the principle of the Rule of Law, and views a de facto immigration policy of "If you can make it here, you're home free." as a serious violation of that principle.

(B)  A person who is concerned about the costs borne by the American taxpayer from illegal immigration as a result of a porous border.

(C)  A person who is concerned, based on past events, that the vetting process currently employed by ICE isn't sufficient to prevent members of terror cells from entering America under the cover of being "refugees".

(D)  A person who is concerned that increasing overall levels of legal immigration will increase the level of competition for American jobs.

(E)  A person who is concerned that certain groups of immigrants, based on stated beliefs of folks in those certain groups, may be fundamentally opposed to the aspects of America that make America the "Land of the Free" (commitment to liberal democracy, Bill of Rights, individual freedoms).

(G)  An opposition to the idea that all borders should be open, and that folks should be able to enter any nation they want to, regardless.

Are these "Xenophobic" beliefs?  If so, what makes them so?  Since the term is freely being thrown about in discussions, I wonder if someone might be so kind as to define the term.



It is probably correlated with a failure to accurately list the first 6 letters of the alphabet. Tongue

But anyway, nice try. If those were your actual positions (or those of Trump's) you wouldn't necessarily be a xenophobe. Apart from E). Yeah, if you think that you can just blatantly generalize an entire group based on the stated beliefs of some members of that group you're probably a little racist.

And on C), what are these past events? How many Syrian refugees have committed terrorist attacks in the US again, remind me?

I think you also forgot F) Calling a group of people rapists and wanting to put up a register over members of a religion to profile them. Introducing blatantly discriminatory policies. Claiming that foreign nations have invented global warming as part of anti-American conspiracy. Advocating slaughter of foreign civilians to enrich your own country. And other such things.

What I stated are my actual positions.  "F" is your input.

Truthfully, for a moderator, you are reprehensible.

Pretty rich for you, of all people, to call someone else reprehensible.
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« Reply #45 on: August 28, 2016, 09:46:00 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

The only rational piece of criticism of Trump here.

What is a "Xenophobe"?  Really, what is it?  Let's look at the progression of beliefs:

(A)  A person who is concerned with the principle of the Rule of Law, and views a de facto immigration policy of "If you can make it here, you're home free." as a serious violation of that principle.

(B)  A person who is concerned about the costs borne by the American taxpayer from illegal immigration as a result of a porous border.

(C)  A person who is concerned, based on past events, that the vetting process currently employed by ICE isn't sufficient to prevent members of terror cells from entering America under the cover of being "refugees".

(D)  A person who is concerned that increasing overall levels of legal immigration will increase the level of competition for American jobs.

(E)  A person who is concerned that certain groups of immigrants, based on stated beliefs of folks in those certain groups, may be fundamentally opposed to the aspects of America that make America the "Land of the Free" (commitment to liberal democracy, Bill of Rights, individual freedoms).

(G)  An opposition to the idea that all borders should be open, and that folks should be able to enter any nation they want to, regardless.

Are these "Xenophobic" beliefs?  If so, what makes them so?  Since the term is freely being thrown about in discussions, I wonder if someone might be so kind as to define the term.



It is probably correlated with a failure to accurately list the first 6 letters of the alphabet. Tongue

But anyway, nice try. If those were your actual positions (or those of Trump's) you wouldn't necessarily be a xenophobe. Apart from E). Yeah, if you think that you can just blatantly generalize an entire group based on the stated beliefs of some members of that group you're probably a little racist.

And on C), what are these past events? How many Syrian refugees have committed terrorist attacks in the US again, remind me?

I think you also forgot F) Calling a group of people rapists and wanting to put up a register over members of a religion to profile them. Introducing blatantly discriminatory policies. Claiming that foreign nations have invented global warming as part of anti-American conspiracy. Advocating slaughter of foreign civilians to enrich your own country. And other such things.

What I stated are my actual positions.  "F" is your input.

Truthfully, for a moderator, you are reprehensible.

Pretty rich for you, of all people, to call someone else reprehensible.

Since you're barely an adult, I'll be understanding.

When you grow up, you'll get it on how to engage without being a jerk.

I've not called people names until now, but the attempt to stigmatize folks for their choices in this election is, frankly, left-wing McCarthyism.  Not surprising from supporters of a Democrat who, personally, is the most like Nixon.

And, yes, for the previous post, I expect a moderator to behave like a moderator. 
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« Reply #46 on: August 28, 2016, 09:48:14 PM »

the difference is Reagan did rebuke them at least somewhat, Trump doesn't care who supports him because he pretends they don't even exist when he's asked about it.
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« Reply #47 on: August 28, 2016, 09:48:38 PM »

(F)  Calling a group of people rapists and wanting to put up a register over members of a religion to profile them. Introducing blatantly discriminatory policies. Claiming that foreign nations have invented global warming as part of anti-American conspiracy. Advocating slaughter of foreign civilians to enrich your own country. And other such things.

Gustaf's "F" is the answer !
How convenient for Fuzzy to list all these other "definitions" which falsely portrays the word "xenophobia" to be something like s**t that smells like flowers.
This type of "camouflage" explanation/description that you (Fuzzy) are trying to place over the true meaning of the word as it is being used by the trump campaign and many of his followers (2016), is a clear example of what the alt-right does.
Disgusting. !
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« Reply #48 on: August 28, 2016, 09:51:09 PM »


When you grow up, you'll get it on how to engage without being a jerk.


Not guaranteed at all. You never did Smiley
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« Reply #49 on: August 28, 2016, 11:39:04 PM »

It is not fair to tar someone based on who supports such person. As Reagan said, about kooks supporting him, is that they are supporting me, I am not supporting them. I think this ad is a waste of money. I don't think most folks think Trump is a racist. He's a nationalist, and a xenophobe, but not  a racist. Bashing Trump for his fondness for Putin is fair game.

The only rational piece of criticism of Trump here.

What is a "Xenophobe"?  Really, what is it?  Let's look at the progression of beliefs:

(A)  A person who is concerned with the principle of the Rule of Law, and views a de facto immigration policy of "If you can make it here, you're home free." as a serious violation of that principle.

(B)  A person who is concerned about the costs borne by the American taxpayer from illegal immigration as a result of a porous border.

(C)  A person who is concerned, based on past events, that the vetting process currently employed by ICE isn't sufficient to prevent members of terror cells from entering America under the cover of being "refugees".

(D)  A person who is concerned that increasing overall levels of legal immigration will increase the level of competition for American jobs.

(E)  A person who is concerned that certain groups of immigrants, based on stated beliefs of folks in those certain groups, may be fundamentally opposed to the aspects of America that make America the "Land of the Free" (commitment to liberal democracy, Bill of Rights, individual freedoms).

(G)  An opposition to the idea that all borders should be open, and that folks should be able to enter any nation they want to, regardless.

Are these "Xenophobic" beliefs?  If so, what makes them so?  Since the term is freely being thrown about in discussions, I wonder if someone might be so kind as to define the term.



It is probably correlated with a failure to accurately list the first 6 letters of the alphabet. Tongue

But anyway, nice try. If those were your actual positions (or those of Trump's) you wouldn't necessarily be a xenophobe. Apart from E). Yeah, if you think that you can just blatantly generalize an entire group based on the stated beliefs of some members of that group you're probably a little racist.

And on C), what are these past events? How many Syrian refugees have committed terrorist attacks in the US again, remind me?

I think you also forgot F) Calling a group of people rapists and wanting to put up a register over members of a religion to profile them. Introducing blatantly discriminatory policies. Claiming that foreign nations have invented global warming as part of anti-American conspiracy. Advocating slaughter of foreign civilians to enrich your own country. And other such things.

What I stated are my actual positions.  "F" is your input.

Truthfully, for a moderator, you are reprehensible.

Pretty rich for you, of all people, to call someone else reprehensible.

Since you're barely an adult, I'll be understanding.

When you grow up, you'll get it on how to engage without being a jerk.

I've not called people names until now, but the attempt to stigmatize folks for their choices in this election is, frankly, left-wing McCarthyism.  Not surprising from supporters of a Democrat who, personally, is the most like Nixon.

And, yes, for the previous post, I expect a moderator to behave like a moderator. 

I don't engage on this forum much anymore because there isn't much to talk about besides analyzing the polls. There are no issues to discuss. You either support the fascist for president or you don't. That's what this election is about. You support a fascist and it's horrifying to see so many people around the country do the same. You are utterly reprehensible. For your sake I hope Trump doesn't win, because you will have to live with the consequences of that vote for the rest of your life. How did people who voted for Hitler feel after the war was over? You may be finding that out if Trump somehow becomes president. That is assuming humanity doesn't end in a nuclear holocaust due to Trump's presidency.
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