Donald Trump

[cIementine]

Racism in 1987? I'm from Mississippi (a state known for racism) and 1987 was the year my aunt and uncle graduated from high school, and there was no where near as much racism here by then as there was in the 1950s and 60s, when segregation still existed. Actually, here we were strictly punished for all that-in 1962, John F. Kennedy practically sent the army to the University of Mississippi so James Meredith could be allowed to study. It pretty much came to an end in 1969 when we lost our TV stations because they tried to avoid talking about it. I'm just saying that you should say then, "it's not 1969".

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I'm so glad racism is gone myself. Personally, I don't think Trump could actually build a wall at the border (we have such high national debt to begin with). I don't think he'd be an awful president (not on Grant-level) but I don't think he'd be nearly as good as Reagan. I'm only 15, yet I wish we could have a president that is as good as Reagan was. But we most likely won't.
As far as Democrat presidents go, I wish we could have another one like Lyndon B. Johnson or even Jimmy Carter.

racism still exists. it hasn't miraculously vanished, it still circulates the world everyday.
an example that racism still exists is Donald trump himself lmao

 

[nintendofan85]

I think Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio should be president rather than Donald Trump. Why do people even like him?

EDIT: I don't even know if Trump supports repealing Obamacare, but if I want an anti-Obamacare politician to take office (which I do), I don't want some anti-Hispanic person to take office.

I personally think Marco Rubio would be a good president, or Carly Fiorina. I was personally bothered when Trump called Fiorina ugly.

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racism still exists. it hasn't miraculously vanished, it still circulates the world everyday.
an example that racism still exists is Donald trump himself lmao

I know it still exists but it isn't as prevalent.
However, I don't recall Trump saying all immigrants from Mexico arrived illegally. He didn't even say that they were all ruining the country either.

 

[Penguin ^-^]

I know it still exists but it isn't as prevalent.

I personally feel like racism is just as prevalent as it was 50-100 years ago (and prior to that). However, for the most part, it has taken on different forms in society. Racism nowadays is, in most cases, less blatant than it used to be. But, that doesn't make it any less harmful or widespread. I totally understand your point of view; it can be hard to see how racism is still around when so much progress towards racial equality has been made. Despite all the change that have occurred, racism still exists in the cultural and socioeconomic structure of America. Mass incarceration, for example (since I brought that up before), affects the African American and Latino/Latina communities much more than white communities, despite the fact that crime exists in all these groups (and despite the fact that whites make up the majority of the population). Especially in relation to recreational drug use, many studies have found that African Americans and whites participate in illegal drug use at almost equal rates, and yet African Americans are much more frequently arrested on drug offenses. Another example in the prison system of racism is solitary confinement. Ignoring the obvious human rights violations that this practice has (which states such as California are currently trying to rectify), solitary confinement is disproportionately used on African Americans. While the argument that this trend is in response to gang affiliations has been made, it doesn't hold up to scrutiny as many white gangs (such as the Aryan Brotherhood) thrive in prison populations. Among different areas of society, African Americans and other minority groups (especially Latino/Latina populations) are frequently turned away from jobs, despite having the same qualifications as their white counterparts. Studies that sent the same applications, but with different names--some being stereotypically associated with one ethnic group--to the same companies found that the vast majority of the time, the employers chose the "whiter" sounding names. Furthermore, along the line of jobs, African Americans and other minority groups are statistically paid less than whites for the same labor. Culturally, stereotypes and cultural appropriation are extremely common in all form of media. Racism, despite all the progress that has been made against it, is rampant in the United States. It's not as obvious as before, but it's hardly decreased or gone away.

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For those who are citizens of the United States, you have the obligation to care. Everyone should live informed and give input/participate in creating a better country. How could you not care about what kind of country you will have to live (if you have no means to move to another country, or have no intentions to move out of U.S.A & plan to raise your family here)? I find it selfish and irresponsible if you do not care. Of course, this is my personal opinion of what I find selfish and irresponsible. It does not mean I find you less than human and/or have intentions to insult any of you.

Of course, I would love for everyone in the United States to be interested, informed, and active in politics. I agree with you that apathy towards the American political system (or towards whatever government exists in each individual's home country) is unfortunate, and in a lot ways irresponsible. I just meant that I don't feel it's my or anyone's job to force people to participate in politics. All I can hope to do is inform people with the knowledge I do have (since I, like everyone, will always have more to learn) when they are receptive to it. ^_^

 

[Ashtot]

I want Trump to win Republican primary because it means that the Republicans will lose the presidency in 2016 and we can have Hillary (preferably Bernie but if he doesn't win the primary (he won't) then it'll be Hills).



I thought you were at Jesus camp.

omg the glorious return

 

[xiaonu]

In the same way presidents' say theyll do something, but don't, Trump would be the same.
I feel like trump is being outrageous to get publicity. If he were to be elected I feel like congress wouldn't approve of half his statements.
I mean he's trash either way but I don't buy what he's saying.

 

[Cailey]

I can't stand politics.

 

[oath2order]

I can't stand politics.

Come sit down then

 

[Jill]

AGAINST. He's an ignorant, racist sexist piece of walking, talking crap. I despise him and his ****ty hair. Bernie Sanders all the way.

 

[nintendofan85]

Mhm, I disagree. Isn't Paul or Rand more popular than him? After his comments about his views on mexicans came out his popularity dipped, and when he insulted Megan Kelly on air that wasn't helping with his popularity at all.

People are over exaggerating his fame, tbh. I'm seeing people compare him to Hitler and that "nobody thought Hitler would become president, but look what happened". The key difference between the two is that Hitler was a persuasive speaker and attracted people who weren't even on the right, where as the only people who take Trump seriously are either nazis or far right libertarians.

I browsed some republican outlets and read the comments, popular opinion among republicans seem to be that Trump is an idiot. I know a few republicans who even said if it came down to Bernie/Hiliary or Trump, they would go democrat.

To be truthful, I'm not sure why I keep up with American Politics. I have never liked a candidate (yes, even bernie sanders. I dislike zionists. Yes I know about Jill Stein, but I have no interest for democratic socialists either). I plan to move by the time I'm of age hopefully.

But I believe Trump is only in this for the money. He has made comments in the past saying he would never want to be president. The stuff he says is completely outrageous and he charges people $100 just to hear him talk. He has no respect for anyone, and he doesn't seem concerned with his public image at all. I'm honestly not worried.

It's true that when he called Carly Fiorina ugly it didn't help his popularity. That's why I'd rather have another Republican candidate like Marco Rubio or Jeb Bush. I even think Carly Fiorina would be good as well.

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As a proud American, I have watched the worst president in U.S. history slowly degrade this great nation that much of the world has looked up to as hope or inspiration. I may respect the office of the president, but I personally do not agree with the man currently in it. Some think Obama is a great president, but they are terribly wrong. You may be asking why I think this? Here's why:

(1) He has caused the rise of ISIS by withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq before military commanders had any confidence in leaving Iraq to stand for itself. Because of this, thousands of innocent people have been brutally murdered simply because they did not agree with ISIS's extremist view of Islam (or for some other reason like their sexual orientation), thousands of women & children have been exploited inhumanely with zero regard by their captors, many archaeological sites (which were thousands of years old) have been blown up (& looted), and many sophisticated U.S. military weapons have fallen into the hands of the enemy (because we withdrew too early before the Iraqi Security Forces were considered reliable). Regardless of these reasons, Obama has been coward and has done practically nothing that could end the reign of this tyranical group once and for all.

(2) Obama has stirred the pot on the issue of race instead of trying to calm people down even though we have resolved this decades ago. All lives matter, there is no such thing as "white privelage" or any form of discrimination based on color (I personally see no difference between me and someone who has a different skin color, we are all human). In this great nation of ours, you can be whatever you want to be as long as you are willing to work for it with utmost desire (anyone can be another Bill Gates if they knew what they were doing).

(3) Obama has made a mockery of this nation by making a fool of himself by showing a lack of confidence when he speaks (that is why he always leans on the podium the way he does and stutters a ton), signing terrible deals that will bring shame to him (& other involved) in the history books like the Iran Nuclear Treaty, not following through with his word (Obama did not do anything after the Syrian government crossed "the line" by using chemical weapons), allowing political correctness to rule instead of taking care of actual business (calling ISIS "militants" instead of condemning for who they actually are: "Islamist Extremists").

(4) He (more like his wife) has been starving American children by giving them terrible school lunches that do not give the amount of calories & nutrients children need while growing up and has allowed certain schools to ban lunches prepared at home (which is extremely stupid).

(5) Has allowed illegal immigration to get out of hand by making decisions that encourage people to cross the border illegally, not enforcing the laws, and not increasing security on the border (if we really wanted to, we can easily make the border impossible to cross through strict security measures).

(6) Obama also allowed Putin to invade Crimea and Eastern Ukraine even though we could has easily stopped him through military intervention, arming the legitimate Ukrainian forces, and strategic military tactics (like setting up Patriot missiles throughout Europe, Japan, and South Korea to make Russia's nuclear arsenal useless to decrease Putin's overall political leverage) that would have contained Putin's forces within Russian borders.

& much more!

Because of those reasons, I personally would be for Trump if he was the only choice I had (I personally would rather have Scott Walker as the candidate). I personally am neutral on Trump primarily because of his method on how illegal immigration should be handled. He thinks we should deport all illegals and expedite anyone we want back after we secure the border. The correct method of dealing with illegal immigration is to secure the border, develop a national id system to filter out who is illegal or not, give amnesty to those who are deemed beneficial to the country (supporting a family and truly desires to make a better life for their children through the American dream), and deport all those who should not be here (criminals stealing our tax dollars in the prison system, freeloaders who do absolutely nothing & collect welfare all day, & drug cartel members).

Since I had no choice for a neutral option, I chose Pro because I would rather have Trump in the White House instead of some democrat that will continue the very degrading Obama has started.

In my opinion, it's saying something when Jimmy Carter complained about Obama's foreign policy. Carter's foreign policy wasn't that great when you consider he didn't try to help Iran during its revolution, but I can see why he didn't.

 

[Xerolin]

I'm pro trump. Kill me if you must

 

[nintendofan85]

Whether if Trump wins or loses the nomination, I feel that Sanders is most likely to win the Democrat nomination. Yes, I know he is a communist as I'm never ready for a communist to take office, but he doesn't seem to be as aggressive as Trump. Even if I want Cruz or Carson to win, I don't like seeing aggressive people win.

Bernie Sanders is a socialist, not a communist. Personally, I think Hillary Clinton is more likely to get the nomination for the Democratic Party, despite the email scandal.