Is the USA a nation of bigots and/or racists and/or idiots and hypocrites?

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  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    I met a man in India in a Facebook group the other day (a non PJ group) and he asked me to explain "Bernie and Trump." He said Bernie seemed like the most logical candidate, that he wanted to give the most to people. And that Trump was scary to him because he was clearly a racist.

    I thought it was interesting to hear the perspective from someone not in this country (his sister goes to school in the U.S. and he reads the Wall St. Journal).

    I did say to him, like a previous poster pointed out, there's no way Bernie (or most of them) could get these promises through - free college education, Mexico building a wall, etc.

  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    NY Times Portrays Islam More Negatively Than Cancer, Major Study Finds
    Overwhelming proof points to an institutional bigotry.

    http://www.alternet.org/grayzone-project/ny-times-portrays-islam-more-negatively-cancer-major-study-finds
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,585
    it's not an american problem. it's a human problem. trust me, if some racist asshole came out in Winnipeg proclaiming to get rid of all the aboriginals in the city, I'm sure the racist supporters would come out in droves.
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  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    Enkidu said:

    I met a man in India in a Facebook group the other day (a non PJ group) and he asked me to explain "Bernie and Trump." He said Bernie seemed like the most logical candidate, that he wanted to give the most to people. And that Trump was scary to him because he was clearly a racist.

    I thought it was interesting to hear the perspective from someone not in this country (his sister goes to school in the U.S. and he reads the Wall St. Journal).

    I did say to him, like a previous poster pointed out, there's no way Bernie (or most of them) could get these promises through - free college education, Mexico building a wall, etc.


    Why is free education such a fantasy? Why can most industrialized countries do it and we can't? $40k to 80k for one year of college is insane.

    Why are we falling behind the rest of the world in so many categories? EDUCATION... not immigrants, not ISIS, not the lack of a wall.. More EDUCTION would improve this country more than any other single issue.

    Costs - note JUST 1
    1 Virginia Class Submarine - 109,596 - 4 year college educations
    1 Stealth Bomber = 48,137 - 4 year college educations
    1 F22 Raptor = 7148 - 4 year college educations
    1 Abrams Tank = 296 - 4 year college educations

    etc etc....

    Funny how history repeats itself....This is the same argument made by conservatives over public education to grade 12, as we know it today. As usual, Conservatives always look foolish in history.
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  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    So who will Drumpf's running VP mate be?
    InHiding80 said:

    It all depends on region. For every average land of Texas, there's always an oasis for those left of Hitler like Austin.


    Yet the gerrymandering voting districts pretty much silences those voices of reason in Texas.
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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    rgambs said:

    Yes lol
    It's also full of wonderful, educated, open minded and caring people.

    this here

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  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    I have no idea. But I will leave this here.

    Watch: Donald Trump supporters push and shove a black protester out of a Trump rally

    http://www.vox.com/2016/3/2/11146110/donald-trump-rally-push-shove?utm_campaign=voxdotcom&utm_medium=social&utm_content=wednesday&utm_source=facebook
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,705
    Trumps message is racist at its chore !!
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    There's a ton of racists on both sides. Disgusting. DontVote16!!
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    edited March 2016
    Enkidu said:

    I met a man in India in a Facebook group the other day (a non PJ group) and he asked me to explain "Bernie and Trump." He said Bernie seemed like the most logical candidate, that he wanted to give the most to people. And that Trump was scary to him because he was clearly a racist.

    I thought it was interesting to hear the perspective from someone not in this country (his sister goes to school in the U.S. and he reads the Wall St. Journal).

    I did say to him, like a previous poster pointed out, there's no way Bernie (or most of them) could get these promises through - free college education, Mexico building a wall, etc.

    So you take an objective viewpoint of someone who lives in another country which is quite possibly the most human perspective of the entire election.

    That guy is absolutely correct. And perhaps we as a people are too immersed in the details to see the big picture like someone from another country.

    What Bernie and Drumpf are saying are not promises, they are ideas and there is a huge difference between the two. The US government is run by the "system", which is Congress and corporations. No president elected will ever get all of the things that they say they want to do done because of the system. That's who's really in charge.
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  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    Free said:

    Enkidu said:

    I met a man in India in a Facebook group the other day (a non PJ group) and he asked me to explain "Bernie and Trump." He said Bernie seemed like the most logical candidate, that he wanted to give the most to people. And that Trump was scary to him because he was clearly a racist.

    I thought it was interesting to hear the perspective from someone not in this country (his sister goes to school in the U.S. and he reads the Wall St. Journal).

    I did say to him, like a previous poster pointed out, there's no way Bernie (or most of them) could get these promises through - free college education, Mexico building a wall, etc.

    So you take an objective viewpoint of someone who lives in another country which is quite possibly the most human perspective of the entire election.

    And then you trample it, with your own opinion.
    What are you talking about? "Trample it?" He asked my opinion. He's giving me his opinion. We're talking back and forth and it's been a great conversation, no trampling is involved. Yes, I think free education would be fantastic, but could it happen?
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    Sorry there I went back and edit it because I realize that what I said was not be coming.
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    Enkidu said:

    Free said:

    Enkidu said:

    I met a man in India in a Facebook group the other day (a non PJ group) and he asked me to explain "Bernie and Trump." He said Bernie seemed like the most logical candidate, that he wanted to give the most to people. And that Trump was scary to him because he was clearly a racist.

    I thought it was interesting to hear the perspective from someone not in this country (his sister goes to school in the U.S. and he reads the Wall St. Journal).

    I did say to him, like a previous poster pointed out, there's no way Bernie (or most of them) could get these promises through - free college education, Mexico building a wall, etc.

    So you take an objective viewpoint of someone who lives in another country which is quite possibly the most human perspective of the entire election.

    And then you trample it, with your own opinion.
    What are you talking about? "Trample it?" He asked my opinion. He's giving me his opinion. We're talking back and forth and it's been a great conversation, no trampling is involved. Yes, I think free education would be fantastic, but could it happen?
    Absolutely! Go watch the film "who to invade next?" Germany has free tuition. If European countries can make it happen then so can we.
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    The world and this country is full of possibilities. I feel it's really sad when the majority of the population don't see possibility and Just see impossibilities. everything Bernie says can absolutely happen. Sure there's proper planning involved and many of the things we talked about will take several years. But when we put our minds to it anything can happen.
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    Is USA a nation of bigots racists and idiots? No, but those people sure are the loudest. ( not meant for anybody to take personally ...)
  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    I wish we could have free tuition - I wish I weren't so cynical and this guy in India is just asking what I think. He says he has a FB friend in TX who thinks Trump/Drumpf is going to save the US and "make it a better place to live."

    I didn't mean to go all negative - I'm really interested in what people in other countries think about what's going on here in the US.
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    Enkidu said:

    I wish we could have free tuition - I wish I weren't so cynical and this guy in India is just asking what I think. He says he has a FB friend in TX who thinks Trump/Drumpf is going to save the US and "make it a better place to live."

    I didn't mean to go all negative - I'm really interested in what people in other countries think about what's going on here in the US.

    Me too! :) seriously, go check out that movie, it's a real eye-opener.
  • Amongst the Ani
    Amongst the Ani @Wobbie Posts: 7,790
    No country is perfect. India has its own problems such as a harsh class system and being 50 years behind the US in how most women are treated. India did not even gurantee all of its people free education to what we call middle school until 2009. If you were a lower class you didn't even get that. My point being why it wasn't racism it was classism. Every country has idiots.
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  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,588
    JC29856 said:

    jeffbr said:

    JC29856 said:

    What's the explanation for the sampling of black voters voting Hillary against their own interests?

    How do you figure it is against their own interests? They heavily supported Obama, and Hillary will be the candidate who will be most closely aligned with Obama and his policies.
    Hillary is getting more of the black vote in some states then Obama did.
    That's twice they voted against their own self interests.
    The false notion that Obama was "bad for black people" still continues, huh?
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,602
    Free said:

    Sorry there I went back and edit it because I realize that what I said was not be coming.

    No. You wont start this bullshit again. Fucking own what you say or dont post.
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