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Re:Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25M in Support of Donald Trump by marincounty on Sunday October 16, 2016 @01:45AM (#12717167)
This is different.

Just say you were going to vote for Trump. Someone stops you on the street, or call you up; would you admit it?

I wouldn't.

The guy is an absolute joke of a person on so many levels. He's stupid. He's just aweful.

But there's a tiny bit of Trump in a lot of us buried deep in that ID.

Personally, I do think we need to get much more vigilant on immigration, even though Obama has sent more illegials home than any other president. Would I admit this in public--hell no.

And I have never believed in Globilization. Would I admit this at work--hell no.

I really think a lot of people will vote for Trump in the privacy of that booth.

I won't because I won't vote for a president this year, or will I?

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Re:Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25M in Support of Donald Trump by rdtsc on Sunday October 16, 2016 @03:46AM (#12717529)
> I really think a lot of people will vote for Trump in the privacy of that booth.

I think so too. There is an interesting phenomenon there. Just guessing but suspect on the surface it is a very accepting, liberal place, perhaps one which encourages and celebrates diversity.

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Re:Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25M in Support of Donald Trump by enraged_camel on Sunday October 16, 2016 @03:13AM (#12717434)
>>even though Obama has sent more illegials home than any other president

Where can I find the source for this? I may need it when arguing with people...

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Re:Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25M in Support of Donald Trump by m52go on Sunday October 16, 2016 @08:25AM (#12718287)
"The Deportation Machine Obama Built for President Trump"

https://www.thenation.com/article/the-deportation-machine-ob...

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Re:Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25M in Support of Donald Trump by rconti on Sunday October 16, 2016 @03:29AM (#12717485)
Well, we know that net migration flows to Mexico (and possibly all of central america?) are positive. They turned from inflows to outflows during the recession. Perhaps this is where someone came up with "Obama sending illegals home".

Of course, I'm more than open to being wrong; certain classes of illegal immigrants have been given defacto amnesty, and Obama's spoken in their favor, but no doubt others continue to be persecuted.

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Re:Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25M in Support of Donald Trump by forgetsusername on Sunday October 16, 2016 @06:50AM (#12718021)
>And I have never believed in Globilization

Sorry to tell you, data is in, and it's helping to pull billions out of abject poverty around the globe.

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Re:Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25M in Support of Donald Trump by douche on Sunday October 16, 2016 @09:14AM (#12718453)
Depends on whether you care about the billions of people around the world or the millions in your own corner of it. I'm not sure most people are really ready to take in that expansive view of who their tribe is yet.
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