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Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by forgetsusername on Thursday November 10, 2016 @10:01AM (#12920875)
>He called for a ban on Muslim immigrants

I don't agree with the approach, but do you understand why he said this? The idea was to vet people coming into the country to prevent homegrown terror. It's a real thing, and people are concerned about it. I doubt that it'll work, the problem is more nuanced, but it's not a ridiculous idea.

>said illegal Mexican immigrants are criminals and rapists

No, he said that Mexico sends their worst, not that all Mexican immigrants are criminals.

>and suggested that his supporters should assassinate his opponent

Source?

Re:Donald Trump Is Elected President by mikeash on Thursday November 10, 2016 @02:28PM (#12923408)
I understand why Trump called for a ban on Muslim immigrants. Do you understand why such a thing would be grossly unconstitutional and is against everything this country should stand for?

For Mexicans, he said "they're rapists" without limiting the number. He then said some of them are good people, which is confusing and contradictory. Deciding what he really meant is a matter of interpretation and you'll never know if you have the right answer or not. This is, of course, a constant theme with the Trump campaign: say something outrageous, but with just enough wiggle room to explain it away as something else.

As for assassination: "If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people — maybe there is, I don’t know." This was later explained as a reference to the pro-gun political power, but that makes no sense: Supreme Court justices with lifetime appointments don't care about political activism.