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I've occasionally seen one or two black people standing behind Trump at his rallies. I don't know whether they're being paid a lot, accidentally took a wrong turn and ended up in the wrong place, or if they are truly backing a madman who hates them (along with many others).
There were Jews who did the bidding of Nazis in the concentration camps in order to survive. And who can fault them for this? And yes, I know, Trump is not Hitler. Nonetheless...
I can't comprehend how any black person or Hispanic person, or Muslim person, or Jewish person, or any other minority person in America can support Trump. I really don't need to expound upon his racism, bigotry and pure hatred of "The Other." But I'd really like someone to explain to me why anyone whom Trump has spit upon and dissed would back him.
DinahMoeHum
(21,806 posts)Demonaut
(8,924 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)Cyrano
(15,051 posts)PdxSean
(574 posts)A black man supporting Trump is more analogous to non-racist, poor white woman supporting Trump.
Cyrano
(15,051 posts)I don't think the German people back in the 1930s really anticipated the insane extremism of Hitler. They were suffering through a worldwide depression and thought that the Adolf nut would fix things for them. I doubt if too many of them were thinking in terms of world wars, genocide, or the total lunacy that he brought about on an unprecedented scale.
What will it take for people to recognize Trump for the dangerous, extremist madman he is? If he were to become president, would the first book burning be a clue?
That heating pot with the frog in it is a cautionary tale. I for one don't want to let that water get any hotter. I therefore question anyone who favors Trump. Especially those he has singled out for his venomous hatred.
superpatriotman
(6,252 posts)Any poor person who believes in trickle down economics is a useful idiot
Sen. Walter Sobchak
(8,692 posts)He is ultimately just another angry ex-military gun nut who thinks gang members are coming for his family.
Actually, I shouldn't say that. As long as the subjects of politics and crime don't come up he is a really nice guy. But he is obsessed with crime, despite living in Rancho Santa Margarita which is roughly as afflicted by crime as McMurdo Antarctica.
hunter
(38,325 posts)--more--
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Massaquoi
People want to feel included in a community, even when they are excluded from a community.
Propaganda and lies are effective, and the party that supports Trump effectively uses both to get uninformed and misinformed on their side.
People voting against their own best interest is a common feature of U.S. politics.
mythology
(9,527 posts)Trump can suck with out being compared to Hitler.
These sort of comparisons are silly.