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CajunBlazer

(5,648 posts)
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 08:29 PM Apr 2016

I love to hate Donald Trump

I am in a bit of an unusual situation; I am progressive supporting Donald Trump….. well, sort of anyway. I certainly not sending him money for his campaign, I don’t attend his rallies, or visit his website. I didn’t even vote for him in our state’s primary and I will definitely not vote for him in the general election if he makes it that far. So why do I say I’m supporting him? That’s because I really want The Donald to win the Republican nomination.

When he first came on the nomination scene I hated him. Brash and totally full of himself, he was insulting someone different every day. He stirred up the hate that lay dormant in too many Americans and brought it raging to the surface. He spoke to their darkest angles, and they answered.

He set up undocumented Mexican immigrates as scapegoats for dissatisfied American workers and made promises that every thinking person knew he couldn’t keep. It embarrassed me that the rest of the world could see that someone whose chief communication method was demagoguery was in the running to be President of the United States, and he was doing relatively well.

However, it is said that everything in life has its advantages and its disadvantages. I began to notice that having Trump running for President, and doing well, definitely had its advantages.....

I love to hate Donald Trump

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I love to hate Donald Trump (Original Post) CajunBlazer Apr 2016 OP
K&R! stonecutter357 Apr 2016 #1
An excellent essay, Cajun. I could have written it myself. Thanks. lamp_shade Apr 2016 #2
Thanks much CajunBlazer Apr 2016 #4
I like DT for the GE, too, Cajon~ Remember when Huff post posted the donald's rantings in Cha Apr 2016 #3
Na'u ka hau'oli Cha CajunBlazer Apr 2016 #5
K&R! complain jane Apr 2016 #6

Cha

(297,733 posts)
3. I like DT for the GE, too, Cajon~ Remember when Huff post posted the donald's rantings in
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 03:36 AM
Apr 2016

the Entertainment section.. they refused to take him seriously?

I suppose that's changed by now.. lol

You mentioned him "winging it".. turns out he's not the only one in the race winging it.

Mahalo for your essay! trump certainly has some silver linings to him.

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