Larry Gude
Strung Out
So, challenge yourself to do the opposite.
A t shirt that says 'We hate Obama because he's not American; You hate Trump because you're not American"
How does that make you feel? What is gained, or lost, from it?
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So, challenge yourself to do the opposite.
A t shirt that says 'We hate Obama because he's not American; You hate Trump because you're not American"
How does that make you feel? What is gained, or lost, from it?
Ha! I knew you would show up.
Well, yeah. I live here.
I think that's hilarious and if it makes one prog head explode, mission accomplished.
Hank
my war
This_person
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Maybe it's just me, but I believe that the hypocrisy is to assume Trump haters (which is a hypocrisy in and of itself, since these haters routinely preach love and acceptance) believe they hate for substance but no one can hate their guy for substance. Add to that a third level of lumping all people together based on a single factor and judging them, accusing them of lumping all people who have a different single factor together and judging those people, is a pretty funny hypocrisy.
Three pages...because of a t-shirt. Good grief.
Hank
my war
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Right but that's a circle, a mirror if you will. What YOU are saying is that there is reason, sounds ones, to think Obama and Obama supporters as un-American, right? While at the same time, those just opposite have the exact same thoughts, feelings and DNA as you; They think there is sound reason to see Obama haters as racist and it being proper to hate them for it.
I agree with him, it's disingenuous to call someone a hypocrit for a third parties opinion.
This_person
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No, I'm not saying that there are sound reasons to believe they are un-American. I say there are sound reasons to dislike the person Obama and the policies. They're saying that there are no sound reasons so I must be racist. Meanwhile, they don't like Trump, therefore he's racist (no valid reasons given).
SamSpade
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I think the constant "you're a racist if you don't agree with Obama" had a LOT to do with Trump's election.
I think a lot of voters got sick to death of being marginalized because they disagreed with something they had a legitimate reason to disagree with.
Not because of the t-shirt, because of the photoshopped text on the t-shirt.
This_person
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Exactly. There are certainly sound reasons to like and to dislike Obama, Trump, etc. We would do a disservice to ourselves and our fellow citizens to deny that.
Four, going on five.......
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Just for fun, make the case for Obama and his polices and make the case against Trump and his. If you understand them, their views, then intelligence doesn't require you to believe either, but it does require you be able to explain them. Otherwise, if you can't do that, if you really don't even know your opponents positions, on what basis, other than feelings, do you oppose them or, how could you be able to persuade them otherwise?