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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
That's the problem. You cannot sacrifice a stand against bigotry if you call yourself an American. It goes against the very principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution/Bill of Rights. It's entirely UN-American to support Trump, and I will continue to call out any Trump supporter as a traitor to American values. I'm not even anti-conservative or anti-Republican. I'm anti-bigotry. I don't care what you have to say about anything if it comes from that place. It's a non-starter for me, and it should be for anyone that espouses to the beliefs of the United States (and countless other modern countries).
You say that you risk alienating them and removing any hope of a rational conversation. I say to you that they have already lost all rational thought by ignoring the very dangerous ideologies that Trump proposes. These are the same people who are upset that Obama and the left doesn't call it "islamic terrorism", yet are unwilling to call Trump what he is (for the record I have no problem calling it islamic terrorism).
It's time to hold Trump supporters accountable for what they are supporting. Perhaps if we say it enough, they'll understand that it's not just rhetoric, it's accurately describing his position.
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I don't think these are the same people. Your going after the margins, the soft support. Your not going after the true believer. By all means call trump a bigot and ask how can you support a bigot. But don't start the conversation by calling a trump supporter a bigot. You are failing at Venn diagrams if you no.