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Originally Posted by Ducay
I think you misunderstood my argument, yet again. But keep hammering on the minutiae of the post.
I am not arguing any of those positions he has, but rather, his lack of caring about being politically correct, irregardless of the underlying position. He shoots from the hip, and it is refreshing. His accuracy from the hip might be terrible, but that's not my point. The public world over the last 2 years has become such a joke in terms of political correctness and taking outrage over anything the least bit non-conforming. He still speaks publicly the way most people still speak in our personal lives (and that has nothing to do thoughts with race, gender, or religion).
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If people keep misunderstanding your argument, perhaps you're being unclear. You applaud him for "telling it like it is" (which seems to be a common refrain regarding Trump) but when people point out that he's probably the most shameless liar that has ever run for President all of the sudden you didn't mean that, or your definition of "telling it like it is" is different from everyone else's.
If your point is that he's the personification of the ugly underbelly of the United States and many people are ecstatic to see a Presidential candidate publicly express the racism, ignorance, and irrationality that mirrors their own beliefs, then sure. But that's not "telling it like it is". That's a shyster playing on the fears of a declining segment of society, which is straight out of the right wing playbook for how to contest elections. Extremists can always get away with more "straight forward" language because they don't worry about nuance or how different people might interpret what they're saying; they're more focused on slogans and dumbing down the issues so they can blame minorities or external forces for the country's problems and rile up their core supporters.