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Even if you think Trump's Second Amendment People line is not a big deal, you must admit that his words are dangerous. He's being reckless. Because it's very clear that a large part of the country just heard what I heard: a "wink-wink" half-joke about taking up arms against a political opponent. You can not argue that people did not hear it that way. You CAN argue that nothing will happen, but you CAN NOT argue that people did not hear what I heard. Because it's all over the internet today. People heard what they heard.
The problem is that we are in a bit of a time of "lone-wolves". Politician Gabby Gifford was shot by someone who didn't like her political position. Politician Jo Cox was murdered over her anti-Brexit campaigning. These events are madness.
People will try to divert the argument by saying, "well, those were just sick people, we can't blame everyone for what one crazy person does." Fine. I agree. Of millions of responsible gun owners, only a few crazy people. But, by making this argument, you must admit that there are, in fact, crazy people out there. Here is the problem: Trump also knows that there are crazies out there. Everyone knows. This is not debatable, it's a simple truth.
It's as if Trump thinks he's just some regular asshole on Twitter. But he's not. His words have power. He hasn't figured that out yet?
My questions are these: Even if you think Trump didn't mean to suggest assassination, do you not understand than many people heard it that way? Do you really want a president who is so reckless with his words? Do you not know how this type of reckless language from a president can put US soldiers in harm's way? How it can cause peace talks to break down?
People on the right say that the media is blowing this out of proportion, but they really aren't. This is an important story. It's important for voters to see Trump for what he is, before the election.
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“I know we are a smart enough nation to figure out how you protect responsible gun owners' rights and get guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them." - Hillary Clinton, Feb 26, 2016.
- Argh, my first sentence sucks. Please ignore first sentence. :)********
- Another excellent post +1fadein11
- So it was okay for Hillary to insinuate ideas for Obama to be assassinated during Obama's election? https://www.youtube.…********
- The Hillbots need to get deprogrammed.********
- nobody said it was okay that she said thatmonospaced
- Maybe trump should say that people should ignore his first sentence********
- He kinda says that regularly ;)monospaced
- @set: I'm just a bit embarrassed of the grammar, that's all. It didn't make a lot of sense. I'm not trying to edit my point, though.********
- @set: Also, I'm not running for president. Perhaps we should hold presidential candidates to a higher standard than some random dude on the internet. (me)********
- Argh, my first sentence sucks. Please ignore first sentence. :)