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Vision means knowing what you want to do, not just what you don't want. Legolas Send a noteboard - 29/06/2016 05:51:59 PM

View original postHe says it simply: The US needs a southern border. The Dems don't mind because they think Mexicans will vote Democrat. At least as long as they view themselves as a minority, btw.

Fairy tales like a wall funded by Mexico, or a smooth, painless mass expulsion of 11 million people are not a vision or an election program. Trump's entire campaign consists of whining about what he doesn't like, but whenever he announces any actual plans on what he'll do instead, they are either complete nonsense, unaffordable or liable to changing every other day. Or all three at the same time.
View original postI recall meeting a very pretty Turkish gender studies or political science student in Tel Aviv doing her "Palestine" tour and she seemed baffled why her fellow countrymen vote hard left when in Germany but then vote hard right in Turkey.

She's not the only one baffled on that point... there's been some similar cases here in Belgium, with left or far-left Belgian politicians of Turkish origin who were linked to the Grey Wolves - an ultranationalist, borderline fascist Turkish organization. Though I'm not sure what the link with Trump is?
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A couple questions for those of you living in Europe, Britian, anywhere but the U.S. MonCul - 28/06/2016 04:21:50 AM 797 Views
It was. We're busy squacking at each other, currently. nossy - 28/06/2016 01:39:04 PM 542 Views
Let's put it this way... Legolas - 28/06/2016 07:02:14 PM 575 Views
How can you say there is no vision behind Trump's campaign ? AgentApple - 29/06/2016 09:44:37 AM 523 Views
Vision means knowing what you want to do, not just what you don't want. Legolas - 29/06/2016 05:51:59 PM 611 Views
I was referring to the Democrats' perception of Mexican long term support to their cause. AgentApple - 29/06/2016 08:48:02 PM 624 Views
Fair enough then, but I wouldn't overestimate the Republican appeal in the long term, either. Legolas - 29/06/2016 09:59:21 PM 470 Views
a funny thing happens when a political party denigrates an entire subculture of their country moondog - 30/06/2016 09:47:11 PM 409 Views
You mean the subculture that flies another country's flag & sends $20 billion a year to Mexico? Cannoli - 01/07/2016 12:27:26 AM 491 Views
Yes, i agree. The gop isn't approaching them right. *NM* AgentApple - 04/07/2016 09:59:34 PM 239 Views
Also: I see your point concerning Trump. But... AgentApple - 29/06/2016 11:19:35 PM 585 Views
Where were these concerns 8 years ago? Cannoli - 30/06/2016 04:19:25 AM 556 Views
Obama did have a vision. He didn't really realize much of it, but still. Legolas - 30/06/2016 06:08:49 PM 490 Views
Re: Obama did have a vision. He didn't really realize much of it, but still. Cannoli - 01/07/2016 12:56:36 AM 545 Views
Re: Obama did have a vision. He didn't really realize much of it, but still. Legolas - 03/07/2016 05:36:24 PM 477 Views
he can change his psostion during a single interview *NM* random thoughts - 01/07/2016 04:13:38 PM 239 Views
The problem is Trump is the vision behind the Trump campaign *NM* random thoughts - 01/07/2016 04:12:44 PM 261 Views
You have a power hungry right wing maniac jh - 05/07/2016 12:15:48 AM 590 Views
Here's all the detail you may want... Pew Global Attitudes survey about how the US is viewed abroad. Legolas - 07/07/2016 07:16:03 PM 573 Views
Thank you all for posting. Enlightening stuff. *NM* MonCul - 14/07/2016 07:26:29 AM 255 Views
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