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[–] mk81 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Against my better judgment but...
he was talking about Mexican illegal immigrants, not all Mexicans
he clearly meant "some of them" not "all of them" (they can't all be rapists if some are good people) and the fact that you're trying to ignore that indicates you're not arguing in good faith
many of those coming do bring drugs
an absurdly high proportion of the women are raped during their passage so yes, many of the men are rapists
[–] p0ssum 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
But it's not true, MOST of them are good hard working people, that's why they are stealing our jobs. Not because they are all lazy drug dealers.
LOL he said "And some, I assume, are good people", and in fact, that's in the post. Perhaps you should read it again.
Drug dealers bring drugs, not immigrants. That's the problem, he's painting an entire segment of people with a very broad brush. That is the DEFINITION of racism.
Many? How many? What percentage? Is it a small percentage raping a lot of women or a big percentage?
It's all bullshit. For the most part, the people coming across are just looking for a better life. That's why we have so many here that are working jobs and contributing to society. These are the same lazy people that are stealing all our jobs, right? Right? It's stupid across the board. He should talk about the criminals coming over, not the immigrants. I'm all for getting the criminals out, but many of those immigrants contribute to our society. They pay sales taxes, if nothing else, they pay rent, they buy products. Its fucking ridiculous to try to paint them all with the same broad brush. That's racist. Period.
The fact that you don't see this, and say I'm arguing in bad faith is a bunch of bullshit. I even pasted his full quote in this same thread. I'm not afraid of his words ... why are you? Don't read into them, what you want to hear, listen to what he's saying. You can put whatever meaning YOU want to on it, however, if you listen to his words, they are quite damning. From a business man, I can accept this, I wouldn't like it, but I can accept it. From the man that wants to be president, it's simply not acceptable. And I'm willing to bet it has a lot to do with his 16% approval rating with Latinos and even LESS with Blacks. Everyone else can hear the dog whistles, are you really deaf to them?