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kpete

(72,056 posts) Fri Jul 22, 2016, 10:10 AM Jul 2016

Eugene Robinson: Trump's speech was "was a message--to white America: be afraid. I will protect you"

BRIAN WILLIAMS (CO-HOST): Gene, what do you think?

EUGENE ROBINSON: Well, I go back to what I said way earlier in the evening, which is the really important thing, is how this speech sounded to people who were watching from their living rooms and/or their bedrooms. And you know, it was an angry speech for angry people. He painted this very grim, dystopian picture of America, an America racked with crime and violence even though crime rates are actually way down. Crime is half of what it was in the '90s. But he paints this picture in order to present himself as the solution. "I am your voice," he says. And in identifying the problems, he talks about crime in the inner cities, where again, it's down. But, and he talks about African Americans and killings of police officers. He talks about illegal immigrants as being responsible for crime and --

WILLIAMS: Roaming free.

ROBINSON: Roaming free, right, as people do, right? They roam. You know, and frankly, this was a message, at least to my ears, to white America: be afraid. I will protect you.

https://mediamatters.org/video/2016/07/22/msnbcs-eugene-robinson-trumps-rnc-speech-was-message-white-america-be-afraid-i-will-protect-you/211816

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Eugene Robinson: Trump's speech was "was a message--to white America: be afraid. I will protect you" (Original Post) kpete Jul 2016 OP

That's all it was and nothing more. As a white male I am offended that he thinks I am so afraid. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #1

I know right? Volaris Jul 2016 #4

Robinson nails it. Trump sounds and looks like some South African candidate 30 years ago. Hoyt Jul 2016 #2

Which is why the police killings play into the hands of the Republicans. jalan48 Jul 2016 #3

I think the Democrats should adopt the opposite theme LiberalLovinLug Jul 2016 #5

This may be an impertinent question gratuitous Jul 2016 #6

He has been building his brand. n/t jtuck004 Jul 2016 #7

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

1. That's all it was and nothing more. As a white male I am offended that he thinks I am so afraid.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 10:23 AM

Jul 2016

Volaris

(10,281 posts)

4. I know right?

Reply to tonyt53 (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 01:30 PM

Jul 2016

Even if I WAS that afraid to leave my house, it's the governments job to keep me free, NOT SAFE. The Public Square, my ability to move within it, hell, even Democracy itself, are INHERENTLY DANGEROUS propositions. If you're afraid of that and need the Daddy State to keep you safe, it's cause daddy wants you to be afraid, or else daddy would provide you with the tools to NOT BE.

These people are all, to the Last, emotionally stunted Man-Children. Fuck them I aint scared.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Robinson nails it. Trump sounds and looks like some South African candidate 30 years ago.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 10:27 AM

Jul 2016

jalan48

(13,916 posts)

3. Which is why the police killings play into the hands of the Republicans.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 12:33 PM

Jul 2016

LiberalLovinLug

(14,180 posts)

5. I think the Democrats should adopt the opposite theme

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 01:31 PM

Jul 2016

"All we have to fear is fear itself"!

And stressing that even in the anthem it says "....home of the brave."
Call out the Republicans as cowards. As chicken-littles. Promote the idea that Americans are NOT afraid of the future. That they can stand up to terrorism and other challenges without running into the basement to duck tape the windows. Position the Democrats as the brave, and the Republicans as the frightened of their own shadows. (probably because they look kinda dark)

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

6. This may be an impertinent question

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 01:36 PM

Jul 2016

But, for the sake of argument, let's grant that each and every thing that Trump said during his stem-winder last night was 100% true and accurate. The country's in the shitter, nobody knows what to do about it, and only Trump can bring order out of this chaos.

Here's my question, then: If all that Trump says is true, then . . .

[font color="red"][font="large"]WHERE THE FUCK HAS TRUMP BEEN ALL THIS TIME THE COUNTRY HAS GONE SO HORRIBLY WRONG?

[font color="black"][font="normal"]Has he just been sitting back, watching it all happen, and has only now, after all these years bestirred himself to act at long last? Why hasn't he been doing anything up until now?

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

7. He has been building his brand. n/t

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 03:03 PM

Jul 2016

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