Perhaps no
place in the United States was more dominated by hate speech than Donald Trump’s
rallies, after claiming that the system was rigid and that he was capable of
fixing it, he kept blaming minorities for every economic failure that the
country has ever witnessed.
When he
claimed that Mexico was “sending people that have lots of problems”, that
Mexicans in the United States were criminals, drug dealers and rapists, the
loud response from the crowd was “Build that wall” and “Send the bastards back”.
He moved
forward while maintaining his tone and claiming that the Mexican government
will pay for the wall. At the time, all sane politicians, economists,
government executives in and out of the United States highlighted that this
will never happen. The Mexican government does not have a good reason to build
this wall, and officials in Mexico would never find a way to defend their decision
in front of the Mexican people, if they actually chose to pay for it.
After it
became inevitable that Mexico will never pay for the wall, the President kept
demanding to pay Billions of Dollars out of the Federal budget to build this
wall, which caused the famous struggle with the democrats over budgeting, and
led to the suspension of salaries for Federal employees.
If you did
vote for Trump, you need to know that he fooled you when he claimed that Mexico
would pay for the wall, or that he was an honest politically ignorant presidential
candidate who kept throwing promises that he cannot keep, both ways you may
need to finally understand that he is untrustworthy.
When Trump
kept attacking Islam and Muslims during his speeches, it did resonate well with
his target audience; Muslim haters found a loud voice to represent them and
become the next of the United States. Well, in such case you need to know that
Saudi Arabia’s Ben Salman and Egypt’s President Sisi are both “Muslim” dictators,
and both of them along with the Israeli government (a typical choice for US
presidents) have been Trump’s closest allies. The Saudi government has
maintained the United States government’s support in its proxy war against Iran
in Yemen. The Saudi led coalition has been enforcing a blockade that has
resulted in starvation, spread of curable diseases and deaths to tens of
thousands of civilians in Yemen.
Yet, if you
are just a Muslim hater, you would not be disappointed that mostly Muslim civilians
in Yemen are killed by one of the mentioned reasons, or even as a result of air
strikes that targeted schools and hospitals. You will just need to remember
that he has been a close friend to multiple Muslim dictators and this goes against
your emotional drive of bigotry that led you to support him in the first place.
However, if
you are a sexist, you have picked the right candidate to represent you. He
would still possibly call women he do not like “dogs”, “fat pigs”, “slobs”, and
“disgusting animals”, while dismissing criticism by saying he only meant that to
a single woman. He would still brag that he sexually assaulted women, and
easily dismiss the criticism by claiming that it was “locker room talk”.
Hate speech was perhaps the key element that led Donald Trump to
winning the 2016 Presidential election; divisiveness has been his presidential
trademark since he was a candidate. Similar to multiple modern dictators and
tyrants from all around the world, Trump’s rhetoric was primarily established
on the basis of scapegoating minorities, blaming them for any failures and
promising to torture members of these minorities as a “Tough President” who is
capable of making America Great Again. Trump
Scapegoated Minorities before asking for Unity
Is it a
Dictatorship?
According to Britannica’s
definition of the term Dictatorship, it is a form of government in which one person or a small
group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations. The term dictatorship
comes from the Latin title dictator,
which in the Roman Republic designated
a temporary magistrate who was granted extraordinary powers in order to deal
with state crises. Modern dictators, however, resemble ancient tyrants rather than ancient dictators. Ancient philosophers’ descriptions of
the tyrannies of Greece and Sicily go far toward characterizing modern dictatorships. Dictators usually
resort to force or fraud to gain despotic political power, which they maintain
through the use of intimidation, terror, and the suppression of basic civil
liberties. They may also employ techniques of mass propaganda in order to sustain
their public support.
Are Hispanics, Muslims, and/or other minorities in the United States suffering intimidation, terror, and suppression of basic civil liberties? Check this story of a Muslim Resident who had a valid work permit and was detained by Trump’s Administration; Adnan Asif Parveen, was held by border patrol in Texas and was only fed pork sandwiches for a week. This is not a “controversial” story about an illegal immigrant who Trump supporters would claim to be “dangerous”; this man had a valid work permit and was basically detained because of his religious belief...
Are Hispanics, Muslims, and/or other minorities in the United States suffering intimidation, terror, and suppression of basic civil liberties? Check this story of a Muslim Resident who had a valid work permit and was detained by Trump’s Administration; Adnan Asif Parveen, was held by border patrol in Texas and was only fed pork sandwiches for a week. This is not a “controversial” story about an illegal immigrant who Trump supporters would claim to be “dangerous”; this man had a valid work permit and was basically detained because of his religious belief...
How many citizens have to suffer before we can call it a dictatorship, does the suffering of those in Peutro Rico count? They have been deprived of their basic rights as citizens long before Trump became president, and now Trump keeps lying about providing them with 91 Billion Dollars that the state never received. Just think about it.
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