So we’re just going to turn a thread that’s supposed to be about white privilege into a politics. K.
Anyways, am I wrong for thinking that while words hurt people, it's wrong to react to it because that just reinforces the thought that those words actually did have the power to oppress someone like the person saying said words originally thought? Words don’t mean a thing until you internalize them.
And Trump’s rhetoric is no more than that, rhetoric. He couldn’t care less about what happens to those people, he just wants the presidency. He’s just looking for attention, and talking about illegal immigrants and Muslims is the quickest way for the public to notice you. If you listen to him he uses Saxon language and the topic of Mexicans and Muslims to rile emotion, so that everyone knows of him. And it worked. Regardless of if you hate or love him, you know of him. There’s no such thing as bad publicity. And even if he did want to actually do these things, there’s no way in hell he would actually be allowed to do them. There’s this neat thing call checks and balances that makes sure that the president, as well as the other branches of government can’t just do what they want. So we’re just going to turn a thread that’s supposed to be about white privilege into a politics. K.