11-02-2018, 07:37 PM
(11-02-2018, 07:07 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Which leads us to this question, why have so many lost their minds when Trump used the word "nationalist"? Is it because they believe that we have already crossed the line into jingoism? Or is it that they are attempting to redefine the term to paint him as a bigoted jingoist? I don't think the answer is clear cut enough for anyone of reason to be comfortable with it.
Because of his rhetoric and lies about Mexicans and Muslims. It appears that his idea of nationalism incudes preserving a white JudeoChristian identity for the United States.
The term does not need to be "redefined" to cover this belief. The most racist groups in the world consider themselves "nationalist".
