Nationalism

[GMDino]

(11-08-2018, 02:46 AM)Dill Wrote: More today on the "uproar over Trump describing himself as a nationalist."

Trump accuses reporter of asking 'racist' question after she presses him on nationalism
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/07/election-results-donald-trump-accuses-reporter-asking-racist-question/1920331002/

Yamiche Alcindor, a White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour, questioned whether the president's use of the word "nationalism" at several rallies ahead of the midterm was a dog whistle for "white nationalism," as many of his critics have suggested.

"That's such a racist question," Trump said. "What you just said is so insulting to me. It's a very terrible thing that you said."

The "reverse-charges-rather-than-answer-the-question" tactic is well displayed here. (It was used two days ago on a reporter asking if Trump's rhetoric incited violence; Trump insisted the media was guilty of that.) He closes the session telling a CNN reporter to run CNN and let him (Trump) run the country. Enemy of the people.
Kellyanne for damage control:

Kellyanne Conway defends Trump after he calls black reporter’s question ‘racist’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kellyanne-conway-defends-trump-after-he-calls-black-reporters-question-racist/2018/11/07/c63ba1ee-e2f0-11e8-ab2c-b31dcd53ca6b_story.html?utm_term=.ba1d462259c0

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday defended President Trump for calling a black reporter’s question about his self-professed nationalism “racist,” arguing that “there’s a difference between nationalism and white nationalism.”

She suggested that it was unfair to ask the president about his use of the term.
“I resent tremendously always being put into this toxic stew of racism and sexism and misogynism and xenophobia. It’s a lot on our shoulders, because it’s not fair,” Conway said.

NOT FAIR! Like its the press spinning all this out of thin air as Mexican rapists and MS 13 "animals" swarm our borders.

Some interesting questions still remain if one separates "nationalism" from "white nationalism."  Among them--is Trump saying nationalism is just putting the U.S. first on balance of trade issues and the like?  I am curious what the gain is here. He has already said he wants to put America first and "make it great." Why add that one is "nationalist" though? And as a contrast to "globalist"?
He speaks as if he has just picked up these terms.  But his previous adviser Bannon was using them for years.

This is the age of Trump.

He says something and when asked to clarify or told that *some* people think he meant something maybe other than he really meant he gets defensive because:

A) He can't imagine he can be wrong
B) He can't imagine EVERYONE doesn't think he's right

So he attacks rather than clarifies.

The issue with Trump is that while another, more well spoken person (not just politician) could answer the question (even if they didn't answer it) Trump is a bully.  He's lived his entire life as the guy who thinks if he yells and threatens he'll get his way because he was sheltered and protected.  

When people complain about participation trophies I like to bring up Trump.  A guy who never had to "lose".  Daddy just gave him more money, lawyers just sued and bailed him out, the real workers did the hard stuff that he could put his shiny name on.

Now, when confronted with being "the man" (where the buck is supposed to stop) he doesn't know what to do but attack and blame others.