12-01-2016, 04:14 PM
(12-01-2016, 03:20 PM)taramarie Wrote:(12-01-2016, 06:21 AM)Galen Wrote:(11-30-2016, 07:47 AM)Odin Wrote: He's trying to bait people into actually burning US flags to protest him. Let's not take the bait and let's burn Confederate flags instead and watch all his supporters get all enraged.
I am pretty certain that he is baiting the left with that tweet. You can try burning Confederate flags if you like but it won't do you much good. The Trump will just take it as more evidence that the left is a bunch of spoiled brats.
Bingo. On top of it it will give the right more of the high ground, hurt the lefts message as well as just divide the country further. It really is a no brainer childish strategy. Take the lefts message and ACT on it. Not just push it onto others. In fact it is up to the individuals whether they want to believe in the message or not. Forcing people through shaming, suggestions of burning their flags, name calling.....generally anything that shuts down dialogue hurts more than helps. Do people actually think that acting this way will get people to listen to them?
You have hit upon the reason the Left is despised. If anything the recent protests have hardened attitudes against the left.
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If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises