(11-30-2020, 01:26 AM)Labster Wrote: Is Trump the most racist president in the modern era (1890-2020)? Not really. Wilson was easily more openly racist, in an era where eugenics was gaining popularity. But he has had policies struck down for being racist, such as the Muslim travel ban. And Trump says racist things pretty much constantly.
One needs to be careful about such statements. Just because a politician says something in order to get elected doesn't mean said politician believes the statement or plans to act on it after being elected. Describing a politician's words does not necessarily describe the politician's true beliefs.
Oh... but Trump made a big deal about not being a politician, didn't he?
(11-30-2020, 01:26 AM)Labster Wrote: We can keep going on and on. Trump has a terrible economy, but Hoover had a worse one -- and McKinley crucified us on a cross of gold. Trump grew the budget deficit by trillions, but FDR grew them proportionally more. Trump was slow to get a vaccine in a pandemic, but Wilson never got an influenza vaccine during his term.
This is a person whose policies and guidance lead to the bankruptcy of not one but two casinos that he owned in Atlantic City. It takes talent to bankrupt a casino - a business that's designed to bring in money hand-over-fist; he did it twice.
And some people wonder why his policies lead to the deficit increase that happened. To those people, I say "Judging by his track record, what did you expect would happen?"
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown