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Category Archives: Donald Trump
Us Vs Them
Anybody can understand the mentality of “us vs. them.” It’s the most basic divide. The stronger your group identity, the more likely you are to have negative views of outsiders. Nationalism is the most powerful political force in the world. … Continue reading
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Trump’s Rise Without Traditional Campaign Spending ‘Existential Threat’ to ‘Political Election Industry’
From Breitbart: Donald Trump’s ability to remain the undisputed GOP frontrunner in December even though he has hardly spent any money on traditional television advertising that enriches consultants in the permanent political class is why he represents an “existential threat” … Continue reading
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Organized Jewry Vs Donald Trump
Organization Jews are just beginning to mobilize against Donald Trump. The battle hasn’t even begun. The ADL hasn’t yet fired the starting shot, they won’t until at least after the first primary. Trump is the first populist in over a … Continue reading
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Donald Trump Didn’t Struggle At The Republican Jewish Coalition Event
He signaled clearly that he is going to be independent of all donations, including Jewish ones. He showed he is a nationalist who puts America’s interests before those of any foreign power. Washington Post: Donald Trump drew a few rare … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer’s Meta-Journalism
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Much of what Sailer does is meta-journalism. He writes about how journalists are spinning things. This killing relates to what he has already written about: journalists bizarrely claiming it’s silly not to want to let … Continue reading
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How Orthodox Money Is Reshaping Republican Politics
From CNN today: Washington (CNN)Donald Trump touted his pro-Israel bona fides and tried to connect with the audience of wealthy Jewish donors, repeatedly referring to them as “negotiators” during his Thursday address at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Presidential Forum. “I’m … Continue reading
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Revolt of the masses and Republican elite shock
Jews tend to fear populism because Jews have rarely been popular. When you read about “elites”, think Jews. Michael Gerace writes: Remember how Republican elites and wealthy donors in 2000 were happy to get behind George W Bush—and W wasn’t … Continue reading
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WP: Plan A for GOP donors: Wait for Trump to fall. (There is no Plan B.)
Donald Trump is going to be our next president. The more the media attack him, the more we love him. Any monied elite who goes on the warpath against Trump is putting his life at risk. Americans are fed up … Continue reading
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Donald Trump Surging Since Paris Attacks
From Washington Post: It’s hard not to think that Trump’s hard line on everything has benefited him since the attacks in Paris. In the Post/ABC poll, white non-college graduates — one of the groups among which Trump does the best … Continue reading
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Trump Rally in Beaumont, Texas: Pounding Home the Anti-Immigration Theme
REPORT: My family drove over from Houston to attend a Trump rally in Beaumont, Texas on Saturday, his first after the Paris shootings. I’ve never seen him push the envelope like he did. First, he made a comment about the … Continue reading
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