I'm a Brit living in Britland. I'm not really up for wearing one. No disrespect to my American friends and family.
Make America Great Again Hats...would you wear one?
by minimus 53 Replies latest jw friends
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Wild_Thing
I think he is a horrible person, so no. But even if I was a Trump supporter, I would not wear one.
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OnTheWayOut
Minimus: I like Trump
I am a fair- minded person and I can even typically get along with those who like the not-so-fair-minded president. But I believe the underlying message behind "Make America Great Again" is nostalgia for a pre-Civil Rights time. So no hat for me. I like gay people, ethnic people, foreigners, and generally do not long for the time when they were more openly discriminated.
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dogisgod
The list of cons out weigh the pros. DT is a con. Nope. No hat, no free advertising from me.
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jp1692
OTWO: I believe the underlying message behind "Make America Great Again" is nostalgia for a pre-Civil Rights time.
This comment by OTWO, raises some important and often ignored questions that need to be asked about this "Make America Great Again" slogan:
- What is it -- right now (or 2016,if you prefer) -- about America that isn't great? (Be specific.)
- When was it exactly exactly that those who endorse this slogan believe that America "was great"?
- Why exactly do they think that America "was great" then, but not now?
- What values and beliefs are implicit in accepting this slogan and everything that goes with it?
- Correspondingly, what values and beliefs does accepting this slogan require a person to thereby reject?
I have some very specific ideas about the answers to all of these questions, but would be very curious the hear the answers from members of our forum.
jp
- What is it -- right now (or 2016,if you prefer) -- about America that isn't great? (Be specific.)
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QuestioningEverything
Hell, no!
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StarTrekAngel
Funny I just replied to another OP with a similar reaction. I find it fascinating that there is people in this group that still find anything rescuable in Trump. The man could speak with a machine that turns his voice into that of Tony Morris and you could not tell the difference. He drags a cult like following after himself.
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minimus
Funny how some hate the man and suggest that wearing a hat supports discrimination. But to each their own.
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cofty
Serious question - When was this time that the word 'again' implies?
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sparrowdown
I just want to know what "Make America great again " actually means at the end of the day, for America and the rest of the world.
What does a "great" America look like? Is it a reference to the fifties? Eighties? Pre 911? Pre political correctness? Time only marches forward, change is inevitable and some genies cannot be put back in their bottles.
Is there a hat that says Define "great." I'd like to know what I am agreeing with before I agree with it.