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Stop Confusing Racism With Patriotism

Please, learn the difference between the two.

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Stop Confusing Racism With Patriotism
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Stop confusing racism with patriotism.

Stop confusing sexism with patriotism.

Stop confusing xenophobia, bigotry, discrimination and downright bullying with patriotism.

Stop supporting a candidate that has made hateful and negative remarks against women, Latinos, African Americans, war veterans and the mentally handicapped.

Please don't support a man who ridiculed a woman for breastfeeding, publicly humiliated a journalist by writing "the face of a dog" on one of her articles, called all Mexicans "rapists and drug dealers", blamed sexual assault on cohabitation, stated a POW veteran is not a war hero, argued Hillary Clinton wasn't capable of satisfying her husband, therefore couldn't be president, and let's not forget all the derogatory comments he has made to Megyn Kelly.

Please, do not vote for Donald Trump in November.

Donald Trump is a hazard to America.

Donald Trump being the president of the United States is like having a warning sign on an amusement park ride: It's ugly, it scares you and you know it doesn't belong there.

Donald Trump is like a walking spokesperson for racism and sexism. In 2016, he has proven (and continues to prove) that racism and sexism are alive, thriving and around to stay.

Supporting comments like this proves this country needs someone who is NOT Trump.

As a woman, I cannot fathom having a man (or anyone for that matter) in office who has made such belittling comments towards women. Not only that, but all the other spiteful comments he has made about others. Bottom line is, there's only one group of people Trump has yet to insult: white men.

And as a man, I cannot fathom voting for someone who does not respect your wives.

Donald Trump has no policies. His only plan is to build a wall, which he's going to "make Mexico pay for." Why would they pay for a wall they don't want?

3.5% of the U.S. population are unauthorized immigrants. That's hardly a number to lose sleep over.

Not only that, but "deporting all the illegals" is critical for the United States. Not only is it costly, but according to an article by NBC, immigrants are good for the economy. Because they're undocumented, illegal immigrants don't have access to government programs. In other words, they don't take much money from the government and typically work white-collar positions. You know, not as rapists and drug dealers.

Donald Trump also has zero experience in politics. If I can't work in a management position without experience, why are we even considering voting someone in as president who has no idea what he's doing?

It's embarrassing to even think Donald Trump has made it this far. I can't wait to hear about the next offensive comment he makes by the end of today.

#NOTTRUMP2016

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