Donald Trump Doubles Down On His Embrace Of The Label 'Nationalist' | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

Trump today doubled down on his embrace of the word 'nationalist' while denying any connection to the racist undertones often associated with the word. Julia Ioffe & Peter Baker react.

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Donald Trump Doubles Down On His Embrace Of The Label 'Nationalist' | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

[ld]

You can love your country or you can love an insecure demagogue, but you can't love both.

[bobbybabylon]

Trump is a white nationalist. That is why he repeats the KKK slogan ''america first''

[tangowhisky]

Stalin. Hitler. Tutu. Mao. Nationalists. And Narcissists.

[NPC-plbg]

i'm literally shaking right now you can never be proud of the country and its people

[SteveRHanson]

I'm white and I embrace the culture that built this country. Deal with it.

[DerangedLeftWingers]

There are eight levels of control that must be obtained before you are able to create a social state.
The first is the most important.

1) Healthcare – Control healthcare and you control the people.
2) Poverty – Increase the poverty level as high as possible; poor people are easier to control and will not fight back if you are providing everything for them to live.
3) Debt – Increase the debt to an unsustainable level. That way you are able to increase taxes and this will produce more poverty.
4) Gun control – Remove people’s ability to defend themselves from the government. That way you are able to create a police state.
5) Welfare – Take control of every aspect of people’s lives (food, housing and income).
6) Education – Take control of what people read and listen to; take control of what children learn in school. THINK COMMON CORE.
7) Religion – Remove the belief in God from the government and schools.
8) Class warfare – Divide the people into the wealthy and the poor. This will cause more discontent and it will be easier to take from (tax) the wealthy with the support of the poor. Does any of this sound like what is happening to the United States?

Alinsky merely simplified Vladimir Lenin’s original scheme for world conquest by communism, under Russian rule.

Stalin described his converts as “useful idiots.”

The “useful idiots” have destroyed every nation in which they have seized power and control.

It is presently happening at an alarming rate in the United States of America and Europe!

If people can read this and still say everything is just fine, they are useful idiots.

[Bobmith]

Definition of nationalism
1 : loyalty and devotion to a nation

It's easy enough to understand why you recoil in horror at the thought of putting the interests of America and Americans first, but I don't quite understand how that is racist. Is that just your programming kicking in? Do you really believe only Whites are Americans? That sounds racist to me; Why would you exclude people from being American (in your mind) based on their skin color?

There are Americans of all races and ethnicities. Try to deprogram yourself from thinking "ONLY WHITE PEOPLE! RACIST! RACIST! RACIST!" when you hear someone talking about doing good for America and Americans.

[Sofus.]

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

Charles de Gaulle

[tommyl.dayandtherunaways]

He knew exactly what he was implying when he called himself a nationalist. He may be incompetent, but he's not stupid, and neither are the American people. Nationalism and all the horrible baggage that comes with it is not welcome here. We know who Donald Trump is, now we must decide who we are. Vote and vote for change.

[Declan_Moriarty]

Why is everyone so triggered over the term, nationalism? You can't have a nation without nationalism. What's the alternative??

[bradleymcgivney]

were you okay with him saying america first but not with him saying hes a nationalist? as long as he is doing everything in his power for the best interest of the united states, than what is the issue? thats what a nationalist is right?

[ashroskell]

America: PLEASE tell me you can DISTINGUISH the difference between a PATRIOT and a NATIONALIST? Save America and VOTE DEMOCRAT

[sergemenard]

Trump meant to say ‘ I’m an imbecilist ‘

[mistamajahp]

He does not even know what that mean why don’t a reporter ask him what it mean to be a nationalist

[AndyM_YYY]

Nationalists fight for their country when their country calls. Sorry Donnie, you can't even reach even that standard.

[lonniedobbins]

*"I KNOW I SHOULDN'T SAY THIS!"* TRUMP
*Stop trying to make excuses when he already made it clear he means The One He Shouldn't Say!*

[strangewayfaringstranger]

Just read what George Orwell said about nationalism.

[alexs]

Well I'm a communist. I'm taking the word back

[t.j.s]

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS GONE INSANE I WILL NEVER VOTE DEMOCRATIC AGAIN!

[samsams]

I like trump. What you see is what you get :)