Being honest about Trump

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As Jacoby refuses to answer my question about what he means by "internationalists", I will use the commonly accepted the definition: "a political principle which advocates a greater political or economic cooperation among nations and peoples,[1] and whose ideological roots can be traced to both socialism and liberalism."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internati ... _(politics)

Internationalists oppose nationalism and all forms of jingoism and seek to increase the cooperation of different peoples. I consider myself an internationalist.

And Jacoby says I'm killing America.

Do you believe in these job killing trade deals? Do you believe in these 'humanitarian' wars? Do you support open borders and unrestricted immigration? Do you supports soveirgnty stealing transnational organizations like the WTO and IMF? If you do then well...

I like that Trump has a lot of enemies, it means that as POTUS he couldn't actually do much, as he'd have opposition from both parties, where as Hillary would get a pass from the left side of the aisle no matter what she did, and likely trigger a GOP wave in congress. My feeling is that Trump would be less dangerous in office and make SCOTUS picks that are more acceptable to me, even though I oppose most of what he stands for. That, and it's about time this particular apple cart got kicked over.

Oh what a surprise - a Jewish journalist praises "cosmopolitanism" and compares the latest politician he doesn't like to Hitler, then he gets his article shared on a forum by a gullible liberal who adds on that tired old cliché about "fantasies about a past that never existed" for good measure.

(That cliché is especially pathetic seeing as liberals will condemn America's "white supremacist" past when it suits them. Why bother with consistency, right? Any BS talking point will do, right? Whatever sounds good at any given moment.)

Jacoby,

(Keep in mind, there are no quotes bc Captcha won't let me make posts containing quotes, no matter how many times I move back to my post, hit submit, and pass the Captcha.)

I don't have a problem with open borders and I think some transnational organizations can do a lot of good with the authority charged to them by their states parties. These things aren't killing America, except perhaps some fantasy of America.

As for trade, we can certainly do a better job of making sure overseas workers get a fair shake so they don't undercut Americans.

Overall, in this day and age I support policies that allow for borders being less of a barrier. Americans need to get with the program and join the majority of the world population that is multilingual. We need to learn about each other more and realize we're all not so different from each other.

chessboxer,

You sound like a white supremacist, and an antisemite to boot.

They're not doing that we have and still must deal racism. What they're saying is that America has always been more cosmopolitan than many Trump supporters believe.

please use the term (globalized) capitalism instead of globalism, that would make it more precise.
And I agree with that.
I dislike Trump, but there's a point in sying: there is an alternative.
I just wish it wasn't Trump. And I'm not sure whether he actually could stick to his word, and I'm pretty sure he'd go about things in the wrong way, making things worse. But: he is, for now, posing as an alternative in a world, in which we're being told, that there is no alternative.

that's what the brexit was about: voting, just to show that there is an alternative. although, it aeems right now, they're making deals and negotiations to make sure that the vote for an alternative won't have an effect.
I'm also no fan of the brits leaving the EU and the nationalism and all that stuff. but people asked for an alternative to the globalization. loud and clear-ish

Any free trade agreement dismantles your home country's job opportunities and employment, merely for a temporary 'drop' in price for some goods. Trump has a point with that, I admit.