Quote:
Originally Posted by Frownland
'From what I've heard' was the main thing that I was referring to. That particular mindset may be popular in the south and seen in border states at varying degrees, but that hardly suggests that Trump's comments echo the thoughts of the majority of Americans. Looking at the Gallup polls, we can see that most people are on the opposite side of trump. My comment was saying look outside of your own immediate area when making statements like that. If I lived in San Francisco and said that the majority of people want to be vegan and drive electric cars, it'd be along the same lines of bad logic that you used.
That is all.
|
fair enough, but when i said a large portion of the country.. i was referring to the backwater parts in general
e.g. upstate ny would for example be included. or the prairie states. or large portions of the midwest. i lived in south florida and the amount of racial tension down there is pretty noticeable in working class and middle class populations as well. because florida is another state with a lot of immigrants and a lot of crime and poverty that was more or less imported directly from south/central america and the carribean. most of my family are east coast people, and i've lived in the northeast as well. so while i accept that anecdotes are limited... i would say that at the very least you have to concede that my anecdotes aren't derived exclusively from the south. i have only lived in this state for a couple years.
and once again i accept your gallup poll but i think the wording of the question makes it somewhat limited in making statements about how americans feel about trump's statements as well. because from what i can tell it has nothing to do with illegal immigration, which is really the focus of trump's talking points.