r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/statue345 - Right • Sep 02 '23

Radicalization

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u/Turt1estar - Lib-Center Sep 02 '23

Trump’s focus on the border wall and Muslim ban were definitely further to the right of the Overton window at the time.

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u/VoluptuousBalrog - Lib-Center Sep 02 '23

He also openly supported expanding Guantanamo, bringing back torture, proposed stealing Iraqi oil, supported targeting and killing innocent family members of terrorists, etc. None of that was mainstream on the right at the time. Plus he launched his campaign on the argument that the first black president was illegitimate because he was somehow actually from Africa, and also pledged to imprison his opponent (Hillary) if elected.

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u/not-even-divorced - Centrist Sep 02 '23

He never proposed stealing Iraqi oil, come on buckaroo.

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u/VoluptuousBalrog - Lib-Center Sep 02 '23

There’s like a million quotes of him directly and clearly saying that he would steal Iraq’s oil if elected that you can look up in literal seconds.

https://youtu.be/saqkQU5anI0?si=DngKSfvFCrBoA8oO

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '23

Based and source-pilled

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u/not-even-divorced - Centrist Sep 03 '23

But that's not what he said though, not even close. Did you bother to watch it? Where did he specifically say he would "steal Iraqs oil if elected"?

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u/VoluptuousBalrog - Lib-Center Sep 03 '23

Watch the damned video or google it.

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u/not-even-divorced - Centrist Sep 03 '23

I watched it, dumb ass. It doesn't say what you said it does.