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Machiavellian on 18 July 2019
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KLAMarine said:

Machiavellian said:

You must live in that bizarro world where people tell other people of a different color to go back to where they came from is a suggestion.  I know since they did not specifically say the word "Get the hell out of my country", you probably would believe it was a simple suggestion.  The more you argue this point the funnier it gets.  People probably love telling you jokes since you probably do not get them unless they explicitly state the obvious.

>It sounds like a suggestion:

"Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."

>It starts with a 'why' which most likely means this is a question. Granted, it does not end with a question mark so it leaves it up in the air whether this was a question or not. And let's not forget this bit:

"Then come back and show us how it is done."

>So at some point, these "progressive" congresswomen are to return and put their abilities to good use. He's not asking they leave permanently.

Ok here is something for you to chew on because it seems you totally do not understand the english language.  First, these women are US citizens and Americans.  It really does not matter if they immigrated her from another country, have parents who came from another country or became a citizen yesterday.  They are US citizens.  His statement no matter how you try to break it downs ask the question why do they not go back to whatever country Trump either believe or fantasies they should go back to basically denouncing that they have a right to their opinions and their status as US citizens in the US.  You try to make this case as if Trump statement is a simple suggesting but instead what he stated is an INSULT.  He is telling them they have no right to their opinions or their position as US citizens until they somehow go somewhere else and fix something which HE deems is broken.

You have no clue what it feels like to have someone question your rights to live, have an opinion and a position in your country because you do not look like what they believe is the standard American citizen.  You have no idea how insulting it is for someone to even suggest you go back to where they believe you came from when you are a US citizen and a American.  

So NO, it's not a simple suggestion to these women.  It's a bold face insult, telling them that their opinion isn't legitimate while his opinion is.  It's an insult not only to these women but to his own wife and his youngest child.

Its an insult to any person who worked hard to come to the US and become a citizen and have the rights to a political position on any level.

AT BOLDED:  You have to be be real simple in how you think to believe that statement wasn't a direct insult.  Normally it would be considered trash talk if it was used in relationship to sports but the statement is used a lot and at no time has it ever been considered positive.  Its a statement used to tell someone they do not know what they are either doing to saying.