Originally posted by: saymaF29
No no I didn't mean in a condescending way. It's just my genuine concern for my friend living in America. I just meant When this Donald doesn't even care about his own people like Blacks, Latinos, Muslims who might be born in USA, why would he even stop to bother about someone who is an immigrant? Sorry I had no intention to offend you.
When you use, "Even the ... ... are hated ..., so other ... must be like cockroaches ...", it usually means the former group is somehow higher in status and enjoys an exalted and more favourable position compared to the latter group. So if the even the former is not spared of hatred, the latter must be subject to even more hate.
About your response. Blacks, Latinos, Muslims can equally be immigrants. It doesn't make sense to label only Blacks, Latinos and Muslims as 'his own people', excluding only Hindu US citizens of Indian descent in the process. Yes your friend got US citizenship relatively recently, but there will be thousands of others like her, which will also include Blacks, Latinos and Muslims. Moreover, dislike for a group of people usually has various reasons and it's seldom based on just ethnicity or different religion, the dislike usually grows out of some observed behaviour that is found offensive by others and that behaviour is associated only with that particular group in general. So you never know, it all depends on whether behaviour of Hindu/ Indian group of people is seen as offensive or admirable.
Politicians say a lot of things, make lots of promises, but they seldom fulfil those promises when elections are over. Why? Because they are now actually heading a govt. and they and their whole country will be held responsible for any untoward incident. Some fringe elements who supported Trump might feel emboldened thinking they have some sort of government support, but I don't expect Trump himself to promote any sort of hatred targeting any particular group, especially those who are already legal residents of USA. Targeting Indians or Chinese or Muslims can be costly for USA as well, as their global relations will take a hit, and Trump and his advisors will be more aware about it than you and I.
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