Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:03 pm
Donald Trump’s first TV ad is out, all of 30 seconds long, sent to audiences in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, all swing states. And no surprise, it is all about ramping up fear.
The narrator tells us, “Hillary Clinton’s America, the system stays rigged against Americans.†In other words, of course, angry white people who don’t want to see other people have the same rights they enjoy.
Watch for yourself:
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PFAW Director of Latinos Vote! Lizet Ocampo released the following statement condemning the ad:
“Trump’s new ad is nothing short of despicable. It vilifies immigrants as criminals, staying in line with the entirety of Trump’s anti-immigrant, fear-mongering campaign. The ad is the latest example of why Trump would be a divisive leader who would push policies antithetical to American values, from mass deportation to discriminating against Americans based on where we’re from or what religion we practice.â€
Trump regrets nothing, and a teleprompter won’t change that. The message remains the same, as Clinton deputy communications director Christina Reynolds reminds us:
“Donald Trump literally started his campaign by insulting people. He has continued to do so through each of the 428 days from then until now, without shame or regret.”
Hillary Clinton says we are stronger together. Donald Trump, for all his Twitter preachiness about “working together,” directs his message only to his white supremacist base. The message is clear: white folks are stronger together. The rest of you: stay out.
Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.
