Comment by philwelch
5 years ago
There are many ways I would describe Donald Trump, but “deeply knowledgeable about American civil rights history” is not one of them. I can almost certainly guarantee you that Trump’s statement was not intended as an homage or reference to a Miami police chief from the 1960’s.
Two paths here: - Trump is old enough to conceivably remember such quotes, he doesn't have to have a deep knowledge of American Civil Rights history, just a few memories of catchy rhymes - If Trump is not penning his tweets, then the choice of quotation is even more likely to be intended
I think it’s entirely possible that he remembered a catchy rhyme. I don’t think that supports the theory that he is deliberately referencing Walter Headley. Lots of people repeat catchy sayings without even knowing and endorsing who originally said them or even what those sayings originally meant.
>Lots of people repeat catchy sayings without even knowing and endorsing who originally said them or even what those sayings originally meant.
This I disagree with, particularly since he doesn't have to consciously "know" or acknowledge anything explicitly for him not to understand the basic import of the statement.
I don't think anyone's saying he's capable of giving a brief one paragraph statement for an SAT question concerning Civil Rights activism in mid-20th century Florida, cause biases and prejudices don't need that much formal verification to commerce
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Its not catchy. Say the words out loud. Everything about those words are ominous.
He knew what he was saying. But, coward that he is, he’s claiming to not know where the words came from now that a reporter asked him.
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The White House retweeted it. Trump has many advisors. There is NO way this got past all of them without someone knowing what it meant.
No, Trump did this on purpose. The simplest explanation is the most likely.
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