People who think Trump is a flip flopper on his most important positions simply haven't researched everything Trump has said over the years.
Please keep an open mind. You don't have to vote for Trump, but at least
listen to his message for yourself and in
his own words. Yes. Trump likes to exaggerate things. It's part of who he is. But see past the exaggerations so that you can decide if you
agree with him or not.
For example. When Cruz says he's going to "
carpet bomb ISIS" it's obvious he is exaggerating.
All of the candidates do this. So when you listen to the candidates, search for the
intention behind their words. Because if you don't, the media will chop them up and make them appear to be saying something that they are not (as searcherman just demonstrated in his recent link).
Searcherman's link is a perfect example of how they try to chop up
all of the candidates, mind you, not just Trump. Links such as the one searchman just provided are fundamentally designed to take your attention
away from what the candidate
is meaning to say. The political season will absolutely stretch your critical thinking skills. I encourage people to dive in because engaging in the civic life is important-- but double check that you have thick skin before you do-- because people
love to demonize during the political season.
This has, always, been part of the process.
As another example. Trump has talked about ILLEGAL immigrants engaging in ILLEGAL activities. Race-baiters, then, try to twist it into a race issue when actually its a crime issue. Mexican drug cartels
need the American market, because Americans are the largest consumers of illegal drugs in the world. So don't fall for media tricks such as race-baiting. It's a crime issue, not a race issue.
Of course, I would say the same thing about
all of the candidates. You can't make an informed vote if you don't ever actually listen to the candidates.
Donald Trump in 2011, interviewed by Steve Forbeshttps://youtu.be/ZJOv-F4uH28?t=40