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In reply to the discussion: Trump says he had 'never heard' Shylock as an anti-semitic term after using it at rally [View all]twodogsbarking
(14,655 posts)39. He probably didn't know but he says far worse things when he does know. Ya know.
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Trump says he had 'never heard' Shylock as an anti-semitic term after using it at rally [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Jul 4
OP
Up next: "I can't be an anti-Semite (what I said wasn't anti-Semitic) because I have a Jewish kid/grandkids."
Behind the Aegis
Jul 4
#1
Trump really never knew Epstein but..."heard that he liked girls on the young side"
Bengus81
Jul 4
#54
Can we all admit he knows absolutely nothing about anything? Like a 3 year old.
sinkingfeeling
Jul 4
#4
"I didn't mean it antisemitically; I meant it as a very common antisemitic trope"
RockRaven
Jul 4
#5
"... deeply entrenched in our country." Deeply entrenched in trump. It's not like his antisemitism is new.
mpcamb
Jul 4
#6
I can tell you why. Well actually, you kind of already answered it on the other thread about this topic.
Behind the Aegis
Jul 4
#41
He's not my Senator, but I hear him speak out from time to time. I see more of Schiff & Padilla,..
Hekate
Jul 4
#60
We can be sure he's never read "The Merchant of Venice" or anything else by Shakespeare,
Ocelot II
Jul 4
#26
It's such a common trope even grade school dropouts know the term, just like they know the N-word
Hekate
Jul 4
#44
Oh, if only there were some well-educated, competent aides to proofread his speeches and check stuff like this !
eppur_se_muova
Jul 4
#10
"Troubling and irresponsible," the @ADL responds to @POTUS using the trope 'Shylock.'
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 4
#17
trump, again benefitting from being a dumbfuck and having an incompetent staff. (nt)
Paladin
Jul 4
#19
Trump is uninformed, unsophisticated, unread, and under educated. He also lies.
Joinfortmill
Jul 4
#20
If so, it's for the same reason Evangelical Christians & Orthodox Jews agree on certain things...
Hekate
Jul 4
#51
Probably also his favorite daughter (and convert to Judaism) and her husband Jared.
tanyev
Jul 4
#58
While I don't usually believe a word Trump says, I do believe he could very well be totally ignorant of the origin of
Martin68
Jul 4
#36
To be fair, Trump is a simple and incurious man who never considers context or consequences.
Beartracks
Jul 4
#38
He probably didn't know but he says far worse things when he does know. Ya know.
twodogsbarking
Jul 4
#39
I don't recall ever hearing the word before, but I never read "The Merchant of Venice" .....
Jack Valentino
Jul 4
#61