July 14, 20195 min read, 985 words
Published: July 14, 2019 | 5 min read, 985 words
By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — progressive Democratic congresswomen, falsely implying they weren’t natural-born American citizens.Trump did not name who he was attacking in Sunday’s tirade but earlier this week he referenced New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez whe...
Scores for this article.
Percentage of critic and public trust in this article.
Political Agenda3
critic score
public score
critic score
41 reviews
public score
232 reviews
critic score
1 reviews
public score
3 reviews
CRITIC REVIEWS
Andrew Austin
1 review
Misused Term
July 16, 2019
The press is over-the-top with this flap. Love or leave it and its variants are not racist speech acts. That the people Trump said it about identify as persons of color does not determine the intent of the sentiment. I grew up when “love it or leave” was a sentiment on the tip of almost every conservative's tongue. It was obnoxious, but it wasn't racist. If somebody said to a hippy, "Hey, commie, why don't you back to your shithole country," that this was a "racist" comment would not cross anybody's mind. ("Shithole" is not a racist term, either.) Chauvinist? You bet. It is a reactionary expression of national pride. But its racial character is imposed externally. Not everything is racist.
July 16, 2019
PUBLIC REVIEWS
Political Agenda
July 15, 2019
This is speculating based on twitter events, and is in no way credible evidence. People need to stop trying to use twitter as a source.
The comments they cited are not racist.
July 15, 2019
Political Agenda
July 15, 2019
Another instance where the headline damages the credibility of the article. While I believe the author of this article was able to present the information and responses from the House of Rep's and Democratic Nominees, in a way that was balanced and somewhat contextual, it is up to personal opinion whether those tweets are racist and that's not what my review is about. The headline makes it a political agenda.
July 15, 2019
Political Agenda
July 15, 2019
This is a politically driven opportunity to attack Trump as a racist for recent tweets that, when examined, are not actually racist. In fact, the tweets are hardly evidence of anything since it is unclear who Trump is even referring to. This is another example of Twitter feuds being treated as newsworthy and partisan tribal politics pouncing on any opportunity available to tarnish the other side.
July 15, 2019