I truly hope you’re right about him not literally calling for people to be taken out, Yet the passion and depth of hate he displayed especially toward Clinton during the campaign certainly seemed an invitation to get rid of her. You’re probably right that he wouldn’t have given a direct order for murder. He wants to deny responsibility. So what would you call it when you whip a crowd into a frenzy with one person named as the source of all the problems. If you set the stage, create the hatred and leave no doubt that that it would serve the greater good if someone were eliminated, can you really claim to be innocent if someone acts on that implied wish? I see him as totally amoral. He basically bragged that he could kill without losing his base. I think he’s right. Is he without responsibility if someone acts on the directed hate he encourages? Where would a reasonable court stand on this? I wonder if there is any difference between trump and the Philippine’s Duterte?
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