Trump Plugs the Islamic State

Published in Frankfurter Rundschau
(Germany) on 8 December 2015
by Damir Fras (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Ron Argentati. Edited by Laurence Bouvard.
The idea that Donald Trump could lead the most powerful nation on earth is outrageous. Because he's worried about his gradually declining popularity he's even willing to shill for the Islamic State by saying the West is waging a crusade against Muslims.

If any further proof were needed that Trump will stop at nothing, Trump himself just delivered it: The real estate billionaire who wants to be president is demanding that in response to the San Bernardino massacre, the United States should refuse all Muslims entry into the country.

The notion that the strongest nation on earth could be led by the likes of Donald Trump was just grotesque up to now. Now it's monstrous. Trump is a provocateur who, out of concern for his slightly declining popularity figures and the cheers of his fans, is even willing to take on and complete the mission of the jihadi Islamic State group. His suggestion that the West is leading a crusade against all Muslims does just that.

That begs the question of just how stupid one has to be not to recognize the effect his words have and instead to constantly repeat them and even say worse things. Trump isn't stupid. But above all, he doesn't care at all what politically correct Americans think of him. He may make a fool of himself but he knows exactly what he's saying. He knows many Americans are really frightened after the California shootings and he plays on that in a most irresponsible way. That's the problem.


Trump macht Werbung für den IS
Von DAMIR FRAS
08. DEZEMBER 2015


Anhänger von Donald Trump in North Carolina. Foto: REUTERS
Die Vorstellung, das mächtigste Land der Welt könnte Donald Trump regiert werden, ist ungeheuerlich. Aus Sorge um seine leicht fallenden Umfragewerte ist er sogar bereit, die Propaganda des IS zu übernehmen: Die westliche Welt führe einen Kreuzzug gegen Muslime.

Wenn es noch eines Beleges bedurft hätte, dass er vor nichts zurückschreckt, dann hat ihn Donald Trump jetzt selbst geliefert. Der Immobilienmilliardär, der US-Präsident werden will, fordert als Reaktion auf das Massaker von San Bernardino ein vollständiges Einreiseverbot für alle Muslime in die USA.

Die Vorstellung, das mächtigste Land der Welt könnte von einem wie Trump regiert werden, war bislang nur grotesk. Jetzt ist sie ungeheuerlich. Trump ist ein Provokateur, der aus Sorge um seine leicht fallenden Umfragewerte und um des Jubels seiner Anhänger willen sogar bereit ist, die Arbeit der Dschihadisten-Miliz des „Islamischen Staats“ zu erledigen. Mit seinem Vorschlag nährt er die vom IS verbreitete Legende, die westliche Welt führe einen Kreuzzug gegen alle Muslime.

Man möchte jetzt fragen: Wie dumm muss jemand sein, dass er die Wirkung seiner Parolen nicht zu erkennen scheint, sondern sie im Gegenteil von Tag zu Tag wiederholt und auch noch steigert? Trump ist nicht dumm. Vor allem aber ist ihm völlig egal, was die politisch korrekten USA von ihm halten. Er macht sich vielleicht lächerlich, aber er weiß genau, was er sagt. Er weiß, viele Amerikaner haben nach dem Attentat von Kalifornien Angst. Damit spielt er auf unverantwortliche Weise. Das ist das Problem.
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