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Lost in all the lolz of last night are a couple really important things.
Donald Trump was offered the chance to back away from his previous statement to torture and/or kill the families of terrorists when asked how he would handle the military refusing to follow what would be illegal orders by him. And instead of backing away he doubled down and responded "They won't refuse me." Nevermind how scary that soundbite is in and of itself, you need to understand that were he to follow through on this plan he would be tried in International Court as a war criminal.
On top of this, he took another opportunity to spread a completely made up story designed solely to stir up anti-Islamic hatred. This is a pattern that he has followed throughout his campaign of spreading false information for the sole purpose of spreading racist, xenophobic or islamophobic sentiments. And before anyone says well all politicians lie, this is not your typical political lie. This is pure hate-mongering.
So if you're a Trump supporter at this point, the most charitable argument anyone can make for you is that you're just in it for the lolz, and if that's the case I would hope you'd stop to take a look at what you're actually supporting and either stay home or vote for any other candidate. Outside of that, you need to come to terms with the fact that you are actively supporting a hate-mongerer who has made promises to commit war crimes, and when given the opportunity to back off those claims doubled down on them instead.
I'll take an open hate monger over what the establishment is peddling any day of the week.
Americans, ignorant and foolish as we are, have a deep sense of fair play ingrained from a young age. It's become eminently clear that the establishment is not treating Trump fairly. They're acting like cornered animals, squealing and lashing out because they can feel their livelihood threatened. They might succeed in stealing the nomination from Trump, but they will have lost all credibility in the process. For that reason, even if Trump's journey ends here, he's done more good than any politician in years.