I appreciate the people here who have pointed out that "Meatball Ron" is probably an ethnic slur, at least in Trump's mind. I hope people won't repeat it. My late father was about 10 years older than Trump, and although he himself would never use ethnic slurs, I remember when I was a child that he told me what the Italian area of St. L…
I appreciate the people here who have pointed out that "Meatball Ron" is probably an ethnic slur, at least in Trump's mind. I hope people won't repeat it. My late father was about 10 years older than Trump, and although he himself would never use ethnic slurs, I remember when I was a child that he told me what the Italian area of St. Louis, now know as "The Hill" was called in his youth, and explained to my complete surprise that there had been a lot of prejudice against Italians at that time. On the pod today, Charlie (or maybe it was Will) talked about Trump having the mind of a 12-year-old. I think that is a little generous to him, but it's important also to remember WHEN he was 12, 1958. Based on everything else we have seen from him, there's no reason to think his views of Italian-Americans has come any further than his views on any other racial or ethnic group.
I appreciate the people here who have pointed out that "Meatball Ron" is probably an ethnic slur, at least in Trump's mind. I hope people won't repeat it. My late father was about 10 years older than Trump, and although he himself would never use ethnic slurs, I remember when I was a child that he told me what the Italian area of St. Louis, now know as "The Hill" was called in his youth, and explained to my complete surprise that there had been a lot of prejudice against Italians at that time. On the pod today, Charlie (or maybe it was Will) talked about Trump having the mind of a 12-year-old. I think that is a little generous to him, but it's important also to remember WHEN he was 12, 1958. Based on everything else we have seen from him, there's no reason to think his views of Italian-Americans has come any further than his views on any other racial or ethnic group.