I don't support Trump but I also am not stupid enough to call his supporters insane. People support him because he isn't a typical Washington politician (which everyone is tired of) and there are millions of people who don't support Sanders super left wing stance. If you feel that way basically your only choice is to support Trump despite his downsides. Every other candadite will be more of the same BS.
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Donald Trump Calls for Apple Boycott While Tweeting With an iPhone
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I don't support Trump but I also am not stupid enough to call his supporters insane. People support him because he isn't a typical Washington politician (which everyone is tired of) and there are millions of people who don't support Sanders super left wing stance. If you feel that way basically your only choice is to support Trump despite his downsides. Every other candadite will be more of the same BS.
Who would've ever thought that the Presidential elections of 2016 would be this ratchet.
Quick fix: video of Trump turning off his passcode and showing us all the info on his phone. Get to keeps his Apple device and his integrity! Would have to be impromptu so he can't hide anything, though.
Trump is an imbecile and I'm stumped that someone might actually vote for him.
First Trump will convince people like the ones in the video clapping that we should boycott apple and have Tim Cook create the backdoor to this iPhone. Then once this backdoor will be abused (like everything else is in the world because privacy is becoming something that’s no longer possible), then this backdoor will not only be exploited by the Police and FBI to track everyone and everything, it could easily, thanks to the internet, land itself into the hands of the terrorists or their organizations and be used against us for their benefit.
Right now cameras are our best form of protection. Against police brutality, possibilities of cases of all sorts are endless. Our phones carry vital information and if Apple is forced to create a backdoor, not only is our information being put at risk, but our freedom and even our lives could be. Take for example the massive shootings and Police Brutality that have been captures all on video. If this hack comes through, officers could simply abuse it to erase the video and press more extra charges abusing an already corrupt system.
A man like Trump can certainly say a lot, but in the end it is the peoples' votes. And if this goes through and Apple surrenders to this, we can possible solve one crime. There is no guarantee but once its hacked we will open a door to many, many more crimes and other issues. That is, until or UNLESS Apple finds yet a new way to block this backdoor the FBI wants.
So Vote Wisely. Thank you for reading.
Right now cameras are our best form of protection. Against police brutality, possibilities of cases of all sorts are endless. Our phones carry vital information and if Apple is forced to create a backdoor, not only is our information being put at risk, but our freedom and even our lives could be. Take for example the massive shootings and Police Brutality that have been captures all on video. If this hack comes through, officers could simply abuse it to erase the video and press more extra charges abusing an already corrupt system.
A man like Trump can certainly say a lot, but in the end it is the peoples' votes. And if this goes through and Apple surrenders to this, we can possible solve one crime. There is no guarantee but once its hacked we will open a door to many, many more crimes and other issues. That is, until or UNLESS Apple finds yet a new way to block this backdoor the FBI wants.
So Vote Wisely. Thank you for reading.
Why not compromise? Apple should make iPhone with "backdoor" for politicians to use and regular iPhone for the rest of their customer base.
Win-win for all. Well, it's bit more work for Apple, but they're handle it.
Win-win for all. Well, it's bit more work for Apple, but they're handle it.I feel the same way about Hillary Clinton.
Man some hackers really need to dump Trump's social security number on the internet.
You can USE a product you already own while still boycotting a company? Does that just mean you don't buy any new stuff from them? I don't get the controversy here, not to defend DJT. That said how is buying Samsung products going to be any better for America? Than NONE of the money comes to America instead of some.
Calm down on the name calling. What we see, not sure if you are an American voter or not, is you have crazy on left and crazy on right. Why? Because people are sick of the same old system. Presidents from the last 30,40+ years have achieved the same thing. The only difference is they have a D or an R attached to their name and verbally pander to their voter base.
People just wanted something different for a change. At this point it's a "who cares, what harm can really be done in 4 years. Lets see what happens." As crazy as Trump is, so is Sanders and vise versa but at least it's different. Hmm.. where have I seen that before.. "Think Different".
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Says a UK resident. Thanks but no thanks. We'll deal with our own political system thank you very much. And that's regardless of the candidate. I'm sick of so many Europeans and Canadians piping in with their "words of wisdom" of how the US should be run.
The difference between trump and sanders is trump is an idiot, hypocrite, and doesn't have any sort of plan other than to further himself.
Sure. Keep telling yourself that. You're buying into the Us vs. Them argument. They're BOTH crazy.
Where in my post do I ever state the extremity of either side? I straight up said the difference between the two in reply to a comment that stated they were extrem. I rather an intelligent extremist than a non-intelligent one, no?
I don't agree with him on anything else but I am in total agreement on this. Mr. Cook has gone too far this time.
You're claiming an absolute, from a biased perspective may I remind you, that Trump is an idiot. Not that I disagree his views may be off the wall, but the same could be said about Sanders from someone who's from the right side.
Edit: I mean really think about it. Do you think Trump is really that big of an idiot? He magically became a billionaire? Regardless of whether he became that because he's the nicest guy in the world or the biggest back stabber, either one requires intelligence. Why do you think he's running? It could be he thinks he honestly could do a better job or he could be sabotaging the whole Republican candidacy to make sure a Democrat gets in office. Yes those are extremes and it could be anywhere in the middle, but neither Sanders or Trump are idiots. Otherwise they wouldn't be were they are. Politics is all about calculated risk and jumping at the right opportunities. Public perception is what they want you to buy into.
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Don't tell Trump, but both Twitter and Google have voiced support for Apple. Maybe he should boycott all technology and give us a break.
I used to like Trump. Almost gave my vote for him. But his latest comments are starting to have me rethink.
He's usually a guy that goes to experts before he speaks but clearly he is on his own with this one and knows nothing about the issue at large.
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The republican debate was one of the most watched and the media banked on it. While they hate trump they love the ratings and $$$ that came with it.
He's usually a guy that goes to experts before he speaks but clearly he is on his own with this one and knows nothing about the issue at large.
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The republican debate was one of the most watched and the media banked on it. While they hate trump they love the ratings and $$$ that came with it.
