Good morning Amispartacus and everyone.
I felt strangely comforted after watching the actual Fox News Sweden broadcast and slept much better last night. Once I knew the source, Trump's words went from being bewildering to actually very straightforward - he simply said what many of the other Fox News watchers would say when acted on by the persuasive techniques of the "anchor" journalist. So Trump's words then appealed to his supporters because he said what they were thinking.
For what it's worth though, here's my thought for the day. I think that there is a real need for us to take ownership of the debate about treatment of women in different cultures, because otherwise the Fox News people will continue to "own" it. We are so scared of not understanding every nuance and accusations of racism that too often we do nothing when something needs to be done. Fortunately in my city (10 miles from my leafy small town) our local MP built up a track record of offering shelter to women fleeing forced marriages set up by their parents. This gave her credibility and a right to speak up about the various punishments to which women in this community are subject if they transgress very narrow boundaries. It's not a Muslim problem. It's a problem in the small, poor area of Pakistan from which this population comes and they imported this aspect of their culture when they came here. So our MP earned herself a voice, as it were, and from her work has come further work on combatting forced marriage and genital mutilation.