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etherealtruth

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8. We certainly do believe what we want to believe

Reply to HassleCat (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 29, 2016, 06:45 AM

Nov 2016

I believe that people that support racist/ bigoted rhetoric, deeds and policies are racist/bigots.

If I say (with my vote) i am willing to sacrifice the rights and well being of "others" (read PoC, LGBT, women, Muslims...) because I think I may get ahead .... what am I?

I may not be a person that would ever hurl a racial (ethnic, homophobic ...) pejorative ... I may not be a person that would ever commit a hate crime... I may even have Muslim friends ... and on and on .... this does not absolve me of being a racist or bigot.

if one supports racist/ bigoted policies/ candidates one really needs to confront their ideology if they want to claim they are not a racist/ bigot.

Putting a racist/ bigot in power is a lot more harmful than one individual hurling a pejorative or even committing a hate crime.

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"Those Trump voters are not racist! They voted for Obama BOTH times!" [View all] YoungDemCA Nov 2016 OP

I question how many people actually voted for both gollygee Nov 2016 #1

Statistically, that appears to be true. wildeyed Nov 2016 #4

I agree ... etherealtruth Nov 2016 #7

+1, and he still got less national votes than HRC... Obama wasn't running against an overt racist uponit7771 Dec 2016 #22

People who voted for trump are either racist or have racist tendencies still_one Nov 2016 #2

Yup sheshe2 Nov 2016 #5

I have been harassed, called horrible names (thank god the worst reply was removed) Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #12

Sorry what you have had to put up with Lem. First thing, if a post or posts of yours have been still_one Dec 2016 #13

I did appeal,but crickets, and the one who told me to fuck off and other things was FFR, as you said Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #14

Believing what we want to believe HassleCat Nov 2016 #3

We certainly do believe what we want to believe etherealtruth Nov 2016 #8

Obama held back on speaking on race because he knew how many white people felt about it JI7 Nov 2016 #6

Oh I've told white people heaven05 Dec 2016 #10

Yep, familiar refrain heaven05 Dec 2016 #9

Is there any proof of this idea there are people treestar Dec 2016 #11

it's being exaggerated. there are always some. there are people that voted hillary but not Obama JI7 Dec 2016 #15

I recall a 2008 media quote from a guy standing in line to vote: "I'm voting for the N-Word" stone space Dec 2016 #16

Yep, 2008 was up for grabs. things were so messed up, I think many people did think.. JHan Dec 2016 #17

the other thing you hear... JHan Dec 2016 #18

yes. but one difference is minorities don't make excuses for them JI7 Dec 2016 #19

You have to demonstrate that they are, in fact racist. You just make an facile assumption. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #20

Obama didn't have to run against an overt white supremacist either... that's the difference uponit7771 Dec 2016 #21