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KittyWampus

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

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:48 PM

Dec 2016

By the way, President Obama made the exact same observation.

As has Van Jones.

So your OP may make you feel good. But there's obviously more to the mix that just simply saying they're racist.

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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