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2016 Postmortem

NastyRiffraff

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11. If they voted for Trump

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 12:14 PM

Dec 2016

they voted for racism. He never tried to hide it. It was no longer a dog-whistle, more like a trumpet. If they voted for Trump, they were okay with racism, which in the end is as bad as the White Supremacists. (I refuse to call them alt-right because that's what they want to be called.)

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Of course this election had nothing to do with racism. Its obvious [View all] still_one Dec 2016 OP

attack a mall santa but not the wealthy appointments trump made JI7 Dec 2016 #1

people are telling me racism died in late 1800's.. and to get over it.. JHan Dec 2016 #2

Robert's told us when he strike down the key point in the voting rights act that still_one Dec 2016 #8

Two elections. Two messages. 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #3

No one said that racism wasn't a factor for SOME voters...namely the alt-right NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #4

Maybe all Trump voters aren't racist True_Blue Dec 2016 #5

I find it hard to believe that Trump is xenophobic and misogynistic. Look at who he married. stone space Dec 2016 #6

They are all racist. Either actively by liking what he said, or passively by being OK with it. gollygee Dec 2016 #7

Approximately 25% of the American public believe President Obama isn't an American, still_one Dec 2016 #9

If they voted for Trump NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #11

Thank you for this, stillone.. Cha Dec 2016 #10