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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf one more pundit says "Not all Trump voters are racists"
I may just go over the edge.
If Trump's bigotry wasn't a deal breaker, you may want to take a long, hard look at yourself.
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If one more pundit says "Not all Trump voters are racists" (Original Post)
dflprincess
May 2018
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edbermac
(15,935 posts)1. It's true, not all Trump voters are racists.
Just 99% of them.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)2. They aren't. The ones that aren't racist are just plain ignorant, or Russian.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)6. Lots of intersection between those three groups
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)11. That is what I see. Ignorance underlay the ones who are not racists. nt
C_U_L8R
(44,996 posts)3. They voted for a racist
They support a racist.
They are racist.
It's not too hard to put together.
Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)4. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck...
...not all are racist?
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)5. You don't have to be racist to be a Trump supporter
But its a great start.
Cha
(297,029 posts)7. Did anyone ever accuse "pundits" of
being smart?
SCantiGOP
(13,867 posts)8. If you only read DU on a phone
You dont see signatures.
Mine is an update of John Stuart Mill: While it is not true that all conservatives are racist, it is true that all racists are conservative.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)9. If one tolerates racism and hatred, they are racist. n/t
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)10. I know several that have close Black, Brown and Muslim friends.
Friends that they really like. If the shit hit the fan, I have no idea what those people would do as their friend get marched off to never be seen again. A lot of people just think about their pissant issues, they don't frame issues in a larger societal view.