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In reply to the discussion: Damon Young, [theroot]"I will never forgive white people for Donald Trump" [View all]Nature Man
(869 posts)10. I dig what you're saying,
and it smells suspiciously like a copout/victim-blaming, but what you are saying isn't how the real world works.
Keep in mind that only racists get uncomfortable when discussions of racism come up. They will always tell on themselves.
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Damon Young, [theroot]"I will never forgive white people for Donald Trump" [View all]
RestoreAmerica2020
Dec 2019
OP
Sometimes we have to begin associating with a better class of people! I've met people of all
abqtommy
Dec 2019
#4
I've met people from all ethinic groups who aren't racists. That's the "better class of people"
abqtommy
Dec 2019
#9
Well, our realities don't have to be the same. We can still dislike racists and racism.
abqtommy
Dec 2019
#17
I think we all have choices to make. For me it's important not to limit my associations but to
abqtommy
Dec 2019
#79
We live in a white supremacy. We're all soaking in it and if we don't unlearn it, we reinforce it.
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 2019
#13
well, that's helpful. How about we just focus on ending this travesty for EVERYONE's sake...?
hlthe2b
Dec 2019
#2
I remember the moment that it became clear that Trump was going to become president.
Blue_true
Dec 2019
#70
I guess I was naive to think there were patriots on the right that would step in
onecaliberal
Dec 2019
#83
Easy solution. Drown then out at the voting booth with non-white voters ala 2008 & 2012
ffr
Dec 2019
#6
I'll cop to unearned privilege, I'll cop to ignorance of the black experience, but no. I had
Squinch
Dec 2019
#12
Sometimes inconvenient truths are seen as distractions by people not comfortable with them
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
#39
People often have opinions and feelings that wouldn't make it into the Democratic platform.
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
#49
Maybe you should think through what a statement like that actually means for the party
FrankBooth
Dec 2019
#54
I sincerely doubt a comment made by someone on DU is going to have much impact on the election
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
#60
But you didn't say you had a contrary opinion. You told him he shouldn't express his opinion at all
StarfishSaver
Dec 2019
#68
Nope. All trump supporters ARE racists. Voting for trump was a racist act. They knew what
Squinch
Dec 2019
#25
Kay. Did you think they didn't know Trump was a racist when they voted for him?
Squinch
Dec 2019
#92
But I did answer the question. Whether they voted for Obama or not, they subsequently went on
Squinch
Dec 2019
#97
No, I'm sorry, I don't believe those 8 million voters suddenly turned "racist"
whathehell
Dec 2019
#98
Just out of curiosity, do you also believe that the women who voted for trump are not sexist?
Squinch
Dec 2019
#102
Just because you voted for a black man doesn't mean you're not racist.
Drunken Irishman
Dec 2019
#101
I told you I had to put it down because a lot of their reasons were racist reasons
JonLP24
Dec 2019
#117
Again, you don't seem to be getting it -- I'm not criticizing the study itself
whathehell
Dec 2019
#124
A study showed that yes, that was basically about race and immigration
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2019
#121
I agree with this wholeheartedly- the people who voted for him. In fact, I say it to myself
coti
Dec 2019
#57
Posting on DU isn't any more activism than Twitter & social media since those are more popular
JonLP24
Dec 2019
#73
The sooner white people are a minority in this country the better it will be for all people
jcmaine72
Dec 2019
#74
excuuuuuse me??? Im white and i would NEVER vote for trump or any repug ever.....
samnsara
Dec 2019
#77
The problem was white evangelicals. White non-evangelicals favoured Clinton (just)
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2019
#110