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In reply to the discussion: Damon Young, [theroot]"I will never forgive white people for Donald Trump" [View all]whathehell
(29,053 posts)98. No, I'm sorry, I don't believe those 8 million voters suddenly turned "racist"
How would you explain the 13 Percent of Black men and 38 percent of Hispanics performing a "racist act" in voting for "an avowed.racist" ?
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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