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50. Apologists for racism, sexism, and religious discrimination at the very least.

Reply to The Polack MSgt (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 05:15 PM

Dec 2016

It was wrong for sure, an evil act. Trump voters made a terrible error in judgement. And in a just and fair world they would all suffer some retribution for the damage they have inflicted. And if Trump does what we expect of him, many of them will (along with innocents who don't deserve it).

But was it an act of irredeemable evil? Like cold blooded murder? Or was it a redeemable act, on par with a lesser crime? If it was irredeemable, we're sunk as a country. The best we can hope for is peaceful partition into two or more nations. I agree that Trump voters all gave aid and comfort to racists, but I argue that many are redeemable as people. And at some point we will have to offer forgiveness if we are going to move forward as one united nation.

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Stop pleading for understanding and kindness for Trump Voters [View all] The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 OP

Agreed. I never understood the pleas for kindness and... Different Drummer Dec 2016 #1

Will get none from me! Fuck that Cheetoh-faced Nazi pig and ANYONE who supports his racist agenda!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #30

sorry MFM008 Dec 2016 #2

I agree. A vote for trump was a calculated attack on America and American values. bowens43 Dec 2016 #3

One person's economic anxiety does not outweigh another's right to human decency. LonePirate Dec 2016 #4

This! mcar Dec 2016 #16

Very well stated! world wide wally Dec 2016 #43

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #108

BINGO. calimary Dec 2016 #137

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #140

Especially when you consider "economic anxiety" was just a cover for the bigotry in most cases. HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #147

I laugh because the same people JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #5

Exactly The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #8

Happy New Year! JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #144

+ about a million NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #96

Kick&Recommended! coco22 Dec 2016 #6

+1,000. n/t Different Drummer Dec 2016 #55

Your name has my favorite piece. coco22 Dec 2016 #62

Welcome to DU! Different Drummer Dec 2016 #78

Thanks! coco22 Dec 2016 #86

Agreed. At best they pu their greed before other's rights. nt Blue Shoes Dec 2016 #7

AT BEST what they did The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #27

welcome to du niyad Dec 2016 #80

heh The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #83

sorry, hit wrong button niyad Dec 2016 #84

Looking at our post counts it makes sense for you to say that to me The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #87

meant it for your cousin. I know you have been here for some time now!! niyad Dec 2016 #88

welcome to du niyad Dec 2016 #85

Sexist, too. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #9

Thank you for your response The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #14

Yes, I saw that thread, and commented there, as well. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #17

Yes... and what you said! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #33

YES!!!!!!! Squinch Dec 2016 #67

agreed. the misogynistic bastard is a representation of the hatred for women in this niyad Dec 2016 #81

+ a million or so! eom BlueMTexpat Dec 2016 #166

+Infinity! - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2016 #202

DU rec...nt SidDithers Dec 2016 #10

Trump voters will need us revmclaren Dec 2016 #11

+1 hamsterjill Dec 2016 #13

I have done the same.... Freedomofspeech Dec 2016 #34

Middle of Nowhere Iowa Bettie Dec 2016 #90

Exactly. Cast the "no" vote but no filibusters. Just let it ride. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #40

Exactly. Salviati Dec 2016 #12

The only way to get our country back is to express outrage for outrageous acts. yardwork Dec 2016 #15

YES +1 The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #18

Well, I think so too. Because a very, very little info about Trump says a lot about him. yardwork Dec 2016 #19

I agree. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #21

If they thought nothing would change, I'm even more at a loss. yardwork Dec 2016 #25

Sometimes think merely getting a white guy back in the WH was enough "change" to dionysus Dec 2016 #176

White supremacy was important enough to them that they voted for KingCharlemagne Dec 2016 #203

Not just racist but traitors. gordianot Dec 2016 #20

Fuck every last person who voted for this asshole lastone Dec 2016 #22

Pleading? LOL. Rex Dec 2016 #23

k&r n/t ChazII Dec 2016 #24

damn right nini Dec 2016 #26

I agree 100% relation or not elmac Dec 2016 #28

Fuck 'em. MrScorpio Dec 2016 #29

Have you seen Twitter? They fucking hate us! Initech Dec 2016 #31

I'm not. Never have. Never will. Aristus Dec 2016 #32

No kindness for them from this quarter. stage left Dec 2016 #35

Trump voters were and are racists Gothmog Dec 2016 #36

Low information and wilfully ignorant caballojm Dec 2016 #37

Many of the deplorable dolts take pride in their ignorance. Trump oasis Dec 2016 #68

Fuck all of them,I want them to be in endless misery for what they have done. libtodeath Dec 2016 #38

I hear ya. Do you think we can spare the kids and the helpless KingCharlemagne Dec 2016 #204

Yup. Only I'd edit your cool aid story LiberalLovinLug Dec 2016 #39

+111111 The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #196

It's good to know that you can promise that everybody who voted for Trump is racist mythology Dec 2016 #41

It is crazy oberliner Dec 2016 #46

You'd be surprised .. coco22 Dec 2016 #100

Supporting racism is racist The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #69

+1, would they ever tell their kids "yeah, cheering for the racist bully is good" ?!?! How the fuck uponit7771 Dec 2016 #141

Another good "comrade" JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #207

False equivalence... tonedevil Dec 2016 #70

Exactly. And we damned better starting using their extremely effective deurbano Dec 2016 #93

+ a million or so! BlueMTexpat Dec 2016 #167

He was endorsed by the KKK, for fuck's sake. Dave Starsky Dec 2016 #150

Your appear to maintain the pretense that words have no meaning, merely sentiment. LanternWaste Jan 2017 #221

I totally agree rtracey Dec 2016 #42

Not all Trump voters are racist and hateful oberliner Dec 2016 #44

Were all Hitler voters anti-semitic? DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #48

Were all FDR voters racists? oberliner Dec 2016 #52

Neither FDR or WJC made openly bigoted appeals DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #54

Trump is not Hitler oberliner Dec 2016 #56

It won't be for a lack of trying. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #57

He's repugnant oberliner Dec 2016 #59

If you read closely I didn't say they were... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #61

The OP did oberliner Dec 2016 #63

That is not dispositive. There are certainly members of groups who are self loathing. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #64

Understood oberliner Dec 2016 #65

I did indeed call all of them racist The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #74

All of them? oberliner Dec 2016 #75

tens of millions of minorities, including 30% of Latinos, voted for Trump. jack_krass Dec 2016 #112

Supporting racism is racist The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #127

Lots of members of minorities internalize the negative stereotypes of them advanced by the majority. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #169

"Lots of members of minorities internalize the negative stereotypes" jack_krass Dec 2016 #171

Some voted for a racist because they thought there was something in it for them. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #174

People vote the way they do for many reasons.... jack_krass Dec 2016 #180

So DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #181

Lunason's reply is better than my op. NT The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #198

30% of hispanics vote Republican no matter what The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #183

Everyone is racist Generator Dec 2016 #116

All of them without exception. Nt The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #197

Ahhhh, so we're to be good meek little liberals and STFU. Thanks for your opinion but NO. Pholus Dec 2016 #161

No, we should not shut up oberliner Dec 2016 #179

Maybe...but then I have this whole list of questions for them about why these quotes are okay. Pholus Dec 2016 #191

Thank you so much The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #192

My problem with Trump voters is that they voted emotionally, not logically. Pholus Dec 2016 #193

So pinpoint accurate The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #194

It takes a good OP to get me started. Thank you for writing one! Pholus Dec 2016 #195

AMEN to that....PIECE of onecent Dec 2016 #101

Remember, this is the guy who thinks our nuclear arsenal is a shiny new toy. Stonepounder Dec 2016 #133

It wasn't openly bigoted for WJC to oppose equal rights for the LGBTQ community? MadDAsHell Dec 2016 #170

Exactly. I agree . I did not read your post before posting see post # 113 lunasun Dec 2016 #114

If doing racist things doen't make some one a racist, what does? The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #72

Many of them are racist oberliner Dec 2016 #76

The looked the other way nini Dec 2016 #115

Thank you. uppityperson Dec 2016 #119

No sense trying to normalize the outrageous. nt fleabiscuit Dec 2016 #136

False bar, they don't have to be a racist... they supported one and that's bad enough uponit7771 Dec 2016 #142

Good luck ever winning again with that attitude. alarimer Dec 2016 #45

Which group should Democrats abandon so that the cheeto horde will like us more? The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #77

I'd like to know the answer to this one too nini Dec 2016 #117

Which group and which principles? Loric Vilesilencer Dec 2016 #122

Didn't you hear us? coco22 Dec 2016 #99

no Afromania Dec 2016 #139

Thank you for your reply, i agree The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #143

Damn right Afromania Dec 2016 #145

I am intrigued by your logic and would like to sign up for your newsletter The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #154

Come on, folks, world wide wally Dec 2016 #47

Sorry, I disagree.... You can't put every Trump voter in the same bucket... Chakaconcarne Dec 2016 #49

They can't have missed all the racism, misogyny, and bigotry of the campaign pnwmom Dec 2016 #53

Half the country isn't.... erinlough Dec 2016 #91

They voted for him knowingly. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #111

it doesn't matter how Trump won 0rganism Dec 2016 #134

Apologists for racism, sexism, and religious discrimination at the very least. MarvinGardens Dec 2016 #50

Thank you uppityperson Dec 2016 #120

I think I disagree with you -- I think it was irredeemable and KingCharlemagne Dec 2016 #205

That's exactly as I see it. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2016 #51

Agree brutus smith Dec 2016 #58

How about reserving judgement and asking questions about fascism? SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #60

Agreed. Or at least treestar Dec 2016 #66

Tell them to fuck off. Hold nothing back. LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #71

They are totally void of critical thinking skills either by heredity, conditioning or both. For many, RKP5637 Dec 2016 #110

Ok, fine with me. OnionPatch Dec 2016 #73

I grew up in coal country The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #82

Yes. We just need to reach out to the fence sitters OnionPatch Dec 2016 #97

Yes they are racists mercuryblues Dec 2016 #92

Well, yeah. I'm not really disagreeing. OnionPatch Dec 2016 #95

LOL! I saw a couple people making comments like... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #98

My family is in Ohio. OnionPatch Dec 2016 #105

Lucky you! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #107

Great pics! OnionPatch Dec 2016 #138

If they are mercuryblues Dec 2016 #102

I don't want to be seen as too PC - So direct language is called for The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #106

dementia or alzheimer's are the only excuses for which I will overlook a vote for niyad Dec 2016 #79

If they will just admit to it, I'll hug them and buy them a beer. HassleCat Dec 2016 #89

People have different values/priorities. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #94

I'm sorry it took this long to reply The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #184

LET EM PLEAD heaven05 Dec 2016 #103

K & R SammyWinstonJack Dec 2016 #104

I am blown away Yzerman Dec 2016 #109

Beleive me I am not under the illusion that only trump voters are racist The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #121

Amen. Seems strange how many brand new posters suddenly want us to all play so nice. Pholus Dec 2016 #162

Voting for Trump is what is un-American. hay rick Dec 2016 #128

DU isn't the real world. The hysteria here is ramped up pretty high. nt m-lekktor Dec 2016 #149

un-american? heaven05 Dec 2016 #157

Thanks Yzerman Dec 2016 #173

Huh. That DU might not the place for you? Yeah. Pholus Dec 2016 #189

Largely missed the point Yzerman Dec 2016 #206

To me, "President Donald Trump is a great idea" . . . was really all that NEEDED to be heard. HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #209

Trump voters are such poor misunderstood dears, you see. Pholus Dec 2016 #214

No, I think my point was spot on. Pholus Dec 2016 #213

Revisited this thread to day and read this The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #216

Alright! I'll start! Pholus Jan 2017 #217

I'll go next The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #218

Pleased to meet you! :) Pholus Jan 2017 #219

likewise The Polack MSgt Jan 2017 #220

I don't see that heaven05 Dec 2016 #199

If "this blew you away" grab your smelling salts before you read this one! Pholus Dec 2016 #215

Plenty of Auntie Millies in Germany voted for Hitler and plenty enjoyed his economic turn around lunasun Dec 2016 #113

I wasn't aware that anyone here was sticking up for the deplorables ailsagirl Dec 2016 #118

Two words. roamer65 Dec 2016 #123

Wow! Let's go to the inauguration. B C Butler Dec 2016 #124

Agree completely. Said that a few days ago, calling it "be kind to bigots" week Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #125

Exactly. nt The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #126

The candidate of the Ku Klux Klan. (NT) The Wizard Dec 2016 #129

Anyone who voted for a man who's proud of being a pussy grabber deserves no sympathy. OregonBlue Dec 2016 #130

Exactly, scorched earth is all they deserve samir.g Dec 2016 #131

Trump RAN ON RACISM; ergo all who voted for him are racists Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #132

Trump voters view "pleading for understanding and kindness" as a sign of weakness 0rganism Dec 2016 #135

I wish I could recommend an individual post. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #172

Can you handle 63 million racist hateful sexual predators? IronLionZion Dec 2016 #146

Can I handle the thought of 63 million racists? Yeah The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #152

Our party needs to win elections so we can advance our progressive policies IronLionZion Dec 2016 #153

Even if there are some Donald Rump voters who aren't racist,... MarianJack Dec 2016 #148

Fuck Trump voters titaniumsalute Dec 2016 #151

I couldn't have said it better!!! Stellar Dec 2016 #155

You can't reason with crazy... perdita9 Dec 2016 #156

They at least are willing to tolerate evil for sure... HopeAgain Dec 2016 #158

Amen! FiveGoodMen Dec 2016 #159

Yep. That pretty much sums it up. These people should be shunned. Tatiana Dec 2016 #160

To put in in Trump words: No safe spaces! Pholus Dec 2016 #163

I hardly know anyone that even voted IVoteDFL Dec 2016 #164

You will not see ME BlueMTexpat Dec 2016 #165

Well said!!! hamsterjill Dec 2016 #168

Same here. BlueMTexpat Dec 2016 #187

"Whitelash" moondust Dec 2016 #175

I never understood it Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #177

I will not play nice with Trumpsters NewsomeSF Dec 2016 #178

I grew up in coal country. I look at soybeans and corn everyday The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #185

Hallelujah! Lifelong Protester Dec 2016 #201

Fuckin' A. Iggo Dec 2016 #182

I agree. But I haven't seen ANY of that around here! BigDemVoter Dec 2016 #186

Unlike bigfoot or Republican compassion The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #188

Yikes. That is really unacceptable. BigDemVoter Dec 2016 #190

Being pejorative about an opponent's voters may make you feel good... brooklynite Dec 2016 #200

I keep hearing that The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #212

Reading some responses on this thread JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #208

I will never understand why some people reacting to a loss The Polack MSgt Dec 2016 #210

Before my dad died in August 2011 JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #211