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tenorly

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31. Racism often, ahem, trumps reason.

Reply to DK504 (Reply #30)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 12:57 PM

Jan 2017

Fascists around the world have long understood that, and in recent years neo-fascists have used it to win a number of close elections with otherwise unelectable candidates.

Rajoy's surprise reelection in Spain, Macri's narrow runoff win in Argentina, Turnbull's squeaker in Australia (to some extent), Le Pen in France this May in all likelihood, and of course Trump, are but a few recent examples of candidates that won by a hair largely thanks to dog-whistle politics.

And in the case of Trump, Russian vote hacking - but that's a different story.

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Fiat Chrysler to build 3 new Jeeps, create 2,000 jobs in US [View all] Calista241 Jan 2017 OP

Bet sniffles will take credit for this. NT elmac Jan 2017 #1

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I can picture the Trump Tweet tomorrow: Initech Jan 2017 #20

One more bit of good news Hail-to-the-Cheeto will take credit for, no doubt. tenorly Jan 2017 #2

Those facts DK504 Jan 2017 #30

Racism often, ahem, trumps reason. tenorly Jan 2017 #31

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3, 2, 1.... humbled_opinion Jan 2017 #4

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Mine too. rug Jan 2017 #36

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Thanks Trump! IronLionZion Jan 2017 #13

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