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RestoreAmerica2020

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Thu Dec 19, 2019, 02:31 PM Dec 2019

Damon Young, [theroot]"I will never forgive white people for Donald Trump" [View all]

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... I’m reminded, again, of exactly who elected him, exactly why he was elected, exactly who still supports him, and exactly who I hold responsible for this happening. And I’m reminded, again, that I’ll never forgive white people for doing this.

I’m aware that this feeling transmutes white Americans into a collective; distilling a demographic of hundreds of millions down to its least desirable parts. While “not all white people” has become the canonical clichéd reply to this sort of charge, it is also not false. Not all white people voted for Trump. Not all white people support Trump. And sometimes it feels wildly unfair to lump all in with the undesirables. But being fair to white people feels, well, irrational today. It feels dumb to offer a benefit of the doubt while knowing that 54 percent of whites either voted for a racist specifically because he’s racist or didn’t believe racism mattered enough to lose a vote. It feels stupid when realizing that this majority isn’t just the frothing seas of MAGA, but also the white people who seem to be otherwise…decent. A morning shift barista at your favorite neighborhood coffee shop. A co-worker you share silly memes and quiche recipes with...



https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/i-will-never-forgive-white-people-for-donald-trump-1840533521
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Neither will I. (and I'm white) FiveGoodMen Dec 2019 #1
That's exactly what I was going to say. SMDH Blue_playwright Dec 2019 #8
Wow. Let's divide Americans even further. Scotch-Irish Dec 2019 #2
I agree. virgogal Dec 2019 #11
Don't blame me exboyfil Dec 2019 #3
It's not just the political whiteness that makes them hypocrites, they're aided and abetted Karadeniz Dec 2019 #4
I'm Faux pas Dec 2019 #5
Me, too. And, Aristus Dec 2019 #7
I don't see how this is helpful. flibbitygiblets Dec 2019 #6
Is it possible Faux pas Dec 2019 #9
bookmarking rzemanfl Dec 2019 #10
Meh n/t Devil Child Dec 2019 #12
It's a legitimate condemnation. Paladin Dec 2019 #13
Maybe if more people had voted for Clinton, Tump would not have won... Nitram Dec 2019 #14
Backlash Virginiaboy154 Dec 2019 #15
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