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2016 Postmortem

randr

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3. I posted over 6 months ago that Trump was not the problem

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 09:50 AM

Jul 2016

I thought at the time that the problem was the people who would vote for him and that we better start calling them out.
My suggestion that we brand them racists etal was met with some disdain. People here at DU thought it was not proper for "democrats" to resort to name calling and shaming of the Republican base.
I think we now know who the enemy is and it is not Trump, he is just a fool taking advantage of a unruly mob.
We must stand up to these bullies and not back down.

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The problem is not Donald Trump. The problem is not his candidacy. [View all] Scuba Jul 2016 OP

Yes. The problem(s) -- those who vote for a white wing racist like Trump. Hoyt Jul 2016 #1

The "good folk" will do just fine. It is the sad lot of selfish white people that will struggle. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #2

I posted over 6 months ago that Trump was not the problem randr Jul 2016 #3

Find this interesting! Difficult problem. Her Sister Jul 2016 #7

The Republicans have had no qualms finding ways to shame Democrats randr Jul 2016 #9

Many churches are part of the problem. Here they pass out Scott Walker bumper stickers. Scuba Jul 2016 #10

In a land of justice they would loose their tax free status. randr Jul 2016 #11

That box was opened a long time ago oberliner Jul 2016 #4

"The flying monkey right" as Mike Malloy has long termed them. R&K nt longship Jul 2016 #5

I remember in particular that Pat Buchanan speech oberliner Jul 2016 #6

yes. Kind of too bad the media focus this morning is on plagiarism instead of wiggs Jul 2016 #8