What, Me? Racist?

[savalez]

Interesting story about racism and the Republican/Tea Party.

http://www.truth-out.org/what-me-racist64397

[Fire1]

1. There are enough racists on both sides of the aisle. n/t

[Riftaxe]

2. Cafeful there, that kind of thinking might lead one

to believe that racism is a human failing, not a political one :P

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. So, is it false that one side of the political divide is consistently more racist than the other?

Please elaborate.

[dawg]

5. They are *way* more racist than us ...

it's just that *our* house is not 100% clean in that regard either. And liberals, unlike religious-fanatic conservatives, have a natural tendency to try and follow Christ's teachings about not judging others without first judging ourselves.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. Which makes the "both sides" BS naked, deliberate Republican propaganda.

False equivalence peddlers can go fuck themselves.

[savalez]

3. I put my money on the right having way more.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. In other news, Norway is colder than Morocco. -nt

[ShockediSay]

8. Scapegoating was a function of Fascism. Remember the 20th century taught us:

Right Wing
Super Wealthy Funded
Corporation
Controlled
Media
Constant 'Talking Point' Propaganda
w/ Scapegoating

=Fascist Regime