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Hillary Clinton's 'friend and mentor' was KKK member Robert Byrd.[0] Using the same logic all democrats are now x. [0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4wo9nqW

by 551199 10y ago

Hillary Clinton's 'friend and mentor' was KKK member Robert Byrd.[0] Using the same logic all democrats are now x. [0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4wo9nqWrwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4wo9nqWrwE

chris11 10y ago
Right, and if we were talking about people with Hillary's or Robert Byrd's record then I would decide that they weren't racist. Hillary's record has shown a strong commitment to civil rights activism. Robert Byrd did do some horrible things, but he changed and apologized. The NAACP actually honored him after his death. Supporting the the KKK would prevent me from voting for any politician. But Robert Byrd actually changed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/03/02/at-least-robert-byrd-apologized-whats-your-excuse-david-duke/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/0... http://thegrio.com/2010/06/28/the-evolution-of-robert-byrds-racial-politics/ http://thegrio.com/2010/06/28/the-evolution-of-robert-byrds-... Whereas Trump has a history of racism. There have been accusations going back years, and his public statements support those accusations. He accused a federal judge of not being able to be impartial because the judge was Mexican. And David Duke is still a leading white nationalist, and said that voting against Trump is treason to your heritage. People can change, but you can't claim they have changed if they've ignored what they did in the past and have not done anything different. Do you think that Hillary is just as racist as Trump? And are you voting for Trump because you actually want him as president, or because you think Hillary's worse?
- Torgo 10y ago
  The judge was a member of a group affiliated with La Raza, it was not because he "was Mexican."
  - dragonwriter 10y ago
    Trump specifically attributed it to Curie's "Mexican heritage" when he made the comment. The organizational link is an after-the-fact rationalization. (And, also, mostly false; that is, he's a member of a lawyers group with "La Raza" in the name, but that group isn't connected at all with the advocacy group -- the National Council of La Raza -- that right-wingers who don't recognize that "La Raza" as a name element is about as distinctive and unique as "People's" think of us the organization called "La Raza".)
551199 10y ago
> chris11 Whereas Trump has a history of racism. "Last December, after the council refused to lift the restrictions, Mr. Trump filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Palm Beach, alleging that the town was discriminating against Mar-a-Lago, in part because it is open to Jews and African-Americans. The suit seeks $100 million in damages."[0] Like back in 80's when Trump was fighting for blacks and jews. Read the wikileaks. Clinton campaign's gameplay memo is to create Trump is 'crazy racist' narrative through media. [0] http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB862335923489989500 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB862335923489989500

by 551199 10y ago

chris11 10y ago

Right, and if we were talking about people with Hillary's or Robert Byrd's record then I would decide that they weren't racist. Hillary's record has shown a strong commitment to civil rights activism. Robert Byrd did do some horrible things, but he changed and apologized. The NAACP actually honored him after his death. Supporting the the KKK would prevent me from voting for any politician. But Robert Byrd actually changed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/03/02/at-least-robert-byrd-apologized-whats-your-excuse-david-duke/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/0... http://thegrio.com/2010/06/28/the-evolution-of-robert-byrds-racial-politics/ http://thegrio.com/2010/06/28/the-evolution-of-robert-byrds-... Whereas Trump has a history of racism. There have been accusations going back years, and his public statements support those accusations. He accused a federal judge of not being able to be impartial because the judge was Mexican. And David Duke is still a leading white nationalist, and said that voting against Trump is treason to your heritage. People can change, but you can't claim they have changed if they've ignored what they did in the past and have not done anything different. Do you think that Hillary is just as racist as Trump? And are you voting for Trump because you actually want him as president, or because you think Hillary's worse?

Torgo 10y ago
The judge was a member of a group affiliated with La Raza, it was not because he "was Mexican."
- dragonwriter 10y ago
  Trump specifically attributed it to Curie's "Mexican heritage" when he made the comment. The organizational link is an after-the-fact rationalization. (And, also, mostly false; that is, he's a member of a lawyers group with "La Raza" in the name, but that group isn't connected at all with the advocacy group -- the National Council of La Raza -- that right-wingers who don't recognize that "La Raza" as a name element is about as distinctive and unique as "People's" think of us the organization called "La Raza".)

551199 10y ago

> chris11 Whereas Trump has a history of racism. "Last December, after the council refused to lift the restrictions, Mr. Trump filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Palm Beach, alleging that the town was discriminating against Mar-a-Lago, in part because it is open to Jews and African-Americans. The suit seeks $100 million in damages."[0] Like back in 80's when Trump was fighting for blacks and jews. Read the wikileaks. Clinton campaign's gameplay memo is to create Trump is 'crazy racist' narrative through media. [0] http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB862335923489989500 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB862335923489989500