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This comment is so far out of touch with reality. He never said Mexicans are rapist, he never said ban all Muslims. There is racism on both sides, both in the m

This comment is so far out of touch with reality. He never said Mexicans are rapist, he never said ban all Muslims. There is racism on both sides, both in the minority. Democrats/Dixiecrats had a racist past as well. I'm sure you'll link soundbites from liberal leaning sites. But his supporters know what he meant, we don't take it literally that he thinks all Mexicans are racist. My wife and her Mexican family fully support him.

int_19h 8y ago
I don't need to link to soundbites from liberal leaning sites for this. It's all two clicks away on YouTube, for anybody willing to watch. I also have an interesting perspective on die-hard Trump supporters. You see, despite being a liberal, I'm also pro-gun - and so I end up in many of the same political spaces side by side with them. So I get to hear a lot of unchecked, unfiltered in-group talk. It's actually far worse than a literal take on what he says, especially wrt Muslims. I've heard people say things like "I hate Muslims" and "we should strip them all of citizenship and deport them", with nodding all around. I've seen police officers describe the people they "serve as protect" as filthy subhuman animals - not some people, note, but literally the entire (majority Black) population of their precinct. And so on, and so forth.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 8y ago
  There are bad eggs on both sides. Grouping people together based on their political beliefs doesn't help. I'm libertarian, economically conservative. Pro gun, pro abortion (within limits), pro legalizing drugs, pro borders, atheist. I have lived all over the world, and racism/prejudice is in many forms. Blacks hating whites, whites hating blacks, asians hating whites, Mexicans hating blacks. And that's just with race, it's even worse when it comes to political beliefs and religious beliefs. It's became okay to completely group people together and label an entire belief something based on the actions of a minor percentage of the group. What you're doing is no better than those racists you've had the misfortune to deal with. There are plenty nice people down here that don't feel that way.

int_19h 8y ago

I don't need to link to soundbites from liberal leaning sites for this. It's all two clicks away on YouTube, for anybody willing to watch. I also have an interesting perspective on die-hard Trump supporters. You see, despite being a liberal, I'm also pro-gun - and so I end up in many of the same political spaces side by side with them. So I get to hear a lot of unchecked, unfiltered in-group talk. It's actually far worse than a literal take on what he says, especially wrt Muslims. I've heard people say things like "I hate Muslims" and "we should strip them all of citizenship and deport them", with nodding all around. I've seen police officers describe the people they "serve as protect" as filthy subhuman animals - not some people, note, but literally the entire (majority Black) population of their precinct. And so on, and so forth.

s_y_n_t_a_x 8y ago
There are bad eggs on both sides. Grouping people together based on their political beliefs doesn't help. I'm libertarian, economically conservative. Pro gun, pro abortion (within limits), pro legalizing drugs, pro borders, atheist. I have lived all over the world, and racism/prejudice is in many forms. Blacks hating whites, whites hating blacks, asians hating whites, Mexicans hating blacks. And that's just with race, it's even worse when it comes to political beliefs and religious beliefs. It's became okay to completely group people together and label an entire belief something based on the actions of a minor percentage of the group. What you're doing is no better than those racists you've had the misfortune to deal with. There are plenty nice people down here that don't feel that way.