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“ You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. (Laughter/applause) Right? (La

“ You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. (Laughter/applause) Right? (Laughter/applause) They're racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic – Islamophobic – you name it.” I agree it was a bad move to assume that republicans would not enthusiastically self-identify as “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic – Islamophobic”.

AnimalMuppet 7y ago
That wasn't the problem. The problem was that it implied that if you supported Trump for whatever reason, then you were "racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic – Islamophobic". Bluntly, that's not how you persuade people on the other side to support you.
- mullingitover 7y ago
  It implied that half of his supporters were (and given that his stance is racist, sexist, homophobic and xenophobic, it was a completely fair assessment). Who could've known that all his supporters would happily label themselves as such?
  - AnimalMuppet 7y ago
    They don't. You are either misinformed or lying. You are also breaking the site guidelines (against political flamebait and also against personal attacks). Please stop. You are also repeating Hillary's mistake.
    - mullingitover 7y ago
      I'm not running for office, I'm free to call things as I see them. This isn't political flamebait or a personal attack, it's well-documented that Trump supporters have embraced the label.
      - AnimalMuppet 7y ago
        It isn't a personal attack to say that all Trump supporters have embraced the label of racism? BS! (It's also inaccurate.)
        mullingitover 7y ago
        Clinton said deplorables were "racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic – Islamophobic". Trump supporters promptly embraced that label and started wearing t-shirts about it. So yeah, it’s not a personal attack to observe that they embraced the label of racism.
        AnimalMuppet 7y ago
        Some Trump supporters wore such T-shirts. Were they embracing racism, or were they just picking up on Hillary's contempt for people like them? Even if they were embracing racism, for you to say all Trump supporters is not warranted. And yes, it is a personal attack. And yes, it is against the site rules. And though you said upthread that you're not running for office and are free to call things like you see them, you actually are not free to make personal attacks here.

AnimalMuppet 7y ago

That wasn't the problem. The problem was that it implied that if you supported Trump for whatever reason, then you were "racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic – Islamophobic". Bluntly, that's not how you persuade people on the other side to support you.

mullingitover 7y ago
It implied that half of his supporters were (and given that his stance is racist, sexist, homophobic and xenophobic, it was a completely fair assessment). Who could've known that all his supporters would happily label themselves as such?
- AnimalMuppet 7y ago
  They don't. You are either misinformed or lying. You are also breaking the site guidelines (against political flamebait and also against personal attacks). Please stop. You are also repeating Hillary's mistake.
  - mullingitover 7y ago
    I'm not running for office, I'm free to call things as I see them. This isn't political flamebait or a personal attack, it's well-documented that Trump supporters have embraced the label.
    - AnimalMuppet 7y ago
      It isn't a personal attack to say that all Trump supporters have embraced the label of racism? BS! (It's also inaccurate.)
      - mullingitover 7y ago
        Clinton said deplorables were "racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic – Islamophobic". Trump supporters promptly embraced that label and started wearing t-shirts about it. So yeah, it’s not a personal attack to observe that they embraced the label of racism.
        AnimalMuppet 7y ago
        Some Trump supporters wore such T-shirts. Were they embracing racism, or were they just picking up on Hillary's contempt for people like them? Even if they were embracing racism, for you to say all Trump supporters is not warranted. And yes, it is a personal attack. And yes, it is against the site rules. And though you said upthread that you're not running for office and are free to call things like you see them, you actually are not free to make personal attacks here.