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Certainly, even the semblance of Trump's association with white supremacy is reason enough for him to go. We saw this evil rear its head in Charlottesville and
by anonu 6y ago
Certainly, even the semblance of Trump's association with white supremacy is reason enough for him to go. We saw this evil rear its head in Charlottesville and elsewhere.
But my point is, I very much doubt this is representative of 100% of the Republican electorate. I think its probably something like way less than 1%.
Trump's implicit support of them elevated and amplified them and made them much bigger than they really are.
- epistasis 6y agoIt's far far more than 1%. Vast legions of his supporters cite him saying things that others are not willing to, and that all comes down to his racist views. It takes a special sort of doublethink to not acknowledge which views he states that no other politician is willing to say.
- longtimegoogler 6y agoAgree, pulling a number out of my backside it feels like at least 10% of the country have some sort of white supremacist leanings.
- lumost 6y agoIt really doesn't take that many engaged voters to dominate a conversation if it's allowed. 99.5% of the republican base will vote for anyone with an R next to their title.
- codegrappler 6y agoI think that’s true of both parties
- beamatronic 6y agoWhen you have an openly racist candidate, shouldn’t that outweigh a voters political party loyalty? Cause that’s basic human decency.
- adamsea 6y ago> I very much doubt this is representative of 100% of the Republican electorate. I think its probably something like way less than 1%. Maybe or maybe not, but 100% of the people that voted for Trump were, by definition, willing to tolerate his white supremacy ... otherwise they wouldn't have voted for him. People who voted for Trump believed that what Biden represented was worse than what Trump was represented. Personally, I think they were terribly wrong.
- adamsea 6y agoIs someone gonna explain the flaw in my logic here?
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- whatanattitude 6y agoYou do know Biden gave the eulogy for a klansman right? The hypocrisy from the left is thick.
- srj 6y agoThat's misleading / false: https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-afs:Content:9545480195 https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-afs:Content:9545480...
- dirtyoldmick 6y agoIt isn't false at all. Byrd was a KKK member and Biden did speak at his funeral. It's in no way false or misleading.
- jrockway 6y agoIt's misleading because Byrd renounced his beliefs. The NAACP says: "Senator Byrd reflects the transformative power of this nation. Senator Byrd went from being an active member of the KKK to a being a stalwart supporter of the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act and many other pieces of seminal legislation that advanced the civil rights and liberties of our country."
- mstade 6y agoYou didn't read the linked article, did you? Byrd changed his ways and was even praised by the NAACP for his capacity to change: “Senator Byrd reflects the transformative power of this nation,” read a statement by NAACP president Ben Jealous. “Senator Byrd went from being an active member of the KKK to a being a stalwart supporter of the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act and many other pieces of seminal legislation that advanced the civil rights and liberties of our country.” It may not be false to say that Biden spoke at Byrd's funeral, but it's definitely misleading to call it hypocrisy.
- slg 6y ago>But my point is, I very much doubt this is representative of 100% of the Republican electorate. I think its probably something like way less than 1%. Some people just want the trains to run on time. I understand that. However sometimes there are more important issues. In those instances it is hard to see people ignore those issues in favor of the train schedule.