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It isn't hard to show that Reagan was a racist. But you haven't connected all the dots. Particularly, you haven't shown any convincing evidence that people wh

It isn't hard to show that Reagan was a racist. But you haven't connected all the dots. Particularly, you haven't shown any convincing evidence that people who voted for Carter in '76 and Reagan in '80 were motivated by Reagan's racism.

DonHopkins 5y ago
It isn't hard to show that Trump is a racist either, but this is neither the time nor place to connect all the dots, which would involve presenting huge volumes of quotes and evidence that we are all already painfully aware of and sick and tired of hearing. I only quoted Reagan's undeniably racist words because many of the people here weren't alive when he said them and probably weren't aware of them, and are suffering from the fictional whitewashed image of Reagan that the Republican party propagates, the same way they and recuter also propagate the inaccurate image of Carter as "weak and ineffective", and the homophobic image of Democrats as "limp wristed champagne communists". He certainly didn't bother connecting the dots of his racism whitewashing claims either, he's not arguing in good faith, and he's linking to videos of racist skinheads to back up his baseless claims and beliefs, so I don't feel I owe it to him.
- robonerd 5y ago
  Man I've completely lost track of whatever point you're even trying to make. I've gone back and read over it again, but you're just all over the place. I thought this conversation was about why Carter lost to Reagan. With regard to that topic, I think there is ample reason to believe a lot of people who voted for Carter the first time didn't vote for him the second time because they were thoroughly dissatisfied with his performance, and scant evidence that it was Reagan's racism that won over Carter voters. Reappraisals of Carter and Reagan years after the fact really aren't relevant. Edit: > he's linking to videos of racist skinheads to back up his baseless claims and beliefs I clicked through to that video of "british skinhead". It's actually Tom Scott. Tom Scott certainly isn't a skinhead, recuter was clearly being sarcastic with that remark. He played you, I recommend you slow your roll and be lest hasty with your judgments.
  - DonHopkins 5y ago
    >He played you No, I just said he wasn't arguing in good faith, and I was right, which you proved. You're actually the one he played into clicking on his misleadingly-described youtube video link. I already knew he didn't have a valid argument without falling for the bait and clicking on his "racist skinhead" link. Be glad he didn't slow your roll by rick-rolling you.

DonHopkins 5y ago

It isn't hard to show that Trump is a racist either, but this is neither the time nor place to connect all the dots, which would involve presenting huge volumes of quotes and evidence that we are all already painfully aware of and sick and tired of hearing. I only quoted Reagan's undeniably racist words because many of the people here weren't alive when he said them and probably weren't aware of them, and are suffering from the fictional whitewashed image of Reagan that the Republican party propagates, the same way they and recuter also propagate the inaccurate image of Carter as "weak and ineffective", and the homophobic image of Democrats as "limp wristed champagne communists". He certainly didn't bother connecting the dots of his racism whitewashing claims either, he's not arguing in good faith, and he's linking to videos of racist skinheads to back up his baseless claims and beliefs, so I don't feel I owe it to him.

robonerd 5y ago
Man I've completely lost track of whatever point you're even trying to make. I've gone back and read over it again, but you're just all over the place. I thought this conversation was about why Carter lost to Reagan. With regard to that topic, I think there is ample reason to believe a lot of people who voted for Carter the first time didn't vote for him the second time because they were thoroughly dissatisfied with his performance, and scant evidence that it was Reagan's racism that won over Carter voters. Reappraisals of Carter and Reagan years after the fact really aren't relevant. Edit: > he's linking to videos of racist skinheads to back up his baseless claims and beliefs I clicked through to that video of "british skinhead". It's actually Tom Scott. Tom Scott certainly isn't a skinhead, recuter was clearly being sarcastic with that remark. He played you, I recommend you slow your roll and be lest hasty with your judgments.
- DonHopkins 5y ago
  >He played you No, I just said he wasn't arguing in good faith, and I was right, which you proved. You're actually the one he played into clicking on his misleadingly-described youtube video link. I already knew he didn't have a valid argument without falling for the bait and clicking on his "racist skinhead" link. Be glad he didn't slow your roll by rick-rolling you.