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Trump the Racist

Cyrylek said:
I think you've got it the other way around. Donald Trump himself is probably not a racist. He is a classical narcissistic sociopath who doesn't care one bit about other people's ethnic (or any) attributes.
But he is pushing all the right buttons in his populist "messaging" - talking straight to the xenophobic prejudice of many "Trumpsters".
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Lots people will be voting against Trump for the same reasons that others will be voting for him.
 
JackA said:
Trump has revealed himself as an unabashed racist. It's what he is. Nothing he says now can undo that and make him what he isn't. The bigotry comes through even in a prepared text. Last night he closed his speech with this striking tid bit of condescension: "And we will take care of our Afro Americans". Apologies and "getting on script", as Mitch McConnell is advising, would only put the mask back on the real face we've all seen.
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Can you possible imagine a liberal calling someone a racist ? Like what are the chances of that happening !!! :lamo:lamo:lamo
 
JackA said:
You disagreed with me then basically repeated what I said:

"It's part of his appeal. There's a strong undercurrent of racism in America. Trump knows it, he may share it, and he's absolutely not averse to tapping into it for his own purposes. Whether he in fact does share it is not really important."

Trump is not a New York liberal. He is apolitical. He's on the side of whatever politics he thinks works for him.
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I don't agree with you. He is trying to appeal to what he thinks are racists in the republican party and it isn't working. Liberals think people on the right are racist when they are not. Trump, who is a man of the left, thinks he has to appeal to something that isn't really there. His support is based on the idea that he is an outsider who can address things that have been ignored by politicians of both parties-not that he appeals to some dark undercurrent that liberals always claim.

Trump accepts the basic liberal premise of a large government role in virtually all aspects of American life. The truth is, liberals cant really lose in this election. Hillary will grow the poser of the state and so will Trump. Big business benefits no matter which one wins. Trump may shake up the status quo a bit more than Clinton, but not nearly as much as people think.
 
Fletch said:
I don't agree with you. He is trying to appeal to what he thinks are racists in the republican party and it isn't working. Liberals think people on the right are racist when they are not. Trump, who is a man of the left, thinks he has to appeal to something that isn't really there. His support is based on the idea that he is an outsider who can address things that have been ignored by politicians of both parties-not that he appeals to some dark undercurrent that liberals always claim.

Trump accepts the basic liberal premise of a large government role in virtually all aspects of American life. The truth is, liberals cant really lose in this election. Hillary will grow the poser of the state and so will Trump. Big business benefits no matter which one wins. Trump may shake up the status quo a bit more than Clinton, but not nearly as much as people think.
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You say you understand better than Trump does Trump's success in appealing to supporters. I doubt it. Trump is an outsider from the political establishment but he is an insider culturally in ways the establishment can't be. Trump knows his fans' ethic and racial biases and insecurities and he mines them like gold.
 
DamnYankee said:
The left throws "racists" around so much it's lost its meaning.
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No it hasn't either. You right wing nuts just don't want to face the fact that you support a racist because you have always had racist tendencies. Now you have a spokesperson who you can be proud of.
 
clownboy said:
Still regurgitating the same inaccuracies I see. The case has been laid out for the judge's bias, ignore it all you wish, doesn't make it go away. And once again, Mexican is not a race. I even posted the definition of racism for you since your search engine seems to be broken.
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You are delusional. Trump is a bigot and you support him. That says a lot about your lack of character.
 
Casca XV said:
B.S., Trump is pretty much the least racist individual in American public life today. Because he is not a well practiced and seldom uses a teleprompter he gives his political enemies a lot of propaganda talking points. Right now those enemies are the GOP Establishment as well as Democrats.
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Absolute BS, start to finish.
 
Casca XV said:
B.S., Trump is pretty much the least racist individual in American public life today. Because he is not a well practiced and seldom uses a teleprompter he gives his political enemies a lot of propaganda talking points. Right now those enemies are the GOP Establishment as well as Democrats.
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Translation: Trump is a buffoon, who can't help but stick his foot in his mouth once ever few days.
 
JackA said:
You say you understand better than Trump does Trump's success in appealing to supporters. I doubt it. Trump is an outsider from the political establishment but he is an insider culturally in ways the establishment can't be. Trump knows his fans' ethic and racial biases and insecurities and he mines them like gold.
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That's my point. Liberals think that people on the right are racists. You think that. Trump thinks that. The truth lies elsewhere. Trump thinks he has to appeal to that supposed racism because he, like you, are liberals. You and he are wrong. Trumps race baiting is hurting him not helping him.
 
Trying to brand someone a racist is over-used. It is an attempt to condemn someone for the modern version of the unpardonable sin. There is a belief among many that racism is the worst scourge of today's world. The accusation is so over-used it doesn't have any power to condemn. I prefer using the word bigot but for many it lacks the power to condemn. Trump has many bad attributes to be criticised and bigotry may be one of them. I hesitate to brand anyone a racist unless I have solid evidence they espouse a belief in racial superiority and/or inferiority.
 
Texmex said:
No it hasn't either. You right wing nuts just don't want to face the fact that you support a racist because you have always had racist tendencies. Now you have a spokesperson who you can be proud of.
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Stop foaming at the mouth. You haven't proven jack. :lol:
 
DamnYankee said:
Stop foaming at the mouth. You haven't proven jack. :lol:
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Why does talking about Trump upset you so much? Is it because you are just like Trump, racist and all? Yea, that's it alright.
 
Fletch said:
That's my point. Liberals think that people on the right are racists. You think that. Trump thinks that. The truth lies elsewhere. Trump thinks he has to appeal to that supposed racism because he, like you, are liberals. You and he are wrong. Trumps race baiting is hurting him not helping him.
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Typo in the post you quoted. Ethnic not ethic.

I think you may be right that his racist and ethnic slurs are hurting him now, though not so much with his base. He's being called out on them in ways that he wasn't before, making him look blatant. I think you are dreaming if you believe there is not a strong undercurrent of racial and ethnic prejudice in the country, and that Trump's success has not been tied to his ability to exploit it.
 
Texmex said:
Why does talking about Trump upset you so much? Is it because you are just like Trump, racist and all? Yea, that's it alright.
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Sux to be you. :lamo
 
shrubnose said:
Lots people will be voting against Trump for the same reasons that others will be voting for him.
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Yes, of course. You know me - as right-wing as it gets (when you get your semantics right) - and (naturally) I am #NeverTrump. As in never-ever. But he is strong, and getting stronger by the hour. Seriously, we need a minor miracle.
 
Cyrylek said:
Yes, of course. You know me - as right-wing as it gets (when you get your semantics right) - and (naturally) I am #NeverTrump. As in never-ever. But he is strong, and getting stronger by the hour.
Seriously, we need a minor miracle.
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The hate and fear that Trump is constantly spreading will drive enough people to the polls to give him the defeat that he deserves.

Hillary Clinton may not win by a landslide but she's going to win.
 
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