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NanceGreggs

(27,815 posts)
Sun Oct 3, 2021, 06:09 PM Oct 2021

We've all heard Republican voters say ... [View all]

... I am NOT a bigot, a racist, an anti-Semite, a misogynist, or an idiot who believes in whack-job conspiracy theories.

If that's true, it begs the obvious question: Then why do you keep electing bigots, racists, anti-Semites, misogynists, and idiots who believe in whack-job conspiracy theories to represent you?"

Just wonderin'.

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Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2021 #1
when somebody says "I am not a ________" just wait for the next rurallib Oct 2021 #2
America knew Nixon was a crook when he said he wasn't a crook Clash City Rocker Oct 2021 #4
Remember the Idaho senator The Wizard Oct 2021 #36
In my day agingdem Oct 2021 #20
Just like whenever someone says, "It's not about the money." It's about the money. OMGWTF Oct 2021 #38
A lot of overt racists don't believe they are racist unblock Oct 2021 #3
When you've lived your whole life with privilege, equality feels like discrimination Clash City Rocker Oct 2021 #5
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2021 #39
This is an excellent post. Beartracks Oct 2021 #7
My experiences have been OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #16
Yup. And they do hate minorities, but they always have an excuse unblock Oct 2021 #18
Yep! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #19
This is a perfect way to explain the seemingly un-explainable. rhiannon55 Oct 2021 #23
That's quite a good analysis, unblock. calimary Oct 2021 #32
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 MOST move the bar on what racism is so they don't fit in it well enough uponit7771 Oct 2021 #40
Because they are in fact bigots, racists, anti-Semite's, misogynists and whack job conspiracy IDIOTS Tommymac Oct 2021 #6
K&R K& R K&R K&R K& R K&R K&R K& R K&R TigressDem Oct 2021 #8
Peas in a pod? kentuck Oct 2021 #9
Because they are bigots, racists, anti-Semites, misogynists & idiots who believe in whack-job CT's spanone Oct 2021 #10
Garbage in, garbage out? AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #11
Nobody has to BELIEVE anybody for long Red Mountain Oct 2021 #12
Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2021 #13
"cuz, they say what's on their minds?" - a bigot, racist, anti-Semite, misogynist and idiot. n/t TeamProg Oct 2021 #14
How to tell if someone is racist: SCantiGOP Oct 2021 #15
Old bible verse. Matthew 7:16 paleotn Oct 2021 #17
I have heard them say Diamond_Dog Oct 2021 #21
Whenever I hear people say that Donald Trump did some "good things' Mad_Machine76 Oct 2021 #30
1972 Nasruddin Oct 2021 #22
Thanks for a great thread, Nance. rhiannon55 Oct 2021 #24
My brother tried to use that same reasoning during a "discussion" Klondike Kat Oct 2021 #25
Save yourself the trouble. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2021 #26
My experience is that they simply can't hear or understand simple logic. jaxexpat Oct 2021 #27
Only racists say "I'm not a racist." lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #28
Exactly Mad_Machine76 Oct 2021 #29
An observation I'm sure the great majority has also made. BobTheSubgenius Oct 2021 #31
Because from the media they are getting. None of them are ... Caliman73 Oct 2021 #33
Why do they vote for [fill in the blank] candidates? windje Oct 2021 #34
That's just a larger version of another GOP meme, namely: rlegro Oct 2021 #35
Anyone who refers to The Wizard Oct 2021 #37
the hardcore wingnuts will say Dems are the real racists... because of course... LymphocyteLover Oct 2021 #41
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