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RainCaster

(10,818 posts) Tue Dec 6, 2016, 04:07 AM Dec 2016

USA went from First Black President to the first racist

How did we jump to such a polar opposite?

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USA went from First Black President to the first racist (Original Post) RainCaster Dec 2016 OP

because misogyny trumps all Skittles Dec 2016 #1

all the voting machines in Democratic Precincts are broken, or atleast in Detroit. Since 2009. putitinD Dec 2016 #2

I wish I could share your belief that our government will save us tavalon Dec 2016 #10

Trump is hardly the first racist president. Many were. Wilson, Jackson, and what about . . . brush Dec 2016 #3

First Racist President, eh? UncleTomsEvilBrother Dec 2016 #4

I don't know about first racist. MadamPresident Dec 2016 #5

Well, no... Squinch Dec 2016 #6

Not lunasun Dec 2016 #7

All whites are racist at birth so of course he's racist. obliviously Dec 2016 #8

I don't see President Obama as the opposite of Hitler tavalon Dec 2016 #9

Skittles

(153,106 posts)

1. because misogyny trumps all

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 04:09 AM

Dec 2016

putitinD

(1,551 posts)

2. all the voting machines in Democratic Precincts are broken, or atleast in Detroit. Since 2009.

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 04:15 AM

Dec 2016

Paper ballots hand counted TWICE.......EVERYWHERE

tavalon

(27,985 posts)

10. I wish I could share your belief that our government will save us

Reply to putitinD (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 03:21 AM

Dec 2016

They will not. We will stand and save ourselves or we will stand and die, but nothing in a ballot box is going to help. The fix has been in for a long time. We must record this time.

brush

(53,733 posts)

3. Trump is hardly the first racist president. Many were. Wilson, Jackson, and what about . . .

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 04:44 AM

Dec 2016

the slaveholder presidents?

No, Trump is not unique in that regard.

UncleTomsEvilBrother

(945 posts)

4. First Racist President, eh?

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Tue Dec 6, 2016, 06:11 AM

Dec 2016

Below is a link regarding slavery on George Washington's Mount Vernon Plantation. Because we are in the age of absurdity, I guess I have to say it: Slavery was racist. Slavery was bad. Slavery was evil.

http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/ten-facts-about-washington-slavery/

MadamPresident

(70 posts)

5. I don't know about first racist.

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 07:28 AM

Dec 2016

If you said "from first black President back to racism in the White House" I'd agree.

Squinch

(50,901 posts)

6. Well, no...

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Tue Dec 6, 2016, 10:09 AM

Dec 2016

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

7. Not

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Tue Dec 6, 2016, 10:42 AM

Dec 2016

obliviously

(1,635 posts)

8. All whites are racist at birth so of course he's racist.

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Tue Dec 6, 2016, 03:12 PM

Dec 2016

tavalon

(27,985 posts)

9. I don't see President Obama as the opposite of Hitler

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 03:19 AM

Dec 2016

But, if you look at the world, we are heading into another authoritarian time, the likes of which haven't been seen since Hitler, Mussolini,Stalin and the mess that is always the ME. So, Trump is part of Brexit, authoritarians throughout the world, even Merkel, who should know better, is trying to mess with Muslims.

Frankly, this is a highly dangerous time in which, we, the proles, have little say. But what little say I have, I'm going to say it loud.

More than anything, we must record. Whether our Empire dies now (I think it is) or if we dodge this nuclear bullet, we still must document what is happening.

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