Donald Trump, Forgetting Slavery And Jim Crow, Claims Black Americans Have Never Been Worse Off

[TomCADem]

Source: Huffington Post

Donald Trump, disregarding centuries of atrocities faced by black people in America, claimed Tuesday that black communities have never been worse off than they are now.

Speaking at a rally in Kenansville, North Carolina, Trump again stumbled in an apparent attempt to endear himself to black voters.

“We’re going to make our country safe again. We’re going to rebuild our inner cities because our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape that they’ve ever been in before,” he said. “Ever, ever, ever.”

The comment, made in a city named for a slave owner, is objectively untrue, and completely ignores that black people were once subjected to slavery and Jim Crow laws.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-african-american-communities_us_57e1b099e4b0e28b2b50d74c

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A lot of racists believe in the fantasy that African Americans were happy under slavery, so maybe Trump did not forget slavery. He is not that stupid. He just think African Americans were better off under slavery.

[SummerSnow]

1. So I guess this was better....

Adequate housing


Nice clothing


I guess he considers this decent work


STFU TRUMP!!!!

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. "and only I can fix it!"

I don't understand why Trump has waited this long to save us instead of spending precious time doing TV reality shows and so on.

[madaboutharry]

3. Trump defines white privilege.

He has a privilege so deep he thinks he can be ignorant of the history of the country he want to lead.

[saltpoint]

4. It may not be that Mr. Trump

will enjoy robust support from black voters on November 8.

Call it a hunch.

[Farmgirl1961]

5. This should make for a mighty fine ad

by HRC and crew.

[George II]

6. “We’re going to make our country safe again", yet he still hasn't addressed the Tulsa shooting!

[TeamPooka]

7. he means safe for white people. nt

[Matthew28]

8. Liar

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Obama done a lot for Blacks and cleaned up the republican mess to a large extent. Donald Trump is a disgusting piece of crap.

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. It's not even true since 1945

He's simply wrong.

African Americans were objectively worse off in the 1980's, for God's sake. It's completely incorrect by any known standard.

[vinny9698]

10. In our life time during the 60s, Civil Rights Violence

In our life time during the 60s, Civil Rights Violence
Teenage future Trump supporters. Their 50th anniversary is coming up at a local Trump rally. Make America Great Again means to them the right to pour sugar on minorities. A scene from the future movie “The Deplorables”.

[Nitram]

11. Dump, and anybody who believes in him, are brain dead. Period.

[jtuck004]

12. Prior to having a real estate swindler in the news every day? n/t

[onehandle]

13. Maybe he's just talking about the 'Black Americans' who have the misfortune to work for him?

The smell alone would be like Hell itself.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. "Make America safe again" is code for "put em BACK in their place".

[Coyotl]

17. Who knew having Trump in the media every day was worse than the old days of slavery?

But he could be right

[BumRushDaShow]

18. That's because his immigrant parents and grandparents were off the boat

well after slavery had ended. We can make American great again by deporting him and his ilk back to Europe.

[mdbl]

19. Still wonder if Trump will ever say something relevant

[spiderpig]

20. Lawrence O'Donnell let Drumpf have it both barrels over this

[lark]

22. He doesn't give a flip about African Americans.

He wouldn't rent to them and doesn't talk to them. He just uses them (as he does all minorities) as talking points to try to convince whites that he'd actually be better for everyone, when he'd really only help himself and Russia,

[napkinz]

23. "A lot of racists believe in the fantasy that African Americans were happy under slavery ..."