2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhat the Trump humpers really mean when they say, "I like Trump because he speaks his mind."
"He says all the racist, sexist and bigoted things I want to hear."
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,681 posts)He validates all that crap and makes them feel like it's OK for them to say it, too.
TeamPooka
(24,221 posts)tanyev
(42,552 posts)I yell at the TV, "That's not necessarily a good thing!"
radius777
(3,635 posts)with her 'basket of deplorables' line, they all got butthurt and suddenly didn't want to hear 'harsh truths'.
IOW, they like speech codes that protect their ego and privilege in America, and miss being able to openly mistreat the groups that pc/liberalism protects.
LeftRant
(524 posts)And they've been waiting for the right jerk for a VERY long time.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)When the right talks about political correctness they are complaining that they cannot say whatever racist, sexist nonsense comes into their minds.
n/m
I hate that phrase because that is exactly what it means.
Peace
Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)Where does this desire come from? They want to take away rights, not expand them. They are willing to blow it all up and build some sort of coalition b/w corporations, religious institutions, and all that is anti-intellectual. Oh well, I really did enjoy seeing these changes over the last eight years.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,999 posts)I haven't read this carefully but looks interesting:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028171648
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)the n-word. One can say all the racist, bigoted shit one wants through more subtle and sometimes implicit terms.
That's what The Southern Strategy was all about and Lee Atwater did a great job indoctrinating the Republican Party (and yes, many in the Democratic Party as well) on how to hate black people without actually coming out and saying it!
IVoteDFL
(417 posts)world wide wally
(21,740 posts)The only other things he says are out and out lies. That leaves ONLY the racist bullshit.
Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)same same same