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23. Far too many white people refuse to try to understand racism

Mon Jun 4, 2018, 12:35 AM

Jun 2018

Won’t do it, not can’t do it. And then you get shit like this from the evil side.

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Rick Santorum says Barack Obama 'exacerbated racism' in the U.S. [View all] Civic Justice Jun 2018 OP

The word Santorum wants to say is 'uppity'. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #1

+1 underpants Jun 2018 #3

Ha! I was trying to come up with something foul, but this is brilliant :) Guilded Lilly Jun 2018 #10

👍 sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #19

Guess the GOP is no longer the party of personal responsibility Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2018 #5

He's disgusting! smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #6

Truth sheshe2 Jun 2018 #7

Piss on Rick Santorum... First Speaker Jun 2018 #8

Yeh, I think slavery really exacerbated racists. BSdetect Jun 2018 #9

Santorum was at a loss to explain the comment when challenged by oasis Jun 2018 #11

pRick repeats talk radio pablum. Obama dared to mention racism underpants Jun 2018 #12

Wow! That is one long explanation! PCIntern Jun 2018 #13

Santorum exacerbated unsafe Wolf Frankula Jun 2018 #14

Obama should have known better than to be black Roland99 Jun 2018 #15

Yeah, Rick, by BEING BORN UTUSN Jun 2018 #16

Sanctimonious-torum is... 3catwoman3 Jun 2018 #17

"Many, many, many, the whole universe, the cosmos, many many..... sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #18

well, he certainly stirred up some latent racism in the white people. pansypoo53219 Jun 2018 #21

Frothy says what? Marcuse Jun 2018 #22

Far too many white people refuse to try to understand racism ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #23

By not "knowing his place." n/t eShirl Jun 2018 #24

In reality, Obama went out of his way to avoid the topic of race. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #25

GOP doubled down on their racist wedge when Obama was in power. applegrove Jun 2018 #26

"...There was something in between those two things." mia Jun 2018 #27

What an ass! GreenPartyVoter Jun 2018 #28

President Obama tried his best to Cha Jun 2018 #29

CNN gives this racist a platform. HopeAgain Jun 2018 #30

Each of us are responsible for our actions WhiteTara Jun 2018 #31