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LanternWaste

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30. Can you provide any data to support that conclusion?
Mon Jul 15, 2019, 12:09 PM
Jul 2019

"We downplay the very real issue - not that Trump says racist things, but that he's a racist."

Can you provide any data or objective measure to support the conclusion that we downplay his racism in favor of prioritizing his racist statements?

I'm not sure I can go along with this el_bryanto Jul 2019 #1
Agree tavernier Jul 2019 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author johnp3907 Jul 2019 #2
Racist behavior from a president cannot be ignored. dalton99a Jul 2019 #3
I didn't say ignore it. I said stop behaving as if it's something new for him StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #13
So we should all just shut up and take it? LuvLoogie Jul 2019 #4
I would not limit that to just his racist comments GusBob Jul 2019 #5
Disagree 1000%. Expose him at every level possible. spanone Jul 2019 #6
Racism and bigotry got him elected the first time. So, agree, nothing unusual, but still deplorable. Hoyt Jul 2019 #7
Trump plays the media like a fiddle . Again. pwb Jul 2019 #8
I disagree. I think every instance of racism in his tweets and remarks MineralMan Jul 2019 #9
I could do without the hyperventilation. Caliman73 Jul 2019 #27
The Problem With Normalizing Trump's Racist Behavior Is That It..... global1 Jul 2019 #10
+1. Your first paragraph makes an important point dalton99a Jul 2019 #12
I'm not saying we normalize it StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #16
"We're long past the point of being shocked" HopeAgain Jul 2019 #31
What a ridiculous comparison StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #34
You're Saying "Stop Treating It As If It's Not Normal For Him...." That's Just Another Way..... global1 Jul 2019 #36
No, saying that his racist comments are normal for a racist is not normalizing him StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #38
You want to normalize this shit? GeorgeGist Jul 2019 #11
Why would you ask if that's Nancy's plan? Chemisse Jul 2019 #35
Yeah melman Jul 2019 #48
Respectfully disagree. Caliman73 Jul 2019 #14
I didn't say his comments shouldn't be covered StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #19
With that I agree. Caliman73 Jul 2019 #29
Yes. StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #32
This OP strikes me as strange. Don't follow your reasoning. nt Hortensis Jul 2019 #15
By making a big deal over the fact that Trump said something racist again StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #17
Say something often enough and people will believe it. Hortensis Jul 2019 #21
You're misunderstanding my point StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #22
Gotcha. Difference between news and analysis, though. Hortensis Jul 2019 #50
Can you provide any data to support that conclusion? LanternWaste Jul 2019 #30
I understand the reasoning, I think. Chemisse Jul 2019 #42
Nope . More needs to be said not less . Glad people like May are commenting from afar . Sad about lunasun Jul 2019 #20
More needs to be said about his racism, not what he said today StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #24
Agree. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2019 #23
I'm not saying to ignore them. But stop treating them like they're an aberration for him StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #25
We shouldn't be normalizing his behavior. Takket Jul 2019 #26
That's my point. StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #28
I totally agree. Takket Jul 2019 #33
I Wish They'd All RobinA Jul 2019 #37
What does this have to do with my OP about Trump's racism? StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #40
If 80% of America thought Red Don was a racist then the OP would be on point but it's mostly white uponit7771 Jul 2019 #39
"Most analysis doesn't even consider Red Don's racism as a motivator for his actions' StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #41
+1, looks like a slim majority of American's think Red Don is a racist. Media needs to do a better uponit7771 Jul 2019 #44
I see what you did there StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #49
Yes, it's who he is. And no, we should not stop freaking out over it. n/t Downtown Hound Jul 2019 #43
We should be freaking over what and who he is, not what he says on any given day StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #46
I disagree. Ignoring his racism normalizes him. babylonsister Jul 2019 #45
I'm not saying to ignore his racism. Just the opposite StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #47
Down Rec jpak Jul 2019 #51
Feels like a catch 22 Tiggeroshii Jul 2019 #52
Deadline Whitehouse gets it, too EffieBlack Jul 2019 #53
I disagree. The media is beginning to report what Trump actually is. yardwork Jul 2019 #54
That's my point StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #57
The media should scream "THIS IS WRONG" when Red Don attacks America's strength. I do get uponit7771 Jul 2019 #59
After so much denial and normalizing in the part of the media, correction will take stages. yardwork Jul 2019 #61
On another thread DUers suggest he did it for distraction treestar Jul 2019 #55
No. They need to make a big fucking deal out of his racist comments, but they also need to make a Vinca Jul 2019 #56
They need to make a big deal if his racism. His comments are just evidence of it StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #58
Nope. cwydro Jul 2019 #60
Kick StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #62
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