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RockRaven

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5. Too many of their racist followers will instead vote for whatever opportunistic grifter

Reply to Under The Radar (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2020, 12:46 PM

Jun 2020

white nationalist "libertarian" runs against them.

Too large of a fraction of their angry racist ignorant base won't understand the wink-wink-nudge-nudge of it and instead will get intensely and permanently angry that the wrong magic words were uttered.

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What do Republicans feel will happen if they say "Black Lives Matter"? [View all] Under The Radar Jun 2020 OP

If they say it 3 times, Obama appears in his tan suit and chuckles at them. tanyev Jun 2020 #1

They don't want to alienate their racist supporters who don't believe in the concept of BLM. Doodley Jun 2020 #2

This. They have painted themselves into a corner by catering to cranks. Midnight Writer Jun 2020 #9

The white racist Golf Cart Brigands and Brigades will close their wallets irisblue Jun 2020 #3

Molly Ivins springs out and makes fun of them till they cry. nilram Jun 2020 #4

Too many of their racist followers will instead vote for whatever opportunistic grifter RockRaven Jun 2020 #5

They'll lose the neo-confederates and the 1488 Tiki-Torch clubbers struggle4progress Jun 2020 #6

Black people will rise up, slaughter them in their sleep, black men will rape their white women StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #7

Why, The Candyman Will Erupt From The Mirror, Sir! The Magistrate Jun 2020 #8