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llashram

(6,265 posts)
13. Well said
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 07:27 PM
Jan 2021

President Obama did scare the living the shit out of racist RW America. For 8 years their fear of President Obama was palpable in their social media. I always wondered how we could go from an excellent representative voice of the American people to a voice coming from 180 degrees in the other direction from democracy that represented racism, sexism, fascism. In one fell swoop. Right after President Obama.

Well, many millions have followed the RW standard-bearer, this cult leader, right over the precipice into a morass of legal trouble many will be years digging out from under. And they deserve to be under trumps huge pile of s***.

America is for all of us, not some idealized white supremacy fantasy land where all non-white are beholden to the white master. Those days are long gone.

I would argue that America is rooted in racism and white supremacy. David__77 Jan 2021 #1
100 times THIS Shell_Seas Jan 2021 #2
There were lots of "We Want Our Country Back!" at the Capital building last week. :( madaboutharry Jan 2021 #3
Few if any non-white in Capitol attack photos. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #4
Absolutely, unequivocally, this. Zoonart Jan 2021 #5
Please explain Ali Alexander to me then. cwydro Jan 2021 #6
the exception, a donkey who works for him uponit7771 Jan 2021 #8
Except that poor Boy asshat, whose name I can't remember. cwydro Jan 2021 #10
Enrique Tarrio LeftInTX Jan 2021 #24
Proud Boys use him to claim they aren't racist JonLP24 Jan 2021 #11
Proud Boys "use" him? What? He's got no self? Can't think for himself? cwydro Jan 2021 #14
I agree JonLP24 Jan 2021 #15
The Law of Large Numbers. LanternWaste Jan 2021 #18
Ah, well. Thanks so much! cwydro Jan 2021 #20
This country is built on white supremacy and people are going to work really hard to keep from WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2021 #7
White supremacy. cwydro Jan 2021 #21
Why would it? It's a killer. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2021 #22
+100000000. Simple, concise, and true. Celerity Jan 2021 #23
Well the cult leader bdamomma Jan 2021 #9
Or fucking dumb. maxsolomon Jan 2021 #12
Well said llashram Jan 2021 #13
America is rooted in racism BainsBane Jan 2021 #16
Racism is a favorite tool in their box of tricks. LanternWaste Jan 2021 #17
Honestly, the actual racists in white America aren't the biggest problem. better Jan 2021 #19
And Rupert Murdoch with his big "bullhorn" Duppers Jan 2021 #25
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