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In reply to the discussion: We've all heard Republican voters say ... [View all]agingdem
(8,366 posts)20. In my day
it was "I'm not an anti-semite..my doctor/accountant/lawyer are of the Jewish persuasion"..."I have nothing against Mexicans...our maid is a Mexican"..."Negroes are not bad people...Jim, our yardman is a Negro"...and then there is my all-time favorite one-size-fits-all defense "Some of my best friends are____(fill in the blank)"...
My parents were Holocaust survivors...overt hate was up close and personal....a few days ago I was going through old family albums and I found my wedding album (3/30/1969) and one picture took my breath away...seated at my parent's table were their/our friends..Black/Hispanic/gay...and I cried...
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Just like whenever someone says, "It's not about the money." It's about the money.
OMGWTF
Oct 2021
#38
When you've lived your whole life with privilege, equality feels like discrimination
Clash City Rocker
Oct 2021
#5
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 MOST move the bar on what racism is so they don't fit in it well enough
uponit7771
Oct 2021
#40
Because they are in fact bigots, racists, anti-Semite's, misogynists and whack job conspiracy IDIOTS
Tommymac
Oct 2021
#6
Because they are bigots, racists, anti-Semites, misogynists & idiots who believe in whack-job CT's
spanone
Oct 2021
#10
"cuz, they say what's on their minds?" - a bigot, racist, anti-Semite, misogynist and idiot. n/t
TeamProg
Oct 2021
#14
the hardcore wingnuts will say Dems are the real racists... because of course...
LymphocyteLover
Oct 2021
#41