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Showing Original Post only (View all)I think progressives need to understand Trump voters. No, really. [View all]
Progressives need to understand that not all Trump voters are racists.
But they voted for one.
Progressives need to understand that not all Trump voters are Islamophobes.
But they voted for one.
Progressives need to understand that not all Trump voters are rapists.
But they voted for one.
Progressives need to understand that not all Trump voters are serial adulterers.
But they voted for one.
Progressives need to understand that not all Trump voters use bankruptcy as a weapon.
But they voted for one who does.
I know some Trump voters. The ones that I know do not behave like Trump, but in voting for him they rewarded and validated his behavior. So they are equally as guilty.
Feel free to add your own thoughts.
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Do you think the people you know who voted for him understand they voted for a man who
BeckyDem
Feb 2017
#8
I think what I understand is some will never see past their own bigotry and we must not pander to
BeckyDem
Feb 2017
#26
who said, "the line between voting for a bigot and being one is so fine as to be invisible"?
unblock
Feb 2017
#19
I've never bought this argument. They moved to the Republican party for cultural reasons.
geek tragedy
Feb 2017
#35
Trump voters I have talked to largely voted for him because he's something different,
PatsFan87
Feb 2017
#36
Bullshit. A Trump voter who is not racist or islamophobic or both is an extremely rare beast.
retread
Feb 2017
#37
Technically, an English teacher or an Editor would instruct you to fix this...
Talk Is Cheap
Feb 2017
#68