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ck4829

(35,037 posts)
8. How can we do this and not enable their bigotry though?
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:05 AM
Jul 2017

Do they find the notion of a person being "illegal" now silly?

Do they see something wrong when a person says that "All Lives Matter" but then shrugs and turns away when a refugee needs help?

How many mosques have they walked into and talked with the people there? What do they do when they are confronted with the notion that Muslims are people just like them?

When someone says gay and/or transgendered people are "deviant" or "sick", do they speak up in disagreement?

When people who look like them and believe like them are in their company and they call people who look different and believe differently lazy who don't deserve government assistance but that actually they earned their government assistance for some reason or another, do they stand up and call that wrong?

I don't see a lot of people with Trumpgrets swallowing their own pride, stop worrying about the speck in the eye of the liberals and get the log in their eye, and actually learning from their very big mistakes.

Nobody's going to change anything at all if only one side is doing all the reaching out.

It is a universal trait that they are completely oblivious to how nasty they are Cosmocat Jul 2017 #1
They'll run right back to the next racist candidate leftstreet Jul 2017 #2
Yes they will. Time and again. C Moon Jul 2017 #34
Totally agree workinclasszero Jul 2017 #40
This is why we are a permanently damaged nation, but it didnt have to be this way. Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #52
Probably over half of the "people" attacking them are bots... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #3
+1 Johonny Jul 2017 #35
Based on the sorts of posts I see here on DU, Crunchy Frog Jul 2017 #53
For over 50 years the conservatives have labelled Liberals Iliyah Jul 2017 #4
Silly Mz Pip Jul 2017 #5
the temptation to respond in kind to what happened in 2016 is understandable, but geek tragedy Jul 2017 #6
How can we do this and not enable their bigotry though? ck4829 Jul 2017 #8
first step to deprogramming cult members is to separate them from the cult nt geek tragedy Jul 2017 #12
THIS TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #13
Yes. However, how do you do this in the age of social media? ehrnst Jul 2017 #30
teach them that not all of their friends are in the cult nt geek tragedy Jul 2017 #57
True Maggiemayhem Jul 2017 #46
Well stated. emulatorloo Jul 2017 #54
Yes, their bigotry is a product of their self absorption. Now, their concern is with Trump they are pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #15
There's no "middle ground" with white supremacists central scrutinizer Jul 2017 #14
not every Tr*mp voter is a white supremacist nt geek tragedy Jul 2017 #17
right, barbtries Jul 2017 #21
I believe that, so where are the Trump supporters coming out against the ones who are? ck4829 Jul 2017 #24
Cultural anxiety was the primary common denominator among them. ehrnst Jul 2017 #31
Actually, I think there is. Jim Lane Jul 2017 #44
They piss me off too& I want to tell them! You are right Alice11111 Jul 2017 #55
"We are all Americans first" Yeah, go on and bite me ck4829 Jul 2017 #7
That's What I Thought, Too ProfessorGAC Jul 2017 #9
I'm going to set your house on fire and be disappointed if you don't invite me to Sunday dinner. NightWatcher Jul 2017 #10
Exactly. Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #16
A perfect encapsulation of the attitude. And BTW, everybody, if you think these Nay Jul 2017 #27
Hmmm Lotusflower70 Jul 2017 #11
So how do you address their cultural anxiety? ehrnst Jul 2017 #32
Depends Lotusflower70 Jul 2017 #37
Can you be specific ehrnst Jul 2017 #43
Well Lotusflower70 Jul 2017 #45
If they are really ex-Trumpers, then *I* welcome them with open arms. dawg Jul 2017 #18
A) Anyone who voted for Trump deserves the venom they get. HughBeaumont Jul 2017 #19
wow, we need to remember that now, barbtries Jul 2017 #20
Sounds like a terrific excuse for slow-walking an actual party shift. Orsino Jul 2017 #22
Party shift from what? The most progressive platform in it's history? (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #33
From Trumpist to Democrat. n/t Orsino Jul 2017 #38
Our current Democratic Party is "Trumpist?" In what way? ehrnst Jul 2017 #42
OP refers to Trumpists not being welcomed by Democrats. n/t Orsino Jul 2017 #48
You answered my post, not the OP. ehrnst Jul 2017 #63
Post 22 is a reply to the OP. Orsino Jul 2017 #68
Boo fucking hoo NastyRiffraff Jul 2017 #23
Well, then we NEED to be nice to any fools who care Hortensis Jul 2017 #25
This must be the "kick potential voters in their genitalia" plan for winning Democratic votes virtualobserver Jul 2017 #26
To Hell with them. broadcaster90210 Jul 2017 #28
I expect my president to be law-abiding & competent. They couldn't care less about those qualities. LonePirate Jul 2017 #29
I don't think any of them has truly had a "Saul to Paul" change, KWIM? WinkyDink Jul 2017 #36
generic sayings like we are all Americans first and this is a great country standingtall Jul 2017 #39
Many Trump voters aren't even Republicans Bromwell Jul 2017 #41
Remember also.... lib-ruhl Jul 2017 #50
It's not 1865 aeromanKC Jul 2017 #47
Division is the means to attain control and power. Unity builds strength. Lyricalinklines Jul 2017 #49
I find this really alarming and disturbing. Crunchy Frog Jul 2017 #51
Boo Hoo Gothmog Jul 2017 #56
They can just stay the fuck out of my big tent. VermontKevin Jul 2017 #58
They get the outhouse till we get through an election that they DON'T fuck up. Squinch Jul 2017 #60
They can go fuck themselves for putting everyone through this! Greybnk48 Jul 2017 #59
Do your pennance first Downtown Hound Jul 2017 #61
Also, can't help but love this line: Downtown Hound Jul 2017 #62
Fuck 'em... This isn't some game or prank or stunt anymore Blue_Tires Jul 2017 #64
They Did Not Feel That Way About Obama and Democrats erpowers Jul 2017 #65
Ask why they are upset RhodeIslandOne Jul 2017 #66
We always vote for policies that are in their best interests if they need government help Blue_true Jul 2017 #67
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