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Glad you made this point!!!! bravenak Dec 2016 #1
You don't think they'd buy the "they're not racist-they just liked his economic message?" argument? EffieBlack Dec 2016 #5
Of course not. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #8
old black people who lived through legalized segregation are treated horribly if they say anything JI7 Dec 2016 #2
Unbelievable, isn't it? EffieBlack Dec 2016 #6
Why does it need to be about race in the first place? If someone is an asshole then call them on it NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #9
we are talking about people who voted for Trump and there are people who defend them if they are JI7 Dec 2016 #10
Yes and there are many people on this forum with people they love who voted for Trump NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #14
they listened to Trump denigrate , demonize and slander people and VOTED TO MAKE HIM FUCKING JI7 Dec 2016 #15
Because Democrats failed them for too long NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #17
democrats failed them by supporting civil rights. explain why the fuck they didn't support feingold JI7 Dec 2016 #19
Then they are stupidly vengeful against their treestar Dec 2016 #58
They had no issues about voting for a racist True_Blue Dec 2016 #31
Sorry you have Nazi sympathizers in your family DoctorMyEyes Dec 2016 #53
Sounds like you desperately want to treestar Dec 2016 #57
Clinton won among the working class. She won among those for whom the top issue is the economy. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #12
Why does it need to be about race? Come on, this is America, it's always about race brush Dec 2016 #13
I've never seen so many people be so racially divisive as I am seeing here NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #20
You're probably right. There isn't much sympathy for Trump voters or those who defend them here. brush Dec 2016 #22
lol, shows how much you know about racism and what poc deal with all the fucking time. JI7 Dec 2016 #23
I know better than you know, thanks... NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #26
wow, you seem resentful towards minorities and with threats ....... JI7 Dec 2016 #27
You really think your shit doesn't stink, don't you? EffieBlack Dec 2016 #29
Wow... DoctorMyEyes Dec 2016 #54
LOL Chitown Kev Dec 2016 #25
If black people talking about our experience with race makes you so angry you won't vote Democratic EffieBlack Dec 2016 #28
Please don't confuse a message board for a party. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #33
You don't belong here treestar Dec 2016 #59
K&R Hello and Thank You! lunasun Dec 2016 #3
We all know the answer to that question. But some will ignore or obfuscate your point. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #4
I might not like their choice but I would not stereotype all of those who voted for them NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #7
they voted for a candidate who ran an openly bigoted campaign . that's what his campaign was about JI7 Dec 2016 #11
For some people it was NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #16
for most people it was about bigotry that's why they voted for a candidate who attacked JI7 Dec 2016 #18
That's a lie NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #21
i know they are ok with bigoted attacks on minorities since they voted for the one who did that to JI7 Dec 2016 #24
I'm willing to bet that you probably think that many minorities Chitown Kev Dec 2016 #30
They still tolerated DPutins bigotry, that's still not good uponit7771 Dec 2016 #39
I would hope that they would try to understand and address the legitimate grievances Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #32
yeah, but reality is that most white people don't even like blm JI7 Dec 2016 #34
Part of the problem Black Lives Matter has is that they protest some things that turn out mythology Dec 2016 #38
So if they're 5% incorrect they're 100% wrong? Isn't that a high bar set up for failure? tia uponit7771 Dec 2016 #40
why do demand more for blm.But for presidEnt trump us just great ? JI7 Dec 2016 #47
That's great but it doesn't answer my question. EffieBlack Dec 2016 #35
It would be a poor decision on their part if they did respond as you suggest. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #37
K&R betsuni Dec 2016 #36
Heads would be exploding mcar Dec 2016 #41
And then they got a russian intelligence service to flip the central tabulation machines to win... UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #42
Thank you Effie! DemonGoddess Dec 2016 #43
You're setting up an inaccurate comparison mythology Dec 2016 #44
I didn't say the candidate in my hypo was "expressly" black nationalist. I just said they WERE one EffieBlack Dec 2016 #45
As I wrote above... Garrett78 Dec 2016 #50
So he's not a white supremacists until he explicitly express's such? Really?!?! uponit7771 Dec 2016 #48
A strong "undercurrent" is just as dangerous as outright racism nt Quayblue Dec 2016 #49
+1, there are too many people trying to normalize diet racist on DU uponit7771 Dec 2016 #60
Oh one righteous kick and recommend! ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #46
Thank you!!! DoctorMyEyes Dec 2016 #51
Anybody that liberals/conservatives would call black nationalist is probably someone I'd vote for. DemocraticWing Dec 2016 #52
White fragility makes me ashamed to be white resistance2016 Dec 2016 #55
Please don't be ashamed Quayblue Dec 2016 #56
Excellent post. It's such a double standard. kcr Dec 2016 #61
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