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Donald Trump and Racism


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dominicansoul

Well, here's one example:  supposedly, when campaigning for the border wall, he mentioned we needed to stop the rapists, thieves, druggies, etc.  The media spun that to mean, "Trump says all MEXICANS ARE CRIMINALS"

 

I blame all the division and rise of white supremacy on the media themselves.  Not so much Trump.  Trump reminds me of Pope Francis in that they both speak off the cuff remarks that are interpreted however your side wants it to mean.  In Trump's case, he doesn't stand a chance of saying anything meaningful, not with the Democrat Party branch of the media running 24/7 calumny against him.  

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1 hour ago, vee said:

What remarks did he make that are racist?  Source?  

The fact that he says stuff like "good people on both sides", when one of the sides is Nazi's and White Supremacists. It's a dumb thing to say, and in my opinion, only something someone who is racist would say. I cannot understand how a non-racist person would make a statement like this.

He never says stuff like that when talking about ISIS. I'm sure he doesn't believe there are "good people on both sides" when one side is ISIS. Only a person who sympathizes or can justify the actions of the other side would use this type of language.

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1 hour ago, vee said:

Good read.  An excerpt:

"In my days of pride, I hated my enemies, and I expected my enemies to hate me. It was the old law of: an eye for an eye. You hurt me and I hurt you. You hate me and I hate you. Hate breeding hatred. Picture the scenes of demonstrators and counterdemonstrators at Charlottesville, venting their spleens against each other, screaming their hatred at each other, each feeding off the other’s frenzy."

What is a racist?   Is it someone who hates and/or fears someone because of their race and assumes the worst?

8 minutes ago, dUSt said:

The fact that he says stuff like "good people on both sides", when one of the sides is Nazi's and White Supremacists. It's a dumb thing to say, and in my opinion, only something someone who is racist would say. I cannot understand how a non-racist person would make a statement like this.

He never says stuff like that when talking about ISIS. I'm sure he doesn't believe there are "good people on both sides" when one side is ISIS. Only a person who sympathizes or can justify the actions of the other side would use this type of language.

So you belive EVERYONE that was in Charlottesville protesting the removal of the Confederate Memorials are white supremacists?

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15 minutes ago, Anomaly said:

So you belive EVERYONE that was in Charlottesville protesting the removal of the Confederate Memorials are white supremacists?

No, probably not, but at the very least, racist. Furthermore, correct me if I'm wrong, but the "good people on both sides" comments was in reference to the violence, was it not? I doubt everyone at the protest was actually involved in the violence--and I'm willing to bet that the ones that WERE involved in the violence (the situation Trump is referring to) were a higher "class" of racists than the non-violent ones.

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2 minutes ago, dUSt said:

No, probably not, but at the very least, racist. Furthermore, correct me if I'm wrong, but the "good people on both sides" comments was in reference to the violence, was it not? I doubt everyone at the protest was actually involved in the violence--and I'm willing to bet that the ones that WERE involved in the violence (the situation Trump is referring to) were a higher "class" of racists than the non-violent ones.

Good people in both sides referred to protestors who were NOT engaged in violence but voicing opinions.  Still not sure on your threshold or definition for racist.   Is it EVERYONE who did not support the removal of the statue?

 

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Just now, Anomaly said:

Good people in both sides referred to protestors who were NOT engaged in violence but voicing opinions.  Still not sure on your threshold or definition for racist.   Is it EVERYONE who did not support the removal of the statue?

I can't possibly know every person who was at the protest. Here's what I'm saying. There were Nazi and White Supremacist groups. There were also people there not part of those groups, but protesting along side of those groups. ALL of those people are racist. Now, if there were people there protesting the statue removal, and were able to somehow disassociate themselves from the known hate groups, then I suppose there is a chance that those people were not racist. If you can show me or provide a link to this group, I'd appreciate it. I couldn't find them.

If I was at a pro-vegan rally that got taken over by a "kill dairy farmers" fringe group, I would not stay. Any pro-vegan who did stay to protest side by side with the "kill dairy farmer" group would be just as guilty.

 

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If you felt the statue had something to do with local cultural identity and if you did not support the removal of Lee on a horse that has been there since 1924 and were protesting and some WS showed up, you would be a racist if you did not immediately go home?   

You do know that the issue of the statue removal is winding through the local courts, don't you?

 

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Just now, Anomaly said:

If you felt the statue had something to do with local cultural identity and if you did not support the removal of Lee on a horse that has been there since 1924 and were protesting and some WS showed up, you would be a racist if you did not immediately go home?   

Yes.

If you went to a rally supporting lower deductibles for healthcare, and when you got there, it was a bunch of people holding pro-choice signs, would you stay and protest along side of them?

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dominicansoul

I doubt he meant fine people in the antifa and white supremacists groups (both groups are domestic terrorists in my opinion,) he was speaking of those who showed up against taking the statue down, as well as those not a part of antifa who showed up to support taking them down.

My personal opinion?  who in their right mind goes to a protest where the KKK meet the Commies in our country?  You KNOW something bad will happen!!! 

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2 minutes ago, dUSt said:

Yes.

If you went to a rally supporting lower deductibles for healthcare, and when you got there, it was a bunch of people holding pro-choice signs, would you stay and protest along side of them?

Well, I don't support either so that wasn't a helpful example.   

But I do support both sides to be able to voice their opinion and they have to tolerate my opinion that does not agree with them and not be able to prevent my anti-abortion, high deductible health plan rally. 

Hopefully its dialogue that may illuminate a solution.  

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