America "Dying Of Whiteness"

[yuiyoshida]

[madaboutharry]

1. Thanks for posting.

Very interesting discussion.

[ck4829]

2. K&R

[sandensea]

3. Dying of white racism - not whiteness in itself.

Can't help being born a honkey if one's great-great gramps were all from Europe.

But one can certainly avoid being a white racist - or any other sort for that matter.

Thanks for posting this, yuiyoshida . Very insightful and timely.

[bitterross]

4. He said people were not racist - but I call BS on that.

The guy said that people were not "overt" racists. So I guess they must be subtle racists. I think he's just toning it all down because he works in the South - and he has books to sell.

Frankly, if you tell me, as he said people told him, they do not want the policies enacted that might help immigrants and "welfare queens" then you are an overt racist. I see NO way to avoid that conclusion.

If you say the words "welfare queen" I am certain the image that pops into these people's minds is an African American woman in a Cadillac. The image Reagan put into their minds. It's a racist image.

America is dying because the white people in control are perfectly fine with cutting off their nose to spite their face.

[Scarsdale]

5. Any person capable of rational

thinking HAS to see tRump for what he is. He maybe be white, but he is a sub-par human being, with an inflated ego, few brains, and disgusting rhetoric that inflames those who are inclined to look down on anyone "different". The gop may think they are flying high at the moment, with him in the WH. They are in for a rude awakening as more people see their orange king for what he really is - a huge sham of a leader. He is a crook and they know it. I totally fail to see what tRump has that attracts these followers. He is a huge, orange JOKE of a person. A con artist who has scammed his way in life until he got into the WH, with help from the gop and of course, Russia, Saudi Arabia and others. Nothing he loves more than being on camera, unless it is going golfing - FREE - at one of his own courses while making lots of taxpayer $$$$.

[plimsoll]

6. You answered your own question.

You said "I totally fail to see what tRump has that attracts these followers," but earlier you said "he is a sub-par human being, with an inflated ego, few brains, and disgusting rhetoric that inflames those who are inclined to look down on anyone 'different.'" To a very large extent he plays themselves on the big stage. We can't really know if he is that person, I suspect to a large degree he is, but it's clearly the schtick, and they like the schtick because it reaffirms themselves.