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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumCan you be a Trump supporter and not be a racist?
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NO. | |
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Yes if...you support greed only. | |
0 (0%) |
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Yes if...you support his stand on self agrandisement only. | |
0 (0%) |
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Yes if...you enjoy his inconsitantcy as a side show and disreguard the danger only. | |
0 (0%) |
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Yes if...you support his authority over all things without reason only | |
0 (0%) |
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Yes if...you support him for his three pretty wives and his well groomed children only | |
0 (0%) |
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Yes if...you support him because he has lots of shadily earned money only | |
0 (0%) |
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Yes if...you like that he's snuggling up to Putin and Roger Ailes only | |
0 (0%) |
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Yes if...you really don't care about trying to attain a more fair and more equal governmental system | |
0 (0%) |
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Don't fool yourself if you can get past his racism, you are a racist. | |
2 (20%) |
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Can you be a Trump supporter and not be a racist? (Original Post)
The Wielding Truth
Sep 2016
OP
Republicans can't stand that to be said. Yet it is true. Hillary is right, and all Trump supporters
The Wielding Truth
Sep 2016
#3
Anyone who supports racist acts and policies supports racism and is a racist.
Agnosticsherbet
Sep 2016
#4
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)1. I'm with Charles Blow on this one. Voted 'No.' eom
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)2. If people support a racist, they are supporting racism.
Those who support things are what they support. So, the answer to your question is no.
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)3. Republicans can't stand that to be said. Yet it is true. Hillary is right, and all Trump supporters
to me are deplorable. Do they think a bully can represent them to the world when he his heart and mind are not sensitive to individuals of different backgrounds who care as much about their lives and children and than he does? They probably care more about the Earth's environment than he does.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)4. Anyone who supports racist acts and policies supports racism and is a racist.
People either oppose racism or they are racists.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)5. objectively, everyone who supports Trump is supporting racism nt