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In response to "Kilbo said it and I said it previously but it's worth repeating. These people didn't become racist overnight." by Mop

It is important to note that there there are also people who are not racist who voted for Trump.

Posted by ty97 Nov 11 '16, 11:21

As I said on FB, their willingness to vote for him in spite of his racism is a problem and it makes me angry. But lumping them all into the 'racist' label has issues as well. It's more nuanced then that.

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But in order to vote for Trump, they had to either ignore his racism, or be okay with it. -- nm - Inigo Nov 11, 11:26 15
- I learned that a family member voted Trump. The *only* reason was abortion. - Doctor Spawn Nov 11, 11:31
- Absolutely, and that's what bothers me and why I won't let those people off the hook. - ty97 Nov 11, 11:27 13
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    - Even if that was the case (it's not, but would be good for the country if he was faking) voting for someone willing to fake that racism - ty97 Nov 11, 11:33 2
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      - hey, we do it all the time! -- nm - The Blacklist Nov 11, 11:34
  - They shouldn't be called racists, but they're the epitome of white privilege. -- (edited) - Inigo Nov 11, 11:30 8
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    - I've gotten in plenty of trouble with family and friends for saying pretty much this. - ty97 Nov 11, 11:31 6
      - my white priviledged family members refuse to even admit white priviledge is a real thing - Epiphany Nov 11, 11:32 5
        
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        I will swim back into the waters - I'll see how far I get. -- nm - Epiphany Nov 11, 11:43
        
        yes, it's very hard to get some people to accept it. Feels like an attack on their accomplishment I think. - ty97 Nov 11, 11:35 2
        
        Your IM is what they responded with -- nm - Epiphany Nov 11, 11:42 1
        
        The (somewhat natural) gut defensive reaction to accomplishments they are proud of is somewhat understandable - ty97 Nov 11, 11:44
Agreed. As I was saying to Dawson yesterday, I think he had three strong and distinct camps of support. -- nm - crash davis Nov 11, 11:24

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It is important to note that there there are also people who are not racist who voted for Trump.

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