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Related: About this forumRacism is here to stay
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Racism hasn't really changed over the yearsYou can talk about the strides that have been taken since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but, in a nutshell, they haven't worked. I said in an earlier post that since 1964, radical racism has simply gone underground, with those who practice this vile lifestyle, playing in the shadows, putting on the good-guy front. Until Donald Trump. Until the White House loaded up with racists, white nationalists, and a bigotry that isn't disguised, rather, put right there in the open for all to see. Steve Bannon is proud of his white supremacist label, flaunting it regularly around Washington. And Donald Trump is quick to tell you, Steve Bannon is his man.
Donald Trump afraid to offend white nationalist supporters
After days of not repudiating white nationalists and the Ku Klux Klan after the murder in the Charlottesville demonstration, T-rump finally denounced the KKK and neo-nazis. This was his statement...
"Racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups."
The media made me do it
Daily Progress reports that the only reason Trump changed his tone--it is widely known that he does not adhere to political correctness--is that the media made him do it. What a pathetic moment in history when it takes outcry from the media to make the President of the United States do a duty that should have been his top priority the moment that woman was killed by James Alex Fields' car. But that would have insulted Donald Trump's base of double-digit IQ bigots. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said, "From the beginning, President Trump has sheltered and encouraged the forces of bigotry and discrimination." Why would we expect more just because of a death?
Sports personalities criticize Trump
LeBron James, basketball star, said, Hate has always existed in America. Yes we know that but Donald Trump just made it fashionable again! Steve Nash, another basketball great said...
To defend white supremacists and then slang his [crappy] a grape juice pretty much sums the man up. Nash was referring to Trumps remark that he knows a lot about Charlottesville because he owns one of the largest wineries in the United States, located there.
Even the Jews were included in Charlottesville protest
Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally was universal in its appeal with anti-Semitic lines like Jews will not replace us? Also heard, This city is run by Jewish communists and criminal niggers, one demonstrator told Vice News Elspeth Reeve during their march. The Atlantic reported, "As Jews prayed at a local synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel, men dressed in fatigues carrying semi-automatic rifles stood across the street." There was more, "In the minds of white supremacists like David Duke, there is a straight line from anti-blackness to anti-Judaism." I learned from the deep South, when you learn to hate like these people do, there are no bounds.
T-rump again reverts to bad taste
Donald Trump created an analogy between his re-tweet that was eventually pulled, where the Trump train collides with a person from CNN News (logo across face) obviously killing them. He did this just three days after the white nationalist drove into the Charlottesville woman killing her. Trump literally sanctions violence; remember when he wanted to punch the Black Lives Matter protester in the face? He also recently told a group of Long Island police that they shouldn't be too nice with criminal suspects. That drew fire from people all across the country, including police departments. There is no end to the Oval Office lunatic's lunacy.
Why are people still racist? A terrifying answer
The Washington Post recently asked, "Why are people still racist?" They go on to answer using a scientific point of view. The answer...
In some ways, its super simple. People learn to be whatever their society and culture teaches them. We often assume that it takes parents actively teaching their kids, for them to be racist. The truth is that unless parents actively teach kids not to be racists, they will be."
That is scary as hell, especially when you consider the fact that Donald Trump is President of the United States, espousing his rhetoric of bigotry.
Nasty Jack
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Racism is here to stay (Original Post)
Nasty Jack
Sep 2017
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(21,646 posts)1. Last of your points. I have always said take the time to teach your children well
Or someone else will !