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In reply to the discussion: Just Be Honest And Say You Want Black People To Suffer In Silence [View all]thbobby
(1,474 posts)23. You are correct
I struggle with the idea of confronting hatred.
I have often said, "Don't argue with idiots". But your point of needing to confront it is correct. But does arguing with a hater enable them? I struggle with this concept.
I do agree with you. It must be confronted. But maybe it needs to be confronted in churches, schools, and families. But hate radio spewing bullshit is appealing to haters that have their hatred well established.
Damn, it is a horrible and complex problem. When I have confronted haters it seldom seems to work. But perhaps universal denunciation of their hatred would work. But still, I am not sure that confronting them doesn't enable them. It could be me. I often become angry and am quick to point out how evil hatred is.
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He was the chief Birther. How could folks not grasp how racist he is from that fact alone?
emulatorloo
Sep 2017
#4
And the huge number of liberal whites who felt they had the luxury of a non-voting protest...
marble falls
Nov 2017
#54
Cut the bullshit repug talking point,as if dirty, repug vote suppression never targeted black voters
brush
Nov 2017
#55
Voter turnout in 2016 among Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and other non-whites....
George II
Oct 2017
#39
the only reason he got close to the white house was liberal/left/sane american ignorance of
certainot
Sep 2017
#11
i think ignoring the hate and ignorance from those stations makes it more 'acceptable'
certainot
Sep 2017
#21
its hard for them to feel confronted if it's ok for more than 88 universities and a lot of pro
certainot
Sep 2017
#30
but they had no problem speaking out against Kaepernick for not standing during the anthem
JI7
Sep 2017
#32