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originally posted by: soundguy
You still don’t get it do you? Are you being deliberately obtuse? Or just admitting you are mental midget?
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a reply to: DBCowboy
Are you thinking about what you are saying before you reply? It makes no sense. Hence why you have no stars on your comments, and no supporting comments. If you put up a fence around your house does that make YOU racist against your neighbors? Perhaps you desire for people to be racist. If a different race or caucasians lived on the other side I would assume you would still play the racist card.
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: 3n19m470
I understood what he was getting at.
That the left needs racism to push their agenda. When that isnt the case, want to know why? Because the left points out that racism is real, while generally people on the right tend to ignore it completely.
Hence why I said that it's a dumb argument to just shove aside a reality, and even more dumb to just pin it on the 'other guy'. You cant weaponize racism in a subtle way. One of the fundamental ideas behind left leaning politics is to be accepting of all people, inclusive not exclusive.
All I am saying is, the left points out the truth, and once again people lose their minds and attempt to wiggle their way out of it by turning it into something that isnt.
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: 3n19m470
I understood what he was getting at.
That the left needs racism to push their agenda. When that isnt the case, want to know why? Because the left points out that racism is real, while generally people on the right tend to ignore it completely.
Hence why I said that it's a dumb argument to just shove aside a reality, and even more dumb to just pin it on the 'other guy'. You cant weaponize racism in a subtle way. One of the fundamental ideas behind left leaning politics is to be accepting of all people, inclusive not exclusive.
All I am saying is, the left points out the truth, and once again people lose their minds and attempt to wiggle their way out of it by turning it into something that isnt.
originally posted by: Edumakated
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Racism does exist. It would be stupid even to think otherwise.
But a growing ideology in the west needs racism. This ideology craves racism because without racism, their value, their message would cease to exist. Racism is a currency to the left. When they can't find it, they create it.
Counterfeit racism.
See the MAGA hats. Now a symbol of racism to the left because they called Trump racist for so long that they can't see the hat without thinking of the false, counterfeit racism they attributed to Trump.
The left sees lower unemployment, higher wages, lower taxes as racist because America is improving and that is associated with making America great.
Which is racist, according to the left.
They can't formulate a positive message of higher taxes, higher unemployment, lower wages. They can't run on that.
What they can only run on is racism.
They have to attribute every positive thing we've experienced to racism because to think otherwise would be a condemnation of their own core beliefs.
Racism is used as a distraction. It keeps people from really looking at the failed policies of the left.
The Progressives are using race warfare because the Democrat Party is being run by socialist groups and the CPUSA. It’s a Marxist tactic because class warfare wasn’t enough. The constant of the Democrats now is “institutional racism”. By the way I bet they weren’t expecting Trump to actually try to do prison reform. Obama talked but Trump walked the talk.
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: DBCowboy
You can replace the 'left' with the 'right't and portray the exact same message.
How about racism is just wrong on all fronts? Why do you need to constantly disassociate yourself with the term and push it on another group of people who don't agree with you to push a narrative?
Racism is a means of dividing one group from another.
I understand that the 'right' doesn't mean to push racism, but when you have actual racists advocating right wing ideologies, and the moderates don't condone or say "I will defend racists to be racist because freedom of speech" what does that tell the rest of population?
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: DBCowboy
You can replace the 'left' with the 'right't and portray the exact same message.
How about racism is just wrong on all fronts? Why do you need to constantly disassociate yourself with the term and push it on another group of people who don't agree with you to push a narrative?
Racism is a means of dividing one group from another.
I understand that the 'right' doesn't mean to push racism, but when you have actual racists advocating right wing ideologies, and the moderates don't condone or say "I will defend racists to be racist because freedom of speech" what does that tell the rest of population?
originally posted by: openminded2011
Except you don't hear ANY conservatives or anyone on the right for that matter, stating that being black in inherently evil, that black people should all be killed, go back to Africa, etc. Its NOT the same at all.
originally posted by: hubrisinxs
a reply to: Grambler
What other ethnicity crosses the southern border?
I have been to Mexico and Hondurans, and I must say I saw mainly Hispanic people, so I would assume that this is to keep them out.
Yes, the Hispanic Americans who agree with the wall are acting racist. Yes I said acting racist, cause I feel people can act racist in a specific action with out being racist, which is what I think the right is doing with the wall. I don't think most people on the right are racist but I also don't think they have really thought this one out as well as they possibly could.
I would also say that Obama and his administration was acting racist, when he made that list.
Last, I do think we should stop dangerous people from entering the country though a good vetting process, but I am also practical and understand that people who want to do violence and are evil wont let laws stop them.
I think both side are racist when it comes to immigration. Also, I think identity politics are taking up to much of both parties time, and that we have more pressing issues that the government needs to focus on.
If we want to stay great it will take a solid investment into education and fixing the affordable care act so that health care is truly affordable. Its seems both sides should be able to agree on this and get back to work, but instead all either side can do is name call and blame the other for being the true evil.
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