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Discussion: White woman explains why she voted for Trump
Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Nnn not you explaining her decision in the thread title
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Hmmmm. It's interesting to hear that perspective bc that's one I haven't heard before.
The people I know that voted for him just didn't thought Hillary was worse, and they don't actually think he will do anything racist, just that he's an idiot with a loud mouth.
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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Color me shocked
And the racist bitch says that she watches Spanish network news? Yeah, right. I can picture her ass hooked on Telemundo.
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Member Since: 8/13/2012
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Originally posted by Latinazza
Color me shocked
And the racist bitch says that she watches Spanish network news? Yeah, right. I can picture her ass hooked on Telemundo.
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She's Mexican American sis
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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Originally posted by MaRy
She's Mexican American sis
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Terry Galvez. Smfh.
Bitch ain't white in the eyes of these other mother****ers.
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Originally posted by MonsterPaw
She said she was scared, what is racist about that? I said it before, this whole "all white people are racist" nonsense is one of the main reasons why people voted for Trump. Some of them voted out of protest, others out of fear. You guys need to stop putting people in boxes. *White men* *Cisgender* *black lesbian* etc. How exactly do you want to unite your country? It's time that we *fight* against the real problems, "white people" are not your enemy.
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Originally posted by MonsterPaw
She said she was scared, what is racist about that? I said it before, this whole "all white people are racist" nonsense is one of the main reasons why people voted for Trump. Some of them voted out of protest, others out of fear. You guys need to stop putting people in boxes. *White men* *Cisgender* *black lesbian* etc. How exactly do you want to unite your country? It's time that we *fight* against the real problems, "white people" are not your enemy.
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You're hitting the nail on the head here.
You don't have to look very far to see why Donald Trump won. He appealed to the majority, which, whether you like it or not, is white people.
Every. Single. Person. that voted, voted for themselves. Every. Single. Person. that has ever voted, has voted for themselves. Gay people vote for gay interests, black people vote for black interests, white people vote for white interests. It's not racist, it's the truth. You all voted for the candidate you thought represented you the best and stuck up for your interests. So did Trump electors. NONE of you would have sacrificied or compromised a value or belief you hold in high regard for the sake of your "fellow Americans". Neither did they. And they won. That's democracy, like it or not. Get over your millennial sense of entitlement and calling the system unfair because it didn't deliver the result you wanted.
So what does that mean? It means that your "fellow Americans" don't love you like you want them to. If they're supporting building walls and stopping immigration, they're feeling attacked and invaded. And extremist movements that are pro-left are playing right into those feelings. Basically, you're strengthening what you're trying to resist.
The media is mostly to blame for that, I think, because they tend to be liberal-leaning. Not really an issue as that helps in normalizing things that were once seen as forbidden. The downside is that it gives the impression that you've made a lot more progress than you actually have. Election results like these are your proof.
I really don't know how your new president will run your country and the future is daunting, no doubt. However, Trump is not a problem in and of himself as much as he is a symptom of a larger division within your country. I think the shock comes not from discovering this division exists - you already knew that - but discovering that it's bigger than you thought it was.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by cloudinthesky
They're just boys being boys. They're misunderstood.
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Boys will be boys!
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Originally posted by MonsterPaw
She said she was scared, what is racist about that? I said it before, this whole "all white people are racist" nonsense is one of the main reasons why people voted for Trump. Some of them voted out of protest, others out of fear. You guys need to stop putting people in boxes. *White men* *Cisgender* *black lesbian* etc. How exactly do you want to unite your country? It's time that we *fight* against the real problems, "white people" are not your enemy.
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Scared... .of what?
For police?
Policemen in the US have lower on-duty deaths than garbagemen.
For herself?
The majority of black-committed crime is directed at black victims.
If her fear is illogical, of course it's racist lmao shut up.
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Originally posted by Patri
Every. Single. Person. that voted, voted for themselves. Every. Single. Person. that has ever voted, has voted for themselves. Gay people vote for gay interests, black people vote for black interests, white people vote for white interests. It's not racist, it's the truth.
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...did you just admit white supremacy, islamophobia, and fear-mongering are "white interests"?
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Racism is only going to increase the more black people continue to push their agenda. Sad but true. Borderline racist white people don't mind cohabitating, but they don't want to see black people in their faces. It causes them to get defensive. This is exactly what we're seeing across America right now.
Race is such a messy issue right now and it's only going to get messier
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
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Originally posted by Communion
...did you just admit white supremacy, islamophobia, and fear-mongering are "white interests"?
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It certainly seems like they are, doesn't it? Now ask yourself why it's come to that point? Could it be that the divisive methods that the Left has been/is using to combat white supremacy, islamophobia, and fear-mongering are actually having the opposite effect?
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Originally posted by Patri
It certainly seems like they are, doesn't it? Now ask yourself why it's come to that point? Could it be that the divisive methods that the Left has been/is using to combat white supremacy, islamophobia, and fear-mongering are actually having the opposite effect?
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"Come to that point"
It's been like that since they set foot on the damn land.
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
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Originally posted by Communion
"Come to that point"
It's been like that since they set foot on the damn land.
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Yes, that's true, this issue is certainly present in all countries that have their roots in colonialism. But why are some, if not most, of those other countries leaps and bounds ahead in this respect, comparatively to the US?
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Member Since: 11/27/2010
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Originally posted by Patri
You're hitting the nail on the head here.
You don't have to look very far to see why Donald Trump won. He appealed to the majority, which, whether you like it or not, is white people.
Every. Single. Person. that voted, voted for themselves. Every. Single. Person. that has ever voted, has voted for themselves. Gay people vote for gay interests, black people vote for black interests, white people vote for white interests. It's not racist, it's the truth. You all voted for the candidate you thought represented you the best and stuck up for your interests. So did Trump electors. NONE of you would have sacrificied or compromised a value or belief you hold in high regard for the sake of your "fellow Americans". Neither did they. And they won. That's democracy, like it or not. Get over your millennial sense of entitlement and calling the system unfair because it didn't deliver the result you wanted.
So what does that mean? It means that your "fellow Americans" don't love you like you want them to. If they're supporting building walls and stopping immigration, they're feeling attacked and invaded. And extremist movements that are pro-left are playing right into those feelings. Basically, you're strengthening what you're trying to resist.
The media is mostly to blame for that, I think, because they tend to be liberal-leaning. Not really an issue as that helps in normalizing things that were once seen as forbidden. The downside is that it gives the impression that you've made a lot more progress than you actually have. Election results like these are your proof.
I really don't know how your new president will run your country and the future is daunting, no doubt. However, Trump is not a problem in and of himself as much as he is a symptom of a larger division within your country. I think the shock comes not from discovering this division exists - you already knew that - but discovering that it's bigger than you thought it was.
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Hillary won the popular vote so that means Donald didnt appeal to the majority.
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Originally posted by Patri
Yes, that's true, this issue is certainly present in all countries that have their roots in colonialism. But why are some, if not most, of those other countries leaps and bounds ahead in this respect, comparatively to the US?
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....what other countries?
Latin America is in turmoil over racial divides.
Canada is maybe one of the few examples, and there's still horrible issues and they JUST got out of a horrible conservative PM.
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
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Originally posted by Adonis
Hillary won the popular vote so that means Donald didnt appeal to the majority.
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Barely. But it's not the popular vote that matters in the end, is it? And winning the popular vote by such a narrow margin does not discount the larger issue at hand. If people were not as divided as they've proven to be, she would have won both by a landslide, not a margin so thin that a recount could easily tip the popular vote to Trump's favour.
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Member Since: 1/6/2010
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Originally posted by MaRy
She's Mexican American sis
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