Serious Question for President Trump Detractors & Critics.

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  1. Aurora

    Aurora Vincerò!

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    Yes, we get it. You have repeated often enough. So you are an uneducated, racist bigot and didn't vote for Trump. Congratulations!
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  2. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    Is that the new George Thorogood single?
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  3. Dayton Kitchens

    Dayton Kitchens Banned

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    I don't consider myself a racist but no doubt you will disagree. IIRC El Chup and Anna both think that because I try to advise my black students of the best way to get ahead in life and make a difference that I'm a racist because of the methods I advocate.

    As for education. Perhaps we need to start a thread here where everyone lists their education background. I'll bet that I'm at least in the upper half.
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    We had a thread like that at some point.
  5. Dayton Kitchens

    Dayton Kitchens Banned

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    Sorry. Don't remember it. But then again I seldom remember a thread if I didn't start it.
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  6. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Then be progressive, because there's no such thing as "the good old days".

    The past was more sexist, more racist, more homophobic, more violent, medicine was worse, technology was clunky, more people died by war, marital rape was legal, rape was less reported because of victim blaming, child molestation was less reported, and when it was, it was hushed up more.

    I mean, there's that old Louie C.K. joke that black people can't enjoy a time machine.
    They get as far back as just the 60's, things start sucking hard.

    The present is better than all that crap, and the future should be better.
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  7. The Original Faceman

    The Original Faceman Lasagna Artist

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    Then we can have a thread where we list out praxis scores! Orgasm!
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  8. Minsc&Boo

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    Sexual predator.
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  9. Nova

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    the last paragraph directly addresses the subject of the thread.
  10. Nova

    Nova livin on the edge of the ledge Writer

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    and yet the persistent results of the data is that the single best predictor of Trump/Republican support is negative views of minority groups.
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  11. matthunter

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    After the trainwreck that was Trump's interview with the AP the other day, the only serious question is why there are still folk who AREN'T Trump critics/detractors.

    Seriously, I wouldn't expect an interview like that from a kid, let alone a man the US trusts with the economy and international relationships.
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  12. mburtonk

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  13. Minsc&Boo

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    SVU Villain dayton3 get that around your white trash mind.
  14. Order2Chaos

    Order2Chaos Ultimate... Immortal Administrator

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    That doesn't make one a bigot in their own mind. If one has reasons for having negative views of minority groups, well then that's just common sense, not hatred.
  15. K.

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    Nothing ever does. :shrug: And that's the folly in the argument that we mustn't hurt the bigots' feelings by pointing any mistakes out to them.
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    Do you mind proving this? Most of them seemed primarily concerned about jobs and personal income to me. I have no doubt that being the nominal conservative candidate that meant more conservatives voted for him than the alternative but I doubt what you are saying is true. "Single best predictor"?

    I am going to guess that even if you can come up with a link the methodology will be questionable and the actual study doesn't say what you claimed. This sounds like one of those I want it to be true so I will just keep repeating it type things.
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  17. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    "Former beauty queen arrested for banging underaged boys." :waiting:

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  18. Order2Chaos

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    Come to think of it, I think the single best predictor of a Trump supporter was their authoritarianism. I'm sure we had a thread on it.
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  19. matthunter

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    Trump support seems now to be based on the same mentality that believes in an invisible magic sky-man who is deeply interested in what we do with our naughty bits:

    :sigh:
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  20. Nova

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    Not speaking of "in their own mind"
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    :bump:

    You're so vain, you probably think that this thread bump is about you.
  22. Jenee

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    No. The majority of trump voters are still ignorant and uneducated. But, thank the Goddess more level headed voters showed up in 2020.