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Re: I used to be disgusted, and now I try to be rediculous
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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I think many, many things contributed to where we are now in the world. Shitty turnout in the UK, Russian interference all over the place, a rise in racism sparked by reactions to terrorism, your point about gains in the economy going to the wealthy, the amazingly shitty Republican field, Comey's idiotic contributions, and the ease with which the right can deliver a message of "Has any of this shit we've undermined at every turn worked for you? Let's burn it all down since you have nothing to lose" to an ignorant and stupid electorate.
But if Obama were white, I don't think Trump gains much traction here. The gains made in 2010 wouldn't be anywhere near as big on the right, which means there would be far fewer gerrymandered Republican districts, the racist outpouring that is the Tea Party vote wouldn't exist. Etc., etc., etc.
And I think if Hillary were a man, Trump would have been beaten like a drum.
TM
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Hard to argue counterfactuals, but I think it is both true that people opposed Obama and Democrats out of racism, and that opposition to Obama and Democrats fed and encouraged racism.
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