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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I agree except I'd replace "most" with "the loudest." It's really a jackass minority that loves the racist shit. It's big, no doubt. But it's punching way above its weight right now. I'd say 1/5 of conservatives truly like the racism.
The problem is this 1/5 votes in lockstep. So if you offend them, you're guaranteed to lose a bloc. If you offend, say, Establishment Rs, or even Evangelicals these days, you''ll lose a percentage but not all of them. They're more thoughtful voters. That hardened crazy racist vote is deeply tribal. Piss off the wrong lunatic within that crowd who knows how to create memes, or has a friend at Breitbart, and you're fucked.
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By definition, conservatives prefer the status quo. The status quo is racist. Conservatives therefore prefer racism.
Yes, most of them don’t think of it that way and/or deny that the status quo is racist. You see a meaningful distinction between these people and your 1/5. When taking about how large groups of people vote, I do not.
