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Angelo Zanola's avatar

Wow, Republicans are claiming Obama has even more in common with Lincoln?

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Paul G's avatar

“I don’t pity conservatives for having these racist hang-ups.”

Me neither. I grew up around it and apologized for it for too many years.* “Deplorable” is nice.

* I actually bought into all that New South nonsense of the 80s. It was only after I moved away that I realized that not much had changed,

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Rick Massimo's avatar

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “The First White President” is required reading.

As a straight, white male I wish I could offer some insight as to whyTF they’re like this. I’m old enough that I was brought up with some casual racism. But then I lived in, y’know, the world.

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Paul G's avatar

It’s what happens when a group that has been on top generation in and generation out sees their mores being challenged with some effectiveness. One of the unexamined achievements of the Civil Rights movement is that over time a significant minority of whited permanently changed their values and perspectives on race and eventually gender.

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Paul G's avatar

Stupid autocorrect. "Whites" not "whited".

I should add to the last sentence "which was passed on to subsequent generations."

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Victoria Brown's avatar

You have a choice. You can stand up for what's right, or

go along to get along. Conservatives have a problem with the going along.

Tucker Carlson is an infected

blister on any media platforms butt. He's only gotten more disgusting since

banned from Fox. And that

entertainment media is

the pits to begin with. It's a

really sad and bad reflection

on a large part of our population that eats it up on

X and Fox. An even worse

reflection of the conservatives and republican

party, these 2 venues are their bully pulpits.

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Kyle Arnett's avatar

Love this: "With Trump, every day began with the concern that he would forget how to operate a doorknob". LOL!

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Gloria Johnson's avatar

I don't think you can label all conservatives as as stupid as Tucker Carlson and his ilk. There are some left who are still rational.

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Davis's avatar

White supremacists are the living refutation of the concept: pathetic losers and not very bright.

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Jeff Bode's avatar

After a post like that, I’m glad you have the comfort of a good dog.

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Marg KJ's avatar

wahoo! Love President Obama!!!

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Davis's avatar

How many scandals in his administration? Zero.

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