You speak as though this is a bad thing. — Thorongil
Why do we call these countries "third-world" or "developing" countries instead of "shithole" countries? Because it's disrespectful, ahistorical and imperialistic to call them shitholes when the white man was instrumental in making many of these places the shitholes they are. — darthbarracuda
I think there were a myriad of reasons for people to vote for Trump. As long as it wasn't Hillary played a big role. Beliefs in economic models. Gay rights, legalisation of drugs and other social progressive issues people were against. Fear of the economy and the Other. I suspect a lot of people voted for him despite expecting him to be a problematic candidate and some voted for him despite their belief/suspicion he was a racist. It can't be but a minority who voted for him that did so specifically for his bigotry and mysogyny. I'd personally just suspect more people to be up in arms about it but that's just projection from the political system I'm used to in the Netherlands. — Benkei
And finally, I've mentioned it in other threads, but Democrats seem to have turned their backs on working class folk some time ago and opted instead for an odd coalition of their wealthy benefactors and marginalized groups. They don't even try to cultivate a broader working class narrative that could rally ALL less financially secure members of society together (other than Bernie Sanders), and they seem to purposely vilify older, less affluent white people as the source of the nation's problems. Why would this demographic vote for a party that wants nothing to do with them? — Erik
First and foremost, the wife of an earlier President was a disasterous choice for the DNC to start with. That Bernie Sanders got so much support tells how bad the choice of Hillary Clinton was for the democrats. Hillary Clinton losing to Obama ought to have told a lot to the DNC. — ssu
No, we shouldn't. He golfs all the time, especially on *gasp* holidays. But thanks for finding the time today, in between your busy charitable work, for posting that comment. — Thorongil
Trump: "I am not a racist" — Cavacava
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