Epic Beard Man
Bearded Philosopher
Simple question based off CNN.....If so, why? If not, why not?
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Is Donald Trump a racist?
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Bob the Unbeliever
Well-Known Member
Of course. He was raised by people who have direct and easy to discover ties to the KKK.
People can be prejudiced/racist about one group and not another. Personally I would say he is but not an extreme racist.
I think not consciously racist. I mean I don't think his intent is to be racist. It's hard to remove, guard against or even be fully aware of any subconscious bias.
Being racist or prejudice is not always a conscious thing. I don't see Trump being introspective enough to be aware of his prejudices.
If there is a smoke in woods,that would be a fire there.
I hope he did not hide the worst part.
I agree. I used to think might have been just an opportunist who didn't mind pandering to racists, but the reports I've seen of comments he's made privately (e.g. his remark about "****hole countries") make me think that it's more likely that he's actually a racist himself.
Audie
Veteran Member
And, personally, speaking as one who thinks he is terribly ill suited to the job and have nothing good to say about him-and as one who is somewhat attuned to racist reactions that I personally get-I dont see him as a racist.
Or, if he is, its among the least of the issues about him.
The chorus of "racist" has nothing good to be said for it.
What is it to accomplish?
Audie
Veteran Member
IF he said that, which, personally I doubt,but if he did-
it is not a nice way to talk, but some countries are
pretty awful. That is not a matter of race. He could
have called my country that, with good enough reason
not so many years ago.
If a person is determined to see racism, of course they
can "detect" it, somehow. Like Hillary with her
"racist lie" with regard to trump and Obama's birthplace.
Stupid, sure. Which is actually kind of more to the point. Qualification for pres. wise.
Phantasman
Well-Known Member
I don't see racism in Trump. I do see his hatred of people with no common sense.
A very interesting choice of words.
No, only to the people who watch CNN or the people they poll in heavily democratic urban ghettos.
Anyway, liberals don't seem to need proof of anything so why should that stop them on this.
It is impossible for Donald to be introspective. He can't even see others, let alone look at himself objectively. But I think his racism isn't subtle at all. It's right close to the surface, evidenced by many things, not the least of which was saying he'd prefer immigrants from Norway rather than ****-hole African countries. If you heard any child say that, would you question where that was coming from? That's not subtle at all, but blatant.
socharlie
Active Member
I think to some degree, but he is too pragmatic .
The thing that is more telling is that he did not make that comment privately, but in a government meeting with people across the aisles. That's what got him into trouble, assuming since they were all white, they'd probably get it because most whites would get it, right? They didn't, of course.
Possibly not a commendable trait in someone representing an entire country.