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highplainsdem

(48,957 posts) Mon Jul 6, 2020, 10:11 AM Jul 2020

CNN's Keith Boykin on Trump's attacks on black sports stars:

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Trump called LeBron James dumb and Colin Kaepernick a “son of a bitch.” He demanded gratitude from LiAngelo Ball and suspension for Marshawn Lynch. He attacked Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Steph Curry. And today he accused Bubba Wallace of lying...as 130,000 Americans lie in coffins.

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CNN's Keith Boykin on Trump's attacks on black sports stars: (Original Post) highplainsdem Jul 2020 OP

Trump knows his racist followers deeply resent wealthy, successful black sports stars. sop Jul 2020 #1

So does he. The envy is palpable Walleye Jul 2020 #4

This Nevilledog Jul 2020 #2

Seems like a deliberate, consistent trump strategy to 'excite' the far right, not worry about empedocles Jul 2020 #3

sop

(10,141 posts)

1. Trump knows his racist followers deeply resent wealthy, successful black sports stars.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 10:19 AM

Jul 2020

Walleye

(30,996 posts)

4. So does he. The envy is palpable

Reply to sop (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 10:47 AM

Jul 2020

Nevilledog

(51,055 posts)

2. This

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 10:22 AM

Jul 2020

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

3. Seems like a deliberate, consistent trump strategy to 'excite' the far right, not worry about

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 10:27 AM

Jul 2020

the appealing to the middle voters now. Implication seems to be 'incite broad turmoil and multiple violence', providing a rationale for authoritarian rule, 'to impose order'.

[Key here would be, for Dems to not to meet armed violence with armed citizen violence, [home defense is reasonable of course].

As Carville warned, the question is, 'what are Democrats going to do, to screw up'.

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