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struggle4progress

(118,230 posts)
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 04:33 PM Jun 2016

Tennessee candidate for Congress erects “Make America White Again”



SOPHIA TESFAYE

... Rick Tyler, the owner of Polk County’s Whitewater Grille and a long shot candidate for Congress, credited Trump’s campaign with creating the environment to advertise such a provocative statement ...

... “I believe the majority of the people in the county like it” ...


http://www.salon.com/2016/06/22/trump_inspired_tennessee_candidate_for_congress_erects_make_america_white_again_billboard_draws_boycott/
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Tennessee candidate for Congress erects “Make America White Again” (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 2016 OP
Poe's Law immoderate Jun 2016 #1
At least he's honest... joeybee12 Jun 2016 #2
That was my thought, also. nt madinmaryland Jun 2016 #4
Impossible! joeybee12 Jun 2016 #5
Guess what... madinmaryland Jun 2016 #11
and mine Angry Dragon Jun 2016 #7
"Whitewater Grille" TwilightZone Jun 2016 #3
Holy fuck! Egnever Jun 2016 #6
Ah, yes! The glorious "Norman Rockwell" America of the 1960s: struggle4progress Jun 2016 #9
He is the face of republicans Angry Dragon Jun 2016 #8
WTF is wrong with people? etherealtruth Jun 2016 #10
 

immoderate

(20,885 posts)
1. Poe's Law
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 04:44 PM
Jun 2016
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Poe's law is an internet adage which states that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, parodies of extremism are indistinguishable from sincere expressions of extremism. Poe's Law implies that parody will often be mistaken for sincere belief, and sincere beliefs for parody.


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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
2. At least he's honest...
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 04:50 PM
Jun 2016

Quite frankly, trump's Make America Great Again is really simply code for making it white again....this guy is just stating what trump is alluding to.

 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
6. Holy fuck!
Wed Jun 22, 2016, 05:12 PM
Jun 2016

Not that the billboard leaves much doubt about this guy, but whoowee to hear him talk about it..One wonders how insular his life is to feel so comfortable being such a racist.


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