Why Doesn’t Trump’s Racism Towards Obama Matter to Republicans?

[GoLeft TV]

[tonyt53]

1. He just says what the rest of them think. They like him for it.

[PatrickforO]

2. Testing new signature line. But...Trump's racism DOES matter to me. It should matter

to ALL thinking Americans.

[PatrickforO]

3. Okay, try this. I've been sickened for the past 8 years how the right wing, Trump

included, has been racist to Obama.

Obama will arguably be seen by historians as a very good, if not great, president. But the right wing propaganda machine has brainwashed millions to only see negative about him and about his actions as our president.

It makes me want to puke.

[Cirque du So-What]

4. A rhetorical question, no doubt

Mein Drumpf - out there saying everything the pugs would love to say themselves.

[PatrickforO]

5. Hopefully last one. Test I mean. When my granddaughter was born, we were waiting to be let into the

maternity ward to see her, and Fox 'news' was on. They were talking about how 'clearly' Obama has a 'different agenda.'

And I'm sitting there saying, "Fuck! Who are these people to even say that under the guise of news???"

We need the Fairness Doctrine back so we can get rid of the hatemongers.

[appalachiablue]

7. The Fairness Doctrine, pushing the FCC and enforcement of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

Deregulation by Reagan and Clinton's 1996 Telecom Act lifted rule limits on media ownership to where the US has 5 giant consolidated media conglomerates now that own 90% of all news- newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations, and 1,200 RW Hate Radio stations dominate the airwaves. This has to end because it's definitely increasing the hate, violence and decline of this country and fueling the ignorance and idiocy of citizens.

Media Giants: Viacom (CBS), Disney (ABC), Comcast (NBC/MSNBC, prior GE-owned), Time Warner (CNN), News-Corp/Murdoch (FOX)

[ancianita]

6. Trump racism reflects SCOTUS law over being able to BE racist as long as you don't TALK racist.

That's at the heart of why Republicans don't use the language that would identify them as such.

The body of law that Michelle Alexander examines in The New Jim Crow proves that US courts have systematically built the legal precedents to enable the racism to go through institutional systems unchallenged. From state to SCOTUS, they have ruled that

NO data collection can prove racist intent
NO profile biases over time can prove racist intent
NO stop and frisk can prove racist intent

Only, in each case, if the authorized entity uses racial slurs and hate speech, can a case can be filed for the denial of another's civil rights. But even hate speech is protected, unless accompanied by the threat of force.

Not all Republicans are racist. Those who are not are often ganged up on and silenced by those who are.

Racism is a belief. It's not a crime. It's acting on racism that determines any denial of rights.