this election has showed me how racist

[DesertFlower]

this country is.

[trof]

1. I learned that in 2008.

[JenniferJuniper]

3. How about sexist too?

[GWC58]

5. Great minds think alike!

[DesertFlower]

8. yes. sexist too.

[GWC58]

4. Turns out it's

sexist, too!

[NCTraveler]

7. I see this as positive and believe you aren't alone. Nt

[DesertFlower]

10. how is it positive?

[bettyellen]

17. Awareness is the first step.

[DesertFlower]

23. i've become aware and it hurts. people who

i thought were open minded are voting for trump.

[bettyellen]

28. It's the last nasty gasps of white male supremacy and they won't go quietly...

But year by year the kids coming up won't have this innate fear of the "other" that too many are clinging to now. For many it's below their level of conciousness, or it's a group thing. They don't see what we do yet.

[NCTraveler]

24. Easy. It's the whole purpose of movements.

I'm not sure how it isn't clear.

Many people are walking around who understand the basic concept of racism, fully understand it exists, but are oblivious as to its depth and breadth. As more people recognize the level of racism, the greater the chance we have at actionable legislation.

Example. Gay marriage. What was public opinion twenty years ago? Now, what has public opinion been over the last couple of years as historic change has been occurring. The masses began to recognize the injustice. That is a good thing. That is from grassroots activism changing minds.

The question is, why do you view someone's eyes opening on an important topic as a bad thing?

[DesertFlower]

30. thanks for your answer, but how

do we change the racists minds?

[NCTraveler]

35. Time and education.

The point now is to enact legislation and transform our education system in order to better protect minorities from racism. It is the way we are going to eliminate systemic societal racism. Getting more to recognize as the op has here always helps.

[AgadorSparticus]

11. I didn't thin kit could get worse after seeing the treatment of Obama in office,

But, yes. Yes, it can. People can sink to all sorts of new lows.

[Wounded Bear]

12. Part of this country...not all of it.

Tomorrow, the parts of this country who wish to change that will rise up and slap the racists and sexists and xenophobes down.

Hang on to the Hope and Change and know that we are Stronger Together.

[DesertFlower]

16. thanks for the group hug. i really

needed it.

so happy you'll all be here tomorrow night.

[TrekLuver]

15. We've come a long way, with a long way to go....we'll just keep moving forward.

[DesertFlower]

19. we have, but i thought we had come further. it makes

me very sad.

[TrekLuver]

22. I know what you mean. But let's not let them take away from the fact that we did elect a

black president and we are about to elect a woman. America is not all that bad and America is changing. I refuse to let these fringe people characterize what America is and what it stands for.

[HipChick]

18. Black people have known this all along..

[DesertFlower]

21. that's what my hairdresser said.

she's half black. she's one of 8 children but the only one who's mixed race. she's the only black person i know here in phoenix.

[bravenak]

20. I knew about that but the sexism is really really really blatant now

Feels like the 1800s

[Martin Eden]

25. Millions of racists are angry that being overtly racist is no longer so widely accecpted in public

Donald Trump gives them a means to express their hatred in a way that really hurts people.

[DesertFlower]

33. it's sad that there are so many of them. look at

how close the polls are. i still can't believe that he is the nominee.

first there was the birther issue. then on to mexicans, muslims, etc. and he still got so much support.

[RKP5637]

27. It's scary and so widespread. n/t

[Panich52]

29. You weren't paying attn in 2008?

[ismnotwasm]

31. Yup.

[Grey Lemercier]

32. always knew it was racist, shocked at the sheer amount of vile raw misogynistic hate

oozing out the gaping maws of so many of the Trumpian set.

[kimbutgar]

34. It is kind of shocking

You think that neighbor, the guy at the supermarket you frequent, a good friend from your school days you found again on Facebook , a co worker that became a good friend, that close relative or distant one who tell you they support this evil racist man. It knocks you back sometimes. Because we know what he represents, pure unadultered racism.

[DesertFlower]

36. exactly. nt