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In reply to the discussion: Many Trump voters voted for Obama. Many are not racist. Some are. Not all. That's just the fact. [View all]heaven05
(18,124 posts)voters for the POS masquerading as potus enabled a racist, vile, sexist, bigot to be their president. He was proven a racist even as far back as the 70's when he forbade his property agents to rent to AA and I would venture to guess that while some of them might not go to a WHITE SUPREMACIST rally most have sympathy for the white supremacists ideology now being touted as the salvation of the white race, who ARE fading in this country into a racial minority status.
I understand that this knowledge strikes fear into the hearts of many a racists and stealth voters for trump. And I don't blame those people who see their racial entitlement and their racially privileged status slowly fading into a permanent sunset, never to rise again.
I venture to guess this fact of demographic change won't be relinquished cleanly given what I have seen trump unleash in this country in the form of hate, discrimination, prejudice, white ethnocentrism and I could go on and on. With this country's AG being one of those fearful minions of trump, I feel this ONGOING shift in racial and cultural demographics will continue no matter how many are deported or killed by white supremacy advocates who are local and national agents of the state, both civilian and police.
I understand why this type of OP must be trotted out periodically. Some rationale about needing to have 'bluedog' Democrats voted into offices of national and local government to keep repthugliKKKans out. No!!!!! Not good enough a reason to saddle minorities with more DINO'S.
Democrats had the numbers in 2016 and with the continuing revelation of vote tampering HRC should be our POTUS now.
I disagree with your position totally and without equivocation on your need for more moderate to conservative Democrats. Liberals and progressives out number that group by millions and without having a racist bone in their bodies. They are who I would trust to lead a Democratic nationa re-emergence. While Lamb's winning goes into the plus column, I will withhold opinion until I see how he votes.
I always chuckle and shake my head at the need to trot out this OP line of reasoning.