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In reply to the discussion: Here's what each and every Trump voter has in common: [View all]GoCubsGo
(32,074 posts)37. No, I believe it's actually fear borne of ignorance, in general.
Sure, most of them are racists. I don't think they all are. (The non-racists ARE okay with others being racist, however.) I think it's just a general fear of people things that don't exist within their little bubbles. Most of them hate liberals, too, and that's not a race thing. Neither is the hatred most of them have toward non-Christians. Loads of anti-Semites among them, and most Jewish folks are white. They lack the curiosity and unwillingness to learn about people who are different. That sort of thing leads to fear of "the other", as well as fear of change. That's why people like that love authoritarians so much. They need a daddy to protect them from all those scary, scary things out there, and to tell them what to think.
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K&R. I completely agree. They were all well aware of his extreme racism and how it woud harm
lunamagica
Sep 2018
#1
Exactly. If one condones it in others it is the same as participating in it onself.
Texin
Sep 2018
#43
NO - non Racists who didn't want to vote for Hillary voted 3rd party or not at all.
KentuckyWoman
Sep 2018
#20
They knowingly voted for a blatant racist (and criminal--he openly admitted to sexual assault).
Garrett78
Sep 2018
#17
I won't say that they are necessarily a racist if they voted for him, but...
world wide wally
Sep 2018
#26
I agree. It is multi-faceted. I don't think every Trump supported is necessarily
smirkymonkey
Sep 2018
#60
Disagree. Absolutist statements (all, always, none, never) are almost always incorrect. Nt
kelly1mm
Sep 2018
#69
i wonder how many were Apprentice fans? Im still not convinced there wasnt subliminal messaging
samnsara
Sep 2018
#88
You haven't pointed to credible evidence of your outlandish claims. I don't think you can. Try. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2018
#93
No. Your ridiculous statistical claims about AA, Hispanics, and women.
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2018
#95