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32. There were people who didn't agree with everything Hitler did...

Reply to StarfishSaver (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 02:34 PM

Jun 2020

but continued to support him.
They were still called Nazis!

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Cincinnati Enquirer Op-Ed: Can you support Trump and not be a bigot? [View all] StarfishSaver Jun 2020 OP

No. If you support trump you are a racist. Full stop. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #1

No. The line is wide. If you crossed it with him, you are him. LakeArenal Jun 2020 #2

Great op-ed, great argument to use when dealing with wavering Trumpers. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #3

If it wasn't in your heart to begin with, you wouldn't be a Trumper Solly Mack Jun 2020 #4

Sure, but never without supporting bigotry/racism itself. Hortensis Jun 2020 #5

As a statement on general principle, Downtown Hound Jun 2020 #6

If a person can tolerate racism, they are racist. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #17

No.Despicable, but not the same thing StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #20

The thing about "tolerance" is this: luvtheGWN Jun 2020 #25

Supporting Racists Is Racist. That has been the bedrock of my GOP hatred since Reagan The Polack MSgt Jun 2020 #7

Not all* Trump voters are bigots, but all bigots are Trump voters dalton99a Jun 2020 #8

Not all bigots are Trump voters StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #9

How can they not be racist Midnightwalk Jun 2020 #10

Supporting a racist doesn't necessarily make one a racist StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #11

I was thinking along a different line Midnightwalk Jun 2020 #13

I hear you! StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #14

Nope. Support a racist YOU are a Racist. Simple as that. n/t Tommymac Jun 2020 #36

Actually, it doesn't StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #39

Sorry. If you support a Racist YOU are a Racist. NO EXCUSES. Live with it. Tommymac Jun 2020 #44

"They support some of his policies." Like what? JDC Jun 2020 #12

Like what, as you say. catrose Jun 2020 #29

No. No. And FUCK NO. 47of74 Jun 2020 #15

"You all look alike." BarbD Jun 2020 #16

Yeah, that's really slapping them the same backhander that they have used on 'the others' bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #23

That Was My Favorite Line ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #45

Easy answer. No. Different Drummer Jun 2020 #18

... catbyte Jun 2020 #19

Boom! StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author morillon Jun 2020 #21

+1 n/t Tommymac Jun 2020 #41

My parents like to remind me that you would be judged by the company you keep. plimsoll Jun 2020 #24

That policy of locking children in cages, Trump voter? sarge43 Jun 2020 #26

No if you support him you support his policy of racism kimbutgar Jun 2020 #27

I think the point of the piece is to set aside the argument of whether someone is or isn't racist StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #28

No argument involved. Support a Racist YOU are a racist. n/t Tommymac Jun 2020 #42

One of my co-workers Grokenstein Jun 2020 #30

They do shrug a lot, don't they StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #35

My hypothetical on this question Red Pest Jun 2020 #31

There were people who didn't agree with everything Hitler did... wcollar Jun 2020 #32

Not necessarily a racist. marie999 Jun 2020 #33

"...to those of us over here on the right side of history, you all look alike." calimary Jun 2020 #34

+1 Spot on. n/t Tommymac Jun 2020 #43

No cp Jun 2020 #37

Some people pride themselves on seeing the "good" Warpy Jun 2020 #38

No. To support trump in spite of his racism is to tolerate his racism. crickets Jun 2020 #40

"Can you support the KKK & not be racist?" CaptainTruth Jun 2020 #46

Kickin' Faux pas Jun 2020 #47

No I don't think so JonLP24 Jun 2020 #48