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Quixote1818

(31,152 posts) Mon Jun 22, 2020, 06:38 PM Jun 2020

There was a racist backlash against Obama but it's going to be dwarfed by the backlash against Trump [View all]

and his winking at white supremacists and efforts to sow division and hatred. Backlash against Trump is likely causing all these racist confederate monuments to come down now when it couldn't get done before. The racists are badly outnumbered and putting Trump in was their last gasp. When you lose NASCAR you're losing badly! The people will speak loudly this fall.

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There was a racist backlash against Obama but it's going to be dwarfed by the backlash against Trump [View all] Quixote1818 Jun 2020 OP

Trump's sick, racist supporters are VASTLY OUTNUMBERED Skittles Jun 2020 #1

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2020 #7

You are so right! leftieNanner Jun 2020 #2

Never thought about him being the motivation for people fighting racism now. Maybe he is Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #3

it would be awesome if Bubba won the title this year demtenjeep Jun 2020 #4

If NASCAR can do it for Bubba, the NFL can do it for Colin Under The Radar Jun 2020 #5

+1000 Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #6