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Bettie

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27. I don't know

Sun Jul 19, 2020, 01:21 PM

Jul 2020

and I'm a white people myself!

I live in a small town in Iowa.

I am surrounded by redneck assholes who are monumentally stupid.

Most of them have lived here since birth and seldom even leave the state.

After 19 years in this town we're still "new people", because we don't have great-grandparents who grew up here...we get some new families once in a while, even some Black families. They leave in less than a year. I know this because I'm usually the one who sits by the moms at school concerts and other school events, since I'm an outcast as well.

There are liberals here, but they are afraid to speak up.

I have evangelical relatives in Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida, and S. Carolina. ALL of them are right wing tools.

I want to move somewhere more diverse simply so I don't feel like I'm screaming into the void all the time.

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Honestly what the f$&k is wrong with the 49% of white people still supporting Trump. [View all] onecaliberal Jul 2020 OP

A LOT. n/t OneGrassRoot Jul 2020 #1

More than half don't support trump. pwb Jul 2020 #2

How could anyone still support him. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #5

You sound... Tipperary Jul 2020 #67

Enjoy your understanding in the dust bin. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #95

49% of who specifically? agingdem Jul 2020 #15

49% of white people. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #21

What you see is the result of a concerted effort lunatica Jul 2020 #42

This. customerserviceguy Jul 2020 #50

Driving around the US Ive found vast areas where there is no NPR or any Kashkakat v.2.0 Jul 2020 #74

Agree. Also, wannabe kleptocrats had to target Hortensis Jul 2020 #78

All cults have a similar problem. kentuck Jul 2020 #123

Are threads advocating racial hatred okay at DU now? mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #3

I am a middle aged white woman, spare me. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #8

Please read your own words. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #9

I despise anyone who supports white supremacy. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #13

Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #64

Actually not yet 60. Enjoy the dust bin. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #100

Lmao. Tipperary Jul 2020 #107

. TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #125

"threads advocating racial hatred..." demmiblue Jul 2020 #20

Quite The Reach ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #30

I saw no such thing lunatica Jul 2020 #43

"Racial hatred." WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #49

Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #55

That's really not a good idea. Any ambiguity in the OP was cleared up before you posted muriel_volestrangler Jul 2020 #90

Oh, you're breaking my heart. cwydro Jul 2020 #112

"Wow"? Yes, it was a temporary ambiguity. They cleared up it's the 49% that who are Trump supporters muriel_volestrangler Jul 2020 #119

Bye Felicia. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #97

Really? cwydro Jul 2020 #108

I am certainly bigoted against The Trump Supporting Trash. Proudly so. Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #106

You read that as racial hatred? gollygee Jul 2020 #89

It does seem that way. DavidDvorkin Jul 2020 #91

srsly?! SlogginThroughIt Jul 2020 #127

Hey, it's still more specific than just saying White people, Karen, Millenial, Boomer, etc dustyscamp Jul 2020 #132

the polls show he still has the white, non college educated, but eroding support from the rest Siwsan Jul 2020 #4

Speaking as a white person, yeah, I'm baffled. unblock Jul 2020 #6

We have a huge segment of the country who believe white, Christian patriarchy IS America. CrispyQ Jul 2020 #7

Same here. I go back and forth from being despondent to enraged. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #11

Sorry, can't recommend your personal bias Backseat Driver Jul 2020 #10

I'm pretty sure I wasn't asking you to. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #12

"Not all white people" StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #40

49% seems rather high for any support of rump, where was this figure obtained, I question its SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #14

It's a poll CNN reported this morning. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #19

Thanks. I question its validity. Sorry. The % quoted seems rather high compared to prior SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #35

Have a good day. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #48

According to this article the number is actually 51% overall. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #29

That article is 3 months old nt sweetloukillbot Jul 2020 #32

Oh dear. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #34

Oy! onecaliberal Jul 2020 #44

I'm sure the Native Americans have been asking the same question from the time white people jalan48 Jul 2020 #16

+100 DSandra Jul 2020 #37

Racism. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #17

Me too. iemitsu Jul 2020 #18

Racism, patriarchy, raised in conservative environments/social pressure, ignorance, religion... n/t demmiblue Jul 2020 #22

White extinction anxiety plus fetus lovers and greedy wealthy types plus his hardcore deplorables ? lunasun Jul 2020 #23

The good news is that nothing is apparently wrong with 51% of white people according to HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #24

I welcome their hatred. I would NEVER want to be lumped in with the 49% onecaliberal Jul 2020 #26

I find it remarkable that both the Left and the Right HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #33

What's sad is in 2020 people fight against equality for every human on earth. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #45

Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #75

Yeah, they mostly do, don't they? Igel Jul 2020 #92

Except one side is apparently on board meadowlander Jul 2020 #53

And is the other side is apparently on board with HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #128

Except my list already happened in reality meadowlander Jul 2020 #131

Thank you. cwydro Jul 2020 #58

Forgive me if I've misread your post but it seems like an encouraging one HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #141

But the figure is 49% whites would vote for Trump, 42% for Biden muriel_volestrangler Jul 2020 #103

Its awful but its more understandable than the black people who support Trump. milestogo Jul 2020 #25

I try to look at people based on their content and not their color but I hear you. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #28

or people of any ethnicity other than white stopdiggin Jul 2020 #79

I don't know Bettie Jul 2020 #27

I live in The district in California represented by Devin Nunes. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #31

Racism. They focus on race fescuerescue Jul 2020 #36

If I live to be a thousand, I will not understand. Laffy Kat Jul 2020 #38

I'm pretty sure they don't support "him". He's a mess, and any living thing with ooky Jul 2020 #39

I prefer to not live a life consumed by hate. Kaleva Jul 2020 #41

I'd prefer that too but when I see black men's lives extinguished by out of control police onecaliberal Jul 2020 #47

Ok, but getting upset about those who are hopeless isn't going to change anything maximusveritas Jul 2020 #60

They're worth thinking about because they allow him to REMAIN in office onecaliberal Jul 2020 #69

Exacly. We can't ignore the problem. It is literally killing us. SunSeeker Jul 2020 #96

Thank you! onecaliberal Jul 2020 #98

+1 lunasun Jul 2020 #114

So what are your plans of action? Kaleva Jul 2020 #66

I've been making calls. Sending post cards and making donations as I can. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #70

Looks like a good and productive plan but, IMHO, you ought to amend your OP Kaleva Jul 2020 #77

"Sending post cards." cwydro Jul 2020 #110

She listed a bunch of things gollygee Jul 2020 #111

Bwahaha! cwydro Jul 2020 #113

Obviously you haven't done a lot of campaigning gollygee Jul 2020 #117

Have you never worked on a campaign? gollygee Jul 2020 #118

Denial. (n/t) Iggo Jul 2020 #46

What's WRONG with despising 100% of whites because of 49%? Hortensis Jul 2020 #51

Nah. Tipperary Jul 2020 #63

Please show me where is said I despise all white people. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #71

Yeah, you sure are. Tipperary Jul 2020 #76

Despising oneself and the groups one identifies with Hortensis Jul 2020 #85

: onecaliberal Jul 2020 #93

I was just pointing out that we don't actually know each Hortensis Jul 2020 #105

Seriously? Not All White People? Iggo Jul 2020 #72

Did someone say they despise 100% of white people? gollygee Jul 2020 #88

They believe cultural appropriation isn't a real thing that happens ismnotwasm Jul 2020 #52

Omg. cwydro Jul 2020 #65

So, a majority of white people support Biden? MineralMan Jul 2020 #54

No; Biden is still behind among white voters in the latest polls muriel_volestrangler Jul 2020 #101

Where did your statistics come from? MineralMan Jul 2020 #56

Good luck. cwydro Jul 2020 #59

Yes, why does the op not link to a source? Tipperary Jul 2020 #68

It was a poll on CNN this morning. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #120

imagine posting this about any other group. cwydro Jul 2020 #57

Lots of "not all white people" going on here. ibegurpard Jul 2020 #61

I guess 51% of us are just well-meaning idiots wasting our time, then.Not to mention DU's population Hekate Jul 2020 #82

Mediocre White people believe that they're entitled to dominate the world. Yavin4 Jul 2020 #62

Please post a link as many have asked you. Tipperary Jul 2020 #73

Rephrase. Or something. Please. Hekate Jul 2020 #80

Nah, she won't. cwydro Jul 2020 #109

Once again, tons of responses are centering the comfort of white people gollygee Jul 2020 #81

From my post #82 Hekate Jul 2020 #84

That has nothing to do with the OP gollygee Jul 2020 #87

Exactly. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #121

I think a lot of it is due to generational differences, tbh. n/t demmiblue Jul 2020 #86

Lol... nothing wrong with this post. demmiblue Jul 2020 #83

I have zero fucks left to give. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #94

. Iggo Jul 2020 #124

We never seriously dealt with white racism in this country JI7 Jul 2020 #99

Having empathy and knowing a few basics Beringia Jul 2020 #102

He's always been repulsive. You'd have to live under a rock not to know. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #104

We have to go through this "not all white people" thing every time. betsuni Jul 2020 #115

Hear, hear. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #122

I encountered it in Las Vegas 1984 Awsi Dooger Jul 2020 #116

Wow. A whole lot of white fragility on this thread. Coventina Jul 2020 #126

Thank you. Good to know I'm not alone. We have to get passed this shit for the country to onecaliberal Jul 2020 #130

The cast of "usual suspects" Nature Man Jul 2020 #139

I noticed that as well! Coventina Jul 2020 #140

If Trump only gets 49% of white people voting he's fucked... jcgoldie Jul 2020 #129

Trump speaks directly to the secret fears of a segment of society Demovictory9 Jul 2020 #133

All I know is that social media hasn't helped matters. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #134

I found the poll JonLP24 Jul 2020 #135

I think that number is inflated. nt Baltimike Jul 2020 #136

Selfishness. nt Hotler Jul 2020 #137

LBJ was the last Democratic presidential candidate to win a majority of the white vote. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2020 #138