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DonCoquixote

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1. there is one thing I fear

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2015, 06:13 PM

Jun 2015

And not that it all should effect who we vote for, indeed, the idea of pissing off these little man-boys is what makes the prospect of left hating Hillary being Prez palatable.

But there is one thing we will need to prepare for, and that it that the GOP will ramp up sexism, just like they ramped up racism. Does that mean we will start to see women shot like black people?; my answer to that question is, do you rally think they won't?

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Racism didn't die with the election of Barack Obama - it brought it back to the forefront. [View all] Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 OP

there is one thing I fear DonCoquixote Jun 2015 #1

+1 LiberalLoner Jun 2015 #4

It INCREASED. In all my decades, I haven't seen it as rampant and open as it is today. GOP blm Jun 2015 #2

It is important to see the 2016 election in historical context Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2015 #3

The sad truth is that it took both parties to keep racism on the back burner. Baitball Blogger Jun 2015 #5

I think you are correct, they crawled out from under the rocks Evergreen Emerald Jun 2015 #6

I have a few family members who, Pre-Obama, were closet-racists. Post-Obama lamp_shade Jun 2015 #7

IMHO the racists have gotten louder, nastier, and more violent since the election of Obama davidpdx Jun 2015 #8