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MountCleaners

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12. Try reading Trump forums, or even mainstream comments sections
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 07:32 PM
Nov 2016

When something appears about the Southern Poverty Law Center, ALL of the Trump supporters say that the "left-wing media" makes up stories about racism. A few people I have read have said that the "alt right" doesn't exist. This, when it is put right under their noses. I've seen it time and again on Facebook and Yahoo. I have not seen ONE Trump supporter condemn the alt right, or acknowledge that white supremacist groups have celebrated Trump's victory. These people will NOT face the truth.

Only thing we can do is pressure the media to keep running these stories. Repeat, repeat, repeat. If we repeat it enough times, maybe something will stick.

Trumpies post all of the time about troops fighting and dying for ungrateful, "whiny" liberals. What about all of those who served in WWII? They never acknowledge that! It's a disgrace. I have so many (deceased) relatives who served in that war. Of course they were all Democrats, but...

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Dump IS a Nazi onecaliberal Nov 2016 #1
maybe so, but that doesn't matter until people who voted for him realize that. paulkienitz Nov 2016 #2
http://shadow27.tumblr.com/image/153490039940 jojog Nov 2016 #3
1000 AmericanMan1958 Nov 2016 #4
Jake Blues says... pokerfan Nov 2016 #5
Indy can join in too paulkienitz Nov 2016 #9
Another one pokerfan Nov 2016 #10
I've been posting that everywhere. johnp3907 Nov 2016 #6
Is it? Behind the Aegis Nov 2016 #7
but it did BECOME a tradition paulkienitz Nov 2016 #8
ANTIFA FTW!!!! Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #11
Try reading Trump forums, or even mainstream comments sections MountCleaners Nov 2016 #12
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