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In reply to the discussion: 2 black kids adopted by white Republicans 40 years ago [View all]Demsrule86
(68,565 posts)I think it explains the resentment felt by the white working class...I have seen it in Ohio for sure...if good jobs were plentiful...equality is just fine, but they are not. What is happening is the GOP /conservative deplorable elected are turning people against one another...there has always been soft racism. I have seen it and its ugly counterpart in every state I lived in...and I have lived in many...it is really big here in Ohio...where people are really angry about unfair trade and what they perceive as handouts to others...and the perceive Black folks as getting handouts while they get nothing...it is not true of course. However, that is the perception. Republicans have made themselves in many states as the 'white' people party...certainly in the South which is why I believe reaching out will be a waste of time. We need to move on with our coalition...I am white but would never vote Republican...and I think Trump will help in that he will be a disaster from start to finish. Hopefully, we won't nuke someone or get nuked ourselves...and then we can move on and elect Democrats.