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Caliman73

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9. Racism is based in fear

Reply to fun n serious (Reply #6)

Sun Feb 5, 2017, 01:50 PM

Feb 2017

Racists are usually reacting out of fear of the unknown or out of some sense of overblown fear from something that happened to them or someone they know at the hands of an individual of the hated group.

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Are Trump supporters cowards? [View all] CajunBlazer Feb 2017 OP

what are the chances AlexSFCA Feb 2017 #1

Of course they are and racist too SHRED Feb 2017 #2

More cowardly everyday lame54 Feb 2017 #3

If given a large number of a like minded mob they might be less cowardly. gordianot Feb 2017 #4

They have had fear inculcated into them since childhood. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #5

They're racist using fear as an excuse fun n serious Feb 2017 #6

Racism is based in fear Caliman73 Feb 2017 #9

I'm afraid that's true CajunBlazer Feb 2017 #23

I am going to vote: racist/ bigoted etherealtruth Feb 2017 #7

I told a relative who supports the ban that we have become a nation of wimps. Ace Rothstein Feb 2017 #8

Conservatives claim they do not like political correctness. Thor_MN Feb 2017 #15

They are winps and cowards! CajunBlazer Feb 2017 #24

Like I always say,cancer will kill you before any Bengus81 Feb 2017 #10

They are willful consumers of phoney baloney JHB Feb 2017 #11

Post removed Post removed Feb 2017 #12

Common sense for rust belt voters fearing Muslims when they're under no danger of attack? bettyellen Feb 2017 #19

Truely a Trumpish way of thinking. revmclaren Feb 2017 #20

It is not about terrorism for them ElkeH Feb 2017 #13

Extreme vetting for cumulo nimbus clouds! HassleCat Feb 2017 #14

No, they are carefully and conscientiously stupid. GreenEyedLefty Feb 2017 #16

They aint afraid of a terrorist bravenak Feb 2017 #17

"liberal snowflake" is an ironic put-down used by conservatives... alterfurz Feb 2017 #18

A gun loving associate of mine forgot himself and called my a liberal wimp. . . . CajunBlazer Feb 2017 #29

Why are Trump supporters such cowards? lostnfound Feb 2017 #21

As they are bullies (like Trump) rock Feb 2017 #22

Mostly they are White Supremacists JI7 Feb 2017 #25

Scapegoating ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #26

There was a study showing that their fear centers in their brains Cary Feb 2017 #27

Conservatives are the thin-skinned whiny crybabies they accuse us of being. Initech Feb 2017 #28

Fuck yes. Glamrock Feb 2017 #30

Since they support a coward YoungDemCA Feb 2017 #31