Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:15 PM
sibelian (2,824 posts)
Which form of bigotry will the RW ditch first? (assuming they ditch any of them....)Bear in mind I'm assuming that something akin to partially-sane strategy will materialise after this election. They really can't carry on like this...
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| sibelian | Nov 2012 | OP | |
| cbayer | Nov 2012 | #1 | |
| sibelian | Nov 2012 | #2 | |
| yashoo | Nov 2012 | #10 | |
| Jamaal510 | Nov 2012 | #11 | |
| cbayer | Nov 2012 | #12 | |
| Quantess | Nov 2012 | #3 | |
| randome | Nov 2012 | #4 | |
| valerief | Nov 2012 | #5 | |
| HappyMe | Nov 2012 | #14 | |
| valerief | Nov 2012 | #18 | |
| Viking12 | Nov 2012 | #6 | |
| Science Geek | Nov 2012 | #7 | |
| sibelian | Nov 2012 | #22 | |
| Nye Bevan | Nov 2012 | #8 | |
| Arcanetrance | Nov 2012 | #9 | |
| HopeHoops | Nov 2012 | #13 | |
| NuttyFluffers | Nov 2012 | #15 | |
| sibelian | Nov 2012 | #21 | |
| HappyMe | Nov 2012 | #23 | |
| sadbear | Nov 2012 | #16 | |
| sibelian | Nov 2012 | #17 | |
| s-cubed | Nov 2012 | #19 | |
| FSogol | Nov 2012 | #20 |
Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:17 PM
cbayer (120,011 posts)
1. Racism, particularly against Latinos.
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They are the fastest growing voting population in the US and even those that previously supported the republicans are leaving.
But my guess is that they will make efforts to define Latinos as "white". |
Response to cbayer (Reply #1)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:18 PM
sibelian (2,824 posts)
2. Ick.
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You are absolutely right. That's exactly what they are going to do. |
Response to cbayer (Reply #1)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:57 PM
yashoo (55 posts)
10. ONLY the racism against latinos, and only as it extends to immigration
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This "takers" shit is going to be the party's platform for the next four years (oh bring it on, fools) and since that is an inescapably racist platform, the hatred is not going anywhere
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Response to cbayer (Reply #1)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:01 PM
Jamaal510 (3,156 posts)
11. Actually Asians are the fastest growing population.
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But I think you're right--Latinos would probably be accepted by the GOP earlier than other minorities because they're the largest minority group.
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Response to Jamaal510 (Reply #11)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:02 PM
cbayer (120,011 posts)
12. I believe you are correct. I misspoke, but I also agree that they will see latinos
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as easier to *assimilate*.
This will also give them an excuse to negotiate a reasonable immigration policy. |
Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:18 PM
Quantess (23,937 posts)
3. ohhh shit they all hurt too much to even consider losing any of them!
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NOOOOO!!! Do not take away my gawd-given right to hate whomever I please!!!1
Seriously, though...Begrudgingly, the first pick will be to soften up to hispanics. |
Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:19 PM
randome (12,650 posts)
4. They can't continue to denigrate women and survive as a party.
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Racism is hidden well enough that they won't need to come out and renounce it.
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Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:22 PM
valerief (35,676 posts)
5. They're going to stop hating poor white people. nt
Response to valerief (Reply #5)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:11 PM
HappyMe (11,802 posts)
14. They won't stop hating
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any poor people.
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Response to HappyMe (Reply #14)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:45 PM
valerief (35,676 posts)
18. True. They're just going to pretend to stop hating them. nt
Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:22 PM
Viking12 (5,904 posts)
6. They won't ditch the bigotry. They'll just go back to trying to obfuscate
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and hide their bigotry. Listening to the Monday-morning Quarter Backing by various conservative commentators, none see the bigotry in their policies, they think they're just communicating them poorly.
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Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:25 PM
Science Geek (161 posts)
7. None of the above...
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Bigotry is encoded in their DNA, they will never give up one iota of any of it.
They've spent the last 60+ years lovingly cultivating it, and now the crop is in full bloom. The sad fact is that it may take another 60 years to begin to unmake this mindset. The public face of the right wing may play it down, as much as is possible for them (not much), but ditch it? Never! Bigots never think they are bigots, they just think they are right, hence they don't think they have anything to give up. |
Response to Science Geek (Reply #7)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:03 PM
sibelian (2,824 posts)
22. They're also insanely "insulted" by the word "bigot".
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"I have as much right to have opions about black people as black people have to be black". - (I've head this crap said for real) |
Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:28 PM
Nye Bevan (10,821 posts)
8. If they don't, someone will start a new party.
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Pro-small government, low taxes, business-friendly, but without the hatred of women and minorities.
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Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:55 PM
Arcanetrance (551 posts)
9. I doubt any
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If my girlfriends parents are any indication they're gonna double down til they go extinct
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Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:08 PM
HopeHoops (47,675 posts)
13. None. They'll add a few more.
Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:20 PM
NuttyFluffers (6,461 posts)
15. they'll add another form of bigotry, even if they have to invent it
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"never back down, double down."
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Response to NuttyFluffers (Reply #15)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:02 PM
sibelian (2,824 posts)
21. Gingerphobia!
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Goths! Short people! Taxidermists! |
Response to sibelian (Reply #21)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:04 PM
HappyMe (11,802 posts)
23. Hahahaha!
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That was funny! |
Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:22 PM
sadbear (4,218 posts)
16. I say homophopia
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because there's a lot of 1) wealthy 2) white 3) gay 4) men out there, and three out of four ain't bad.
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Response to sadbear (Reply #16)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:32 PM
sibelian (2,824 posts)
17. Hard to see that. Homophobia's one of their favourite.
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Hits all the right buttons. |
Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:57 PM
s-cubed (1,129 posts)
19. Misogyny
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Women are 54% of the voting population. That dwarfs AAs, Latinos, and Asians put together. At some point they have to realize they have lost the social issues,
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Response to sibelian (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:57 PM
FSogol (16,012 posts)
20. Other: None.
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