What would happen if a white kid at school told a kid of color to "go back to your own country?"

[Doodley]

Let's say the school principle is a Republican. The racist kid was recorded saying it and multiple complaints were made. What would happen?

[RKP5637]

1. If republican, probably absolutely nothing. Racism and bigotry are what most republicans are

made of IMO! They are the scum of the country! It would be excused away ... much as when one complains of bullies. Republicans IMO love racism and bigotry ... and are often the perpetrators. ... most republicans are flaming assholes.

[Doodley]

3. But they are also authoritarians, disciplinarians. You don't think that is a factor?

[RKP5637]

8. No, I don't think so. GOP racism/bigotry will come first IMO. n/t

[Caliman73]

14. Authoritarianism and discipline

Those are tactics for enforcing ideologies, not ideologies within themselves. You can be an authoritarian communist, like Stalin and Mao, or you can be an authoritarian fascist like Hitler and Mussolini.

The ideology above all, is the important thing. The Republican principle may make a spectacle of appearing to do something, but ultimately the status quo is most important.

The same way that Republicans condemn attacks by White Supremacists but at the same time they block legislation aimed at disrupting those groups. White Supremacists reinforce the status quo, although they do it using tactics that are often seen as extreme and unpleasant. Republicans support the outcome, but cannot be seen as supporting the methods.

Look at David Duke. Who is he? Former head of the KKK. What party does he belong to? Republican. They embrace him. Sure Robert Byrd was a KKK member, but he spent the greater part of his career atoning for his views by being a staunch civil rights advocate. If he had not had that change, he would have been drummed out of the Democratic party.

[Anon-C]

2. Not a damn thing.

[lunasun]

4. If you ignore trump why not ignore the principal? I asked that too. "Leaders do it so bullies too"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12277806

[comradebillyboy]

5. Depends on where that schools is doesn't it...

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. What's with the hypothetical?

[shadowmayor]

7. What if???

Happens every damned day in these United States.

[Runningdawg]

9. Nothing at first...

then the day would come when drugs or weapons were found in their lockers and the principal and/or cops make an example out of them.

[Bettie]

10. The Republican Principal would give the white kid an

award and put the kid of color in detention for inciting an incident.

That's where we are as a nation right now.

[Books_Tea_Alone]

11. This happened at my children's school this year and last

It is at a top NJ high school in Bergen County (very wealthy). There was a trip to DC and white boys bought MaGot hats and taunted Hispanic-American students to "go back to where" they came from. This was the spring right after the election. My daughter's closest friends have immigrant parents who are taunted and maligned on a regular basis. The Vice -Principal has a
T. rump poster with his likeness on a dollar bill hanging in his office. This VP has also maligned special Ed students and is just an all around winner who always looks out for the white perpetrators who either are ignored or receive a minor detention. All of the racist students are still in school.

I have been compiling names, dates, and actions..have vocalized concern to board members who are both Rethuglican and part of the old boy's network so nothing gets done.

This is in a very wealthy New York suburb. House prices average over 600K. I am in a deep red town in a blue state. Many, many of these families are vocal in their racism both against the Hispanic population as well as the Hasidic Jewish population nearby. There is a SUV in town who has a personalized "Trump" NJ license plate (Only one in the whole state) and has no shame driving it all over town. People in this town are successful (not very well-educated though) and identify with T.rump as the Apprentice businessperson. They do not see the moral abject failure he is in every sense and they pass their beliefs to their impressionable children.

I can't wait to move.

[Doodley]

12. I am sorry to hear that. This is not the America I want. Does that mean I should go back to where

I came from? No, the nasty bigots are the ones who should leave.

[Initech]

13. This actually does happen on a regular basis.

There's been a rise in Trump related bullying since he took office. What a fine example he's setting:

- https://hechingerreport.org/early-evidence-of-a-trump-effect-on-bullying-in-schools/
- https://www.npr.org/2019/01/09/683177489/virginia-study-finds-increased-school-bullying-in-areas-that-voted-for-trump
- https://www.newsweek.com/areas-voted-trump-see-increased-bullying-schools-after-2016-election-study-1286176
- https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/donald-trump-bully-in-chief/

Very fine people on both sides, right.