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guillaumeb

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6. And by their silence they are embracing this racism.

Reply to eleny (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 10:02 PM

Aug 2017

By not openly confronting the racism they are normalizing and validating it because they know that a significant portion of their base is sympathetic to, or supportive of, open racism.

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Disgusted with the open racism? Looking for someone to blame? Think Ronald Reagan. [View all] guillaumeb Aug 2017 OP

Yes! You said it just right. Reagan may just have been the worst president ever. Glorfindel Aug 2017 #1

He does. But Reagan was a smooth appearing racist, whereas Trump is that crude, embarassing guillaumeb Aug 2017 #2

Reagan was never confronted, sadly. That was a huge mistake. Boomerproud Aug 2017 #3

And the media gave Reagan a pass even whe he was totally incapacitated. guillaumeb Aug 2017 #5

And even back to Nixon and his "Southern Strategy" eleny Aug 2017 #4

And by their silence they are embracing this racism. guillaumeb Aug 2017 #6

Thank you for putting together what I have been telling younger people ...when trump started up lunasun Aug 2017 #7

Yes, I agree that Reagan should be blamed. guillaumeb Aug 2017 #8