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2016 Postmortem

NoGoodNamesLeft

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12. If you are white and not a racist and don't surround yourself with racists...

Reply to Lucky Luciano (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 02:42 AM

Dec 2016

It isn't even on your radar. You may hear reference to it but since you don't see if you don't realize it's as big of a problem as it is. If you are a target of racism you see it regularly, probably daily in some way. And if you are very sensitive to it you may also expect to see it and begin seeing and assuming it places where it's not actually there. I think some of that is what is going on at this site.

After the last two days I just don't even feel like voting anymore, I really don't.

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NOTE TO DU: Please do NOT normalize racism or the toleration of racism [View all] uponit7771 Nov 2016 OP

Who at DU is normalizing racism, or advocating that it be tolerated? guillaumeb Nov 2016 #1

Just a note, not pointing anyone out uponit7771 Nov 2016 #2

There are a couple of OPs today defending some Trump voters as not being racist brush Nov 2016 #3

I could not say that all Trump voters are racists. No one could. guillaumeb Nov 2016 #4

Yep! Can't let even DU posters get away with defending those who responded to his dog whistles . . . brush Nov 2016 #6

That is not accurate NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #7

"didn't think of the impact on others..." Lucky Luciano Nov 2016 #8

If you are white and not a racist and don't surround yourself with racists... NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #12

To paraphrase John Stuart Mill: SCantiGOP Nov 2016 #5

Even if not all Trump voters were racists... backscatter712 Dec 2016 #10

I see there is some singing of the Straight, White and Male Blues. betsuni Dec 2016 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Dec 2016 #11