From this article:
“Few Trump voters think that using the n-word makes whites racist, just 42 percent find the slur offensive, and only a quarter wouldn’t vote for a candidate who said it. By contrast, more than three-quarters of people who voted for Hillary Clinton think the n-word is offensive, racist and should disqualify political candidates who have said it.”
White nationalists like Trump
The racism from 2008 is much stronger today – look at the third tweet.
McCain fought racism. Trump encourages it.
The feeling that whites are losing out was a more accurate predictor of voting for Trump than economic difficulties.
I don’t think it matters whether or not there is a tape of Trump using the N-word.
If you already think he’s a racist (like I do), you don’t need more proof.
On the other side, if you’re willing to overlook Charlottesville and Trump’s other displays of racism, you would overlook this too.
This is an excellent column by Jamil Smith
from the column: “Americans are plagued by the belief that racism is best proven through speech. If there is no recording of a store clerk or police officer (or president) using a racial slur, then there’s nothing to discuss. Defining racism as who does or does not say “nigger,” for instance, boils bigotry down to mere language rather than realizing it is a more silent and comprehensive web of oppression.”
That was fast.
Papa John is not the face of the business anymore but still owns something like 29% of the stock.
It doesn’t matter if there’s a tape of Trump saying the N word. He has already repeated proven he’s a racist.
If there is a tape, it won’t change the mind of Trump supporters. Either they are racists too or willing to tolerate his racism to get conservative judges and tax cuts.
Not all Trump supporters are racist but it sure looks like many of them are. Trump is clearly a racist.
“Overall, 83 percent of Republicans approve of the president’s handling of racial issues, including 44 percent who strongly approve. And 90 percent of Democrats disapprove, including 80 percent who strongly disapprove.”
Sad! 