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2016 Postmortem

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3. There are a couple of OPs today defending some Trump voters as not being racist

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 10:17 PM

Nov 2016

For the most part, DUers rejected their arguments soundly.

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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

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

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