That's exactly the problem and something too many Democrats ignore to our peril. Rightly or wrongly, to the majority of Americans, unless the Republican politician actually says the words "I hate Blacks" or uses the N word, they aren't going to be seen by the majority of people as racists.
That's exactly the problem and something too many Democrats ignore to our peril. Rightly or wrongly, to the majority of Americans, unless the Republican politician actually says the words "I hate Blacks" or uses the N word, they aren't going to be seen by the majority of people as racists.
Not just that. The reality is that the USA of 2025 is less racist than the USA of 1965. When far left lunatics insist that it is "exactly the same" if not worse now than then, it hurts the Democratic Party's image and flies in the face of reality and perception. Including and in many cases ESPECIALLY with many minority voters.
I think we should listen to Black people about this. Not a single one of my Black friends was surprised Trump won in 2016; in fact, they predicted it, because they deal with racism every fucking day and know how racist white people are. And we all know that since the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts passed, a majority of white voters have voted Republican for president every fucking time. So if the U.S. is less racist, is it because there are fewer whites or because whites are less racist?
As Morgan Freeman said it best regarding racism, "Don't talk about it."
Yes, if racism comes up sure. However, when the discussion is about "racism is everywhere" and that clouds the discussion of everything, then more people not on this side of the issue are going to be turned off.
This particularly applies to Asians, who like Caucasians represent key demographics that are looking for basic, essential issues to be addressed. I myself believe in combating racism but it should be done productively, not having to get distracted over saying "everything is racism" when it really isn't.
That's exactly the problem and something too many Democrats ignore to our peril. Rightly or wrongly, to the majority of Americans, unless the Republican politician actually says the words "I hate Blacks" or uses the N word, they aren't going to be seen by the majority of people as racists.
Because loads of voters are themselves racists and want to discriminate as in the pre-desegregation days and enforce a lack of discussion of it.
Not just that. The reality is that the USA of 2025 is less racist than the USA of 1965. When far left lunatics insist that it is "exactly the same" if not worse now than then, it hurts the Democratic Party's image and flies in the face of reality and perception. Including and in many cases ESPECIALLY with many minority voters.
I think we should listen to Black people about this. Not a single one of my Black friends was surprised Trump won in 2016; in fact, they predicted it, because they deal with racism every fucking day and know how racist white people are. And we all know that since the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts passed, a majority of white voters have voted Republican for president every fucking time. So if the U.S. is less racist, is it because there are fewer whites or because whites are less racist?
As Morgan Freeman said it best regarding racism, "Don't talk about it."
Yes, if racism comes up sure. However, when the discussion is about "racism is everywhere" and that clouds the discussion of everything, then more people not on this side of the issue are going to be turned off.
This particularly applies to Asians, who like Caucasians represent key demographics that are looking for basic, essential issues to be addressed. I myself believe in combating racism but it should be done productively, not having to get distracted over saying "everything is racism" when it really isn't.