2016 Postmortem

HassleCat

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27. Really?

Sun Nov 27, 2016, 04:05 PM

Nov 2016

Does voting for a feminist make me a feminist? Does voting for a progressive make me a progressive? I guess you see where I'm going with this. People are more complicated than we sometimes like to admit.

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And FYI? Voting for a racist asshole makes you a racist asshole. Even if you lost yr job. [View all] bravenak Nov 2016 OP

Yes. If you voted for donald the crook, you are either overtly racist and sexist, or Squinch Nov 2016 #1

Absolutely bravenak Nov 2016 #2

1, "you have unexamined racism and sexism that you don't admit to yourself." YES !!!! uponit7771 Nov 2016 #46

Not only are they racist, but cowardly, rusty fender Nov 2016 #3

It's scary how badly they want to play pretend. bravenak Nov 2016 #4

Ain't it ?? and make others feel bad for not playing along lunasun Nov 2016 #8

Trying to guilt trip us for simply noticing that Trumps voters are the most racist group this race bravenak Nov 2016 #10

Ouch!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #5

Hope so. They have seemingly been enjoying themselves. bravenak Nov 2016 #7

1000! mcar Nov 2016 #6

Along these lines- Snarkoleptic Nov 2016 #9

This big time oasis Nov 2016 #117

Yes they are. we can do it Nov 2016 #11

even those of color that voted trump Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #12

Seriously? oberliner Nov 2016 #14

if you vote to empower racists, that makes you a racist Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #35

An African-American who votes for Trump is racist against African-Americans? oberliner Nov 2016 #42

I have seen both bravenak Nov 2016 #45

"Their blacks;" wtf does that mean??? NOONE fuckin owns us. Suggest you self-delete. nt MadDAsHell Nov 2016 #53

Ask anne coulter bravenak Nov 2016 #54

And DT mcar Nov 2016 #56

I watched that too bravenak Nov 2016 #58

Yes mcar Nov 2016 #61

Me neither bravenak Nov 2016 #62

I know bunches of them here in red FL mcar Nov 2016 #65

Keep reminding them of what Trump is going to take bravenak Nov 2016 #66

Yep. And if/when the sociopath starts a war mcar Nov 2016 #72

He better not even try it bravenak Nov 2016 #73

My sister said she'd row the boat mcar Nov 2016 #75

I honestly wouldn't put it past Trump and the Repubs to start up a war and a draft bravenak Nov 2016 #76

Trump would start a war cause someone was mean to him on Twitter mcar Nov 2016 #77

I hope they feel real real good about themselves when Trump starts rounding up muslims and mexicans bravenak Nov 2016 #82

They voted their "conscience" mcar Nov 2016 #86

I wont throw them any life preservers because my conscience wont allow me to help trumphumpers bravenak Nov 2016 #89

ABSOLUTELY !! Plenty of black people who don't like black culture or black people.... uponit7771 Nov 2016 #47

slaves told on slaves to their masters heaven05 Nov 2016 #57

Yep bravenak Nov 2016 #18

There's that Chitown Kev Nov 2016 #25

Do you think every single person who voted for Trump is a racist asshole? oberliner Nov 2016 #13

My black cousin hates mexicans so he voted for Trump. Yes. Or sexism. bravenak Nov 2016 #16

That is disturbing oberliner Nov 2016 #19

Yep. And easy to forget the nuances of the intraracial problems we have bravenak Nov 2016 #20

amen, which is why I fear not taking those forces to task, rather than their spawn. nt JCanete Nov 2016 #21

The only thing that works on them is when they have no other choice bravenak Nov 2016 #23

I'll contribute! I hate those libruls! nt JCanete Nov 2016 #24

Let's start a SUPERPAC!!!!! bravenak Nov 2016 #26

Yes - it is easy to hide from it and forget or ignore it. But it exists. n/t whopis01 Nov 2016 #38

Huh? oberliner Nov 2016 #43

And I am agreeing with you. n/t whopis01 Nov 2016 #44

The plural of anecdote isn't data mythology Nov 2016 #68

I can argue that voting for an openly racist prick says something about that voters views on race bravenak Nov 2016 #70

A most petulant form of merely saying "those who vote for a racist are racist." LanternWaste Nov 2016 #131

Yup. In the history of NYC, and of America, and of the world, you see this happen all the time. DanTex Nov 2016 #125

Yes they are both racists and misogynists or idiots. lark Nov 2016 #30

ABSOLUTELY !! Plenty of black people who don't like black culture or black people.... uponit7771 Nov 2016 #48

Here is a message I sent to Behind The Aegis which sheds some light on the phenomenon. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #106

I put fuhrer voters in two buckets. Lucky Luciano Nov 2016 #15

Me too bravenak Nov 2016 #17

The original fuhrer got no more than 1/3 of the votes of 1932. gordianot Nov 2016 #22

Really? HassleCat Nov 2016 #27

No thats dumb bravenak Nov 2016 #28

Voting pro-feminist and pro-progressive doesn't make you a feminist or progressive per se. lark Nov 2016 #31

It doesn't mean you "absolutely support both of those policies/practices" Exilednight Nov 2016 #74

K&R mountain grammy Nov 2016 #29

and the truth heaven05 Nov 2016 #32

I swear some people actually think we need to bow down and pander to these crazy people bravenak Nov 2016 #41

My vote did not count heaven05 Nov 2016 #50

Glad he thinks black folks have nothing to lose bravenak Nov 2016 #51

So I guess that means all liberals are gun grabbing baby killers NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #33

where did the op mention "rural people"?. . .n/t annabanana Nov 2016 #34

When they added the bit about jobs they made it about rural voters who are desperate financially NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #94

Yes they were. They heard him loud and clear. Deport muslims. Mexicans are rapists. Black Lazy. bravenak Nov 2016 #103

no, because "gun grabbers" and "baby killers" are RW false memes Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #36

Then Stein voters are anti-environment and agree with Trump's plan to destroy environmental rules NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #95

no, Clinton ( or anyone else) was not "entitled" to anyone's vote, again false logic Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #97

hypocrisy NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #102

sorry, you are just logically wrong Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #107

oh, and ad hominem too! Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #108

You must not have read it then if this is the most bigoted thing you've read bravenak Nov 2016 #40

Trump said that and he is a racist piece of crap NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #96

Oh please spare me to trump defending DRAMA bravenak Nov 2016 #100

So pointing out that it is bigoted to call half of Americans you don't even know racists NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #105

Keep defending voting for a racist tyrant who wants muslims deported bravenak Nov 2016 #112

Keep denying that calling half of America racists is bigoted NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #130

And yet you implicitly deny the vast amount of racists in America LanternWaste Nov 2016 #132

Not if they are racist bravenak Nov 2016 #133

Yes, because, unlike other countries, astral Nov 2016 #120

So you just ignore that deporting a whole race of people thing then? bravenak Nov 2016 #128

You know why all rural voters voted the way they did? mcar Nov 2016 #60

I wish I was that dedicated bravenak Nov 2016 #67

I'm not the one that said ALL of the people who voted for Trump were racsists/sexists NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #99

but it wasn't a "deal-breaker" for ANY of them. annabanana Nov 2016 #110

If I voted for Hillary does that mean I supported the invasion of Iraq? Shrek Nov 2016 #37

Did she call for invading Iraq this year?? bravenak Nov 2016 #39

She called for a no fly zone where Russian planes are flying, which isn't any better jfern Nov 2016 #92

Still not invading iraq tho bravenak Nov 2016 #101

Not if she said intimated she do something different on those lines uponit7771 Nov 2016 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author sfwriter Nov 2016 #59

she didn't campaign on that the way trump campaigned on banning people and walls JI7 Nov 2016 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author sfwriter Nov 2016 #52

Duers did not vote for Trump bravenak Nov 2016 #55

Oh wait, your OP wasn't specific to DUers right? Arazi Nov 2016 #80

Um? That person mentioned duers as a group being attacked bravenak Nov 2016 #81

You extrapolated Arazi Nov 2016 #84

Boy did you ever hit the nail on the head bravenak Nov 2016 #85

K&R betsuni Nov 2016 #64

They might not all be racists. BlueStater Nov 2016 #69

Exactly bravenak Nov 2016 #71

There it is - did not worry enough about other races, other women, or any other potential target. jmg257 Nov 2016 #88

I call that passive racism. nt Lucky Luciano Nov 2016 #91

K&R! DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #78

Yes cilla4progress Nov 2016 #79

Three options bpositive Nov 2016 #83

Can I choose all three? bravenak Nov 2016 #87

We can add sexist as well... sheshe2 Nov 2016 #126

Definately bravenak Nov 2016 #127

I'd offer "selfish" as a choice too. jmg257 Nov 2016 #90

Truth. nt LexVegas Nov 2016 #93

Amen. backscatter712 Nov 2016 #98

And I will not let them forget just how fucked up they are as humans bravenak Nov 2016 #104

There's no excuse for supporting Trump. None. Zip. Zilch. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #109

Seriously bravenak Nov 2016 #116

Where have I seen this logic before? Oh yeah, "All Mexican immigrants to the US are rapists." nt MadDAsHell Nov 2016 #111

Yes. That was Trump the racist and his racist voters. And the folks defending them might want to bravenak Nov 2016 #113

Ain't nobody gotta defend nobody; DU will do it. DU has always been against stereotyping/labels. MadDAsHell Nov 2016 #114

I'm sure DU will label them as we please and we have labeled them racists since they agree with bravenak Nov 2016 #115

Now it's "might just be?" What happened to "Voting for a racist asshole MAKES YOU A RACIST ASSHOLE" MadDAsHell Nov 2016 #118

Well it does bravenak Nov 2016 #124

That isn't parallel gollygee Nov 2016 #119

Ok...what part of the Hillary Clinton-approved Iraq War was your favorite? Since, you know... MadDAsHell Nov 2016 #121

No politician always makes perfect choices, but that's not the same as being racist gollygee Nov 2016 #122

Why are we assuming all the Trumpt voters knew what the hell they were even voting FOR? MadDAsHell Nov 2016 #123

Nobody could have missed Trump's bigotry, or his bragging about sexual assault, etc. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #129