2016 Postmortem

still_one

(96,541 posts) Sat Dec 3, 2016, 04:30 PM Dec 2016

Of course this election had nothing to do with racism. Its obvious

Michigan had highest number of bias crimes in Midwest post-election

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/12/01/michigan-bias-crimes-midwest-election/94744196/

Ohio interracial couple’s home trashed with swastikas and ‘white power’ slogans painted on it
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/ohio-interracial-couples-home-trashed-with-swastikas-and-white-power-slogans-painted-on-it/

‘Santa is WHITE. BOYCOTT Mall of America’: Online racists are having a meltdown over mall’s black Santa

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/santa-is-white-boycott-mall-of-america-online-racists-are-having-a-meltdown-over-malls-black-santa/

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/us/politics/fbi-hate-crimes-muslims.html?_r=0

Supreme Court Invalidates Key Part of Voting Rights Act
"“Our country has changed,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority. “While any racial discrimination in voting is too much, Congress must ensure that the legislation it passes to remedy that problem speaks to current conditions.”

The decision will have immediate practical consequences. Texas announced shortly after the decision that a voter identification law that had been blocked would go into effect immediately, and that redistricting maps there would no longer need federal approval. Changes in voting procedures in the places that had been covered by the law, including ones concerning restrictions on early voting, will now be subject only to after-the-fact litigation."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/supreme-court-ruling.html

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/hate-on-the-rise-after-trumps-election

Nothing to see here, move along..........

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Of course this election had nothing to do with racism. Its obvious (Original Post) still_one Dec 2016 OP

attack a mall santa but not the wealthy appointments trump made JI7 Dec 2016 #1

people are telling me racism died in late 1800's.. and to get over it.. JHan Dec 2016 #2

Robert's told us when he strike down the key point in the voting rights act that still_one Dec 2016 #8

Two elections. Two messages. 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #3

No one said that racism wasn't a factor for SOME voters...namely the alt-right NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #4

Maybe all Trump voters aren't racist True_Blue Dec 2016 #5

I find it hard to believe that Trump is xenophobic and misogynistic. Look at who he married. stone space Dec 2016 #6

They are all racist. Either actively by liking what he said, or passively by being OK with it. gollygee Dec 2016 #7

Approximately 25% of the American public believe President Obama isn't an American, still_one Dec 2016 #9

If they voted for Trump NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #11

Thank you for this, stillone.. Cha Dec 2016 #10

JI7

(90,527 posts)

1. attack a mall santa but not the wealthy appointments trump made

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 04:42 PM

Dec 2016

JHan

(10,173 posts)

2. people are telling me racism died in late 1800's.. and to get over it..

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 04:51 PM

Dec 2016

people are also telling me obama won the midwest before, proving that racism died in the late 1800's...
/sarc

still_one

(96,541 posts)

8. Robert's told us when he strike down the key point in the voting rights act that

Reply to JHan (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 09:04 PM

Dec 2016

"no more racism. After all Obama was African American proves it"

Of course they conveniently leave out how President Obama was treated throughout the eight years as President with such disrespect, its sickening their hypocrisy

3catwoman3

(25,440 posts)

3. Two elections. Two messages.

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 05:30 PM

Dec 2016

The election of Barack Obama revealed just how deeply racist many Americans still are.

The rigged-for-him election of DFT (Donald Fucking Trump) has given this racism a stamp of approval.

NoGoodNamesLeft

(2,056 posts)

4. No one said that racism wasn't a factor for SOME voters...namely the alt-right

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 05:58 PM

Dec 2016

But to say that ALL white voters who voted for Trump are racists even when many of them voted for Obama twice is wrong and untrue.

True_Blue

(3,063 posts)

5. Maybe all Trump voters aren't racist

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 06:47 PM

Dec 2016

But obviously racism wasn't high on their list of priorities. It's just hard to fathom why anyone opposed to racism would vote for Trump.

stone space

(6,498 posts)

6. I find it hard to believe that Trump is xenophobic and misogynistic. Look at who he married.

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 08:20 PM

Dec 2016

even when many of them voted for Obama twice is wrong and untrue.

gollygee

(22,336 posts)

7. They are all racist. Either actively by liking what he said, or passively by being OK with it.

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 08:50 PM

Dec 2016

And you have no idea how many Obama voters voted for Trump. You make a lot of assumptions there.

still_one

(96,541 posts)

9. Approximately 25% of the American public believe President Obama isn't an American,

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 09:08 PM

Dec 2016

http://time.com/4033161/obama-foreign-born/

Similar numbers that believe he is a Muslim.

A coincidence I am sure that same number voted for trump.

Nothing to see here

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

11. If they voted for Trump

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 12:14 PM

Dec 2016

they voted for racism. He never tried to hide it. It was no longer a dog-whistle, more like a trumpet. If they voted for Trump, they were okay with racism, which in the end is as bad as the White Supremacists. (I refuse to call them alt-right because that's what they want to be called.)

Cha

(305,415 posts)

10. Thank you for this, stillone..

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2016, 11:01 PM

Dec 2016

sad and true..

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