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(24,544 posts) Tue Apr 18, 2017, 10:09 PM Apr 2017

Wash Post: Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism [View all]

'Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/04/17/racism-motivated-trump-voters-more-than-authoritarianism-or-income-inequality/?utm_term=.95d3e458f241#comments

Money quote:

Since 1988, we’ve never seen such a clear correspondence between vote choice and racial perceptions.

We'll just go ahead and file this in the "Things every black person on earth has been saying for the last six months that so many keep trying to minimize and deny" column."

Sanders, Jon Stewart, other folks on the "left" who keep trying to pretend that racism had nothing to do or was some lesser factor in what happened in November, will you finally listen since it's not just "US" saying it now???

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Wash Post: Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism [View all] Number23 Apr 2017 OP

SO DID SEXISM. Why do they continually leave THAT OUT? First female nominee of major party.. CousinIT Apr 2017 #1

It's probably been left out because the majority a sub-group of women voted for Trump Number23 Apr 2017 #22

42% of women who voted, voted for DT. Apparently, of the total 53% were white. 58Sunliner Apr 2017 #28

White people were not the reason Obama was elected. 94% of black women voted for Clinton Number23 Apr 2017 #32

Why do so many people assume women can't be sexist against women? athena May 2017 #37

Absolutely. Well said, athena. Number23 May 2017 #41

Wasn't aware Jon Stewart joined in on the action.. JHan Apr 2017 #2

I wasn't either.. he can be soooo OFF sometimes, tho Cha Apr 2017 #9

Yes, best not to hero worship these souls :) JHan Apr 2017 #18

to me bill maher heaven05 Apr 2017 #15

best approach. Treat them all with skepticism. JHan Apr 2017 #16

jon stewart always feels the need to be "fair" and not appear too partisan JI7 Apr 2017 #20

It was obvious for a long time. brer cat Apr 2017 #3

::snort:: irisblue Apr 2017 #4

I can't even picture a Democratic candidate attacking Charles Bukowski Apr 2017 #5

Giiirlll.. Quayblue Apr 2017 #6

tRump ran with the slogan sheshe2 Apr 2017 #7

Aloha 23! I've just been posting that around.. Cha Apr 2017 #8

K & R SunSeeker Apr 2017 #10

Yeah - there's that JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #11

Thank you for a great OP... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #12

Exit polling showed top two issues for Trump voters were immigration and terrorism emulatorloo Apr 2017 #13

Correct, those words translate to racism and the overall misogyny was there of course Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #14

Exactly. And not that I trust exit polls that much but it has been glaringly apparent what the Number23 Apr 2017 #23

oh and "will you finally listen since it's not just "US" saying it now???" JHan Apr 2017 #17

Kick politicasista Apr 2017 #19

Was this the video of the guy shouting "Heil Trump!" or another one?? Number23 Apr 2017 #24

This one from The New York Times politicasista May 2017 #38

Wow. I have never seen that before. I don't see how any moderately intelligent or decent human being Number23 May 2017 #40

Yep. politicasista Jun 2017 #42

lots of white people want to absolve their own fams about being racists La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #21

BBC interviewed a number of gay men in France who are supporting Le Pen Number23 Apr 2017 #25

Fuck yes. Every fucking word of that. JHan Apr 2017 #34

holy crap. this election exposed so much racism in white gay male culture. La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #36

I agree with Wash. Post; northoftheborder Apr 2017 #26

We'll ignore the elelphant in the room SEXISM. Was the question asked?? No. 58Sunliner Apr 2017 #27

The elephant is being addressed, thanks. Number23 Apr 2017 #33

Wash Post: Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism. LenaBaby61 Apr 2017 #29

No kidding. Of course it didn't help that the media did their damnedest to normalize trump's racist still_one Apr 2017 #30

Build the wall is code for "don't let the brown people in" kimbutgar Apr 2017 #31

Trump's base is full of racists Gothmog Apr 2017 #35

kick! nt steve2470 May 2017 #39

Joan C. Williams, lawyer, author, & professor has a book we'll be hearing about irisblue Jun 2017 #43

i don't see how this makes it any better or not as bad JI7 Jun 2017 #44

Have you guys seen the video of the Frank Luntz focus group where these imbeciles APPLAUDED Number23 Jun 2017 #45