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In reply to the discussion: Wash Post: Racism motivated Trump voters more than authoritarianism [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)Their rationale was that being gay was not "all they were" and that "economics" was their top issue. They also refused to believe that Le Pen would do the things she was actively campaigning on.
The interview took place in a restaurant and apparently, alot of the other patrons -- many of which were also gay -- were absolutely horrified at their responses. They also interviewed a gay black French man and told him about what those men said and the first thing out of his mouth was "were they white?" and sadly, the answer was yes they were. It's clear that for a lot of white people "economic anxiety" is just the latest smokescreen. What they really want is the crackdown on the inevitability of their minority status in Western countries and if they have to vote in authoritarian lunatics to make that happen, it seems alot are all to happy to do it.