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2016 Postmortem

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12. Yeah...the bigots joined the GOP ...

Sat Nov 26, 2016, 02:36 PM

Nov 2016

And all the bigots I knew in Georgia were Republican...and I would argue to join that party,you have to be somewhat bigotted.

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The Problem with Blaming Whites [View all] ericson00 Nov 2016 OP

People of color is what she meant to say oberliner Nov 2016 #1

No, it's a useful distinction. Igel Nov 2016 #9

Interesting insights oberliner Nov 2016 #10

Van Jones said... yallerdawg Nov 2016 #2

That is a preposterous statement oberliner Nov 2016 #3

hahaha I know precisely what you mean ericson00 Nov 2016 #4

I imagine that you agree with me on this oberliner Nov 2016 #5

You want to argue... yallerdawg Nov 2016 #6

I want to argue that there are bigots who aren't Republicans oberliner Nov 2016 #7

Yeah...the bigots joined the GOP ... Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #12

There are Democrats who voted for Trump oberliner Nov 2016 #14

I see no evidence of that. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #17

You see no evidence of Democrats voting for Trump? oberliner Nov 2016 #18

I live in Ohio...in my area, the Democrats voted for Clinton... Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #20

The bigots I know left the party when Obama ran. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #21

You don't think it could have been an honest mistake? oberliner Nov 2016 #15

People mispeak all the time. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #16

Ah yes. White fragility ismnotwasm Nov 2016 #13

Why hasn't this organization changed its nam? JimBeard Nov 2016 #19