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2016 Postmortem

NoGoodNamesLeft

(2,056 posts)

27. I AM the white working class and I'm not that way

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #13)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 06:25 PM

Dec 2016

But hey...thanks for saying that I and my family (also white working class) are all racists. Our family also consists of black people, hispanic people, GLBT people, disabled people...but way to lump everyone together and stereotype. Guess that is only wrong if it's directed towards anyone who is not white. Keep right on denigrating Democratic voters and see how it works out for you.

If you're trying to discourage me from supporting Democrats you're doing a mighty find job.

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Van Jones, I am sorry, but you are wrong. [View all] boston bean Dec 2016 OP

I like Jones but disagree with him in this instance mcar Dec 2016 #1

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #2

I respect Jones, but he still works for CNN. Which means his analysis will be BobbyDrake Dec 2016 #3

He works for Jeff Zucker. Enough said. n/t duffyduff Dec 2016 #24

Van Jones is 100% exactly RIGHT NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #4

X100! Separation Dec 2016 #7

Rurals so judmental of us "urban elites". Hahaha. They are pure perfection! boston bean Dec 2016 #9

"It's not the damn Republicans being racially divisive to voters"??? You can't be serious. DanTex Dec 2016 #12

+1, notice the latest meme is '.. racism didn't matter that much..' uponit7771 Dec 2016 #16

Trump does not equal all republicans NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #26

then why did half the goddamned country vote for him? mdbl Dec 2016 #33

Oh no, that's wrong DeminPennswoods Dec 2016 #13

I AM the white working class and I'm not that way NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #27

No, I'm not trying to discourage you DeminPennswoods Dec 2016 #32

Overt strawman, doesn't have to be widespread just marginal uponit7771 Dec 2016 #15

Where is the responsibility of the voter to inform themselves? Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #29

Wrong. Come to terms with it. A good part of the voters succumbed to their below the surface racism. brush Dec 2016 #30

Perhaps it isn't all about race for all voters? jalan48 Dec 2016 #5

You're probably wasting your time... NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #6

hear! hear! RoccoR2 Dec 2016 #10

Ah the RW "reverse racism" canard. bettyellen Dec 2016 #11

There is no "reverse" anything...bigotry is bigotry and I'll call it out anywhere I see it NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #28

There are none so blind Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2016 #21

Doesn't have to be all .... Just some and that's enough uponit7771 Dec 2016 #17

Republican's have been playing the race card since the 1960's. jalan48 Dec 2016 #18

again, doesn't have to be all just some and that's good enough uponit7771 Dec 2016 #19

Thanks. I'm glad you aren't calling all Trump voters racist. jalan48 Dec 2016 #20

There's a large group of people who aren't allies but aren't die-hard enemies either. nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #8

Trying to play nice with Santorum DeminPennswoods Dec 2016 #14

he was right on election night, with his heartfelt "whitelash" remarks JustinL Dec 2016 #22

I agree. mdbl Dec 2016 #34

I agree with you...I've done some writing about these entitled white rust belt voters adigal Dec 2016 #23

Exactly boston "figure it out" Cha Dec 2016 #25

Look Jones was never on board with HRC MFM008 Dec 2016 #31