Trump denounces KKK and racism

[The Barbarian]

Why is Trump so solicitous of bigots? Conventional wisdom on the left says that it’s because he’s a bigot himself, and also because bigots are an important part of his base. But is that second part true? How many of Trump’s supporters are racists?


We may never know the full answer, since many people don’t disclose their prejudices in surveys. But some do. And among Trump fans, that number turns out to be significant. Overt racists aren’t a decisive share of the electorate, but they’re a substantial part of the president’s coalition. And this gives them far more power than they would otherwise enjoy.


Since Charlottesville, several pollsters—Quinnipiac University, the Washington Post, Public Policy Polling, Marist (for NPR and PBS), and Morning Consult (for Politico)—have asked Americans what they think of explicitly racist groups. Let’s look at what these surveys have found...

Polling After Charlottesville Confirms That Trump’s Base Is Very Racist

 

[The Barbarian]

Saying that Jews are good with money isn't racist.

For some reason, a lot of them don't like it. Racism is attributing differences in ability or worth to groups of people for no other reason than race.

It's just as racist for Trump to say that he wants Jews counting his money, as it is racist for him to say he doesn't want black people counting his money.

 

[compassion 4 humanity]

For some reason, a lot of them don't like it. Racism is attributing differences in ability or worth to groups of people for no other reason than race.

It's just as racist for Trump to say that he wants Jews counting his money, as it is racist for him to say he doesn't want black people counting his money.

I don't think it is racist to say something positive about an ethnic group. For example, if you say that such and such people have good family values, it isn't racist because it's a positive comment.

Is your avatar from EverQuest?

 

[Yarddog]

Saying that Jews are good with money isn't racist.

Well, yes it is but what Trump did was denigrate blacks while also making an inclusive remark about Jews.

 

[citizenthom]

Saying that Jews are good with money isn't racist.

That's the most traditional racist comment about Jews. Haven't you read The Merchant of Venice?

 

[The Barbarian]

I don't think it is racist to say something positive about an ethnic group. For example, if you say that such and such people have good family values, it isn't racist because it's a positive comment.

It might be positive, but it suggests a racial quality that others lack. Here's how that can play:

"Yet the prophecy again has its obverse side. Somehow they have only gone so far and no farther. The Japhethites and Semites have, sooner or later, taken over their territories, and their inventions, and then developed them and utilized them for their own enlargement. Often the Hamites, especially the Negroes, have become actual personal servants or even slaves to the others. Possessed of a genetic character concerned mainly with mundane matters, they have eventually been displaced by the intellectual and philosophical acumen of the Japhethites and the religious zeal of the Semites."

ICR director Henry Morris, explaining why Europeans and Semites are supposedly superior to black people.

"Look how good this race is", is essentially "look how bad your race is."

Attributing such qualities to culture rather than race is a different story, of course.

 

[citizenthom]

Trump attacks protections for immigrants from ‘[bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]hole’ countries in Oval Office meeting

 

[The Barbarian]

Trump attacks protections for immigrants from ‘[bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]hole’ countries in Oval Office meeting

Is there any American left who isn't embarrassed by this stuff?

 

[Searching1God]

Trump attacks protections for immigrants from ‘[bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]hole’ countries in Oval Office meeting

With Trump's latest comments, the cat is now out of the bag.

How will his supporters spin this? The devil is crafty and I am sure they will find ways.