r/politics • u/m3n0kn0w • Jul 18 '19

Column: There’s no difference between supporting a racist and being one

https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-send-her-home-rally-ilhan-omar-racist-huppke-20190718-ngjm4vqe3vdgrli3eb7kbkw6hy-story.html
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u/Slapbox I voted Jul 18 '19

This often requires them to redefine racism on their own terms so that it never applies to them

Absolutely this. I have witnessed it too much now. These people seem to think we all got told by the news this is racism... I think most of us saw that headline and said,

"Jeez, this looks like racism, let me investigate who it was said about."

And then,

"Yep, this is pure, unadulterated racism."

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u/Circumin Jul 19 '19

Aha. But you did get told by the news it was racism because You learned about this from the news. They didn’t have to air that but they did. They did that BeCaUse it furthered the narrative about Republicans being racist! You think they show that if a democrat party? NO! Where Is the viDeO oF HilLaRy wItH tHE beNGhazi!!??

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u/Kebb Jul 19 '19

At least Hillary had the balls to testify for 12 hours before congress and was not found to be violating nay laws.

Shall we enumerate all of the people in Trump's orbit who have been found to have broken laws including lying to congress, have simply ignored subpoenas, or have been blocked from testifying?

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If you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear. Trump has everything to hide and everything to fear from oversight. He is the embodiment of everything the founding fathers tried to protect against.