bendog
Diamond Member
By and large, we are not an intolerant country. We're actually the opposite, although seeing over half the gop still believing Obama isn't an American should give any sane person pause.
But Trump was stuck at about 40% until a week or so ago. Something changed that. I don't think it was Hillary's emails ... as damaging as that has been for her ... deservedly so btw. She made the deplorable comment, which was pretty deplorable. Not that Trump supporters are deplorable in some instances, but it was stupid to say so.
I think the entire BLM is offputting. It is so to me, so maybe I'm projecting, but I don't think so. Cops should not shoot unarmed people who are not an imminent threat .... most of us would agree. But most cops agree as well. When I see CK or some other football player who is making hundreds of thousands of dollars (Millions in CK's case) not standing for the national anthem ... frankly that says racism to me. It bothered me that the DOJ never made it LOUD and clear that the Ferguson cop was never shown to have done anything wrong. But, when innocent cops are getting gunned down, don't take a knee.
Trump's team was very politically astute in giving us white's just enough to let us say ... well, he's not all THAT bad. I mean he is. He insulted a Muslim woman whose son died in Iraq, and he insulted a federal judge for being Hispanic, and he led the birther movement ..... but when racists come in all colors it's maybe easier to give the guy a pass
But Trump was stuck at about 40% until a week or so ago. Something changed that. I don't think it was Hillary's emails ... as damaging as that has been for her ... deservedly so btw. She made the deplorable comment, which was pretty deplorable. Not that Trump supporters are deplorable in some instances, but it was stupid to say so.
I think the entire BLM is offputting. It is so to me, so maybe I'm projecting, but I don't think so. Cops should not shoot unarmed people who are not an imminent threat .... most of us would agree. But most cops agree as well. When I see CK or some other football player who is making hundreds of thousands of dollars (Millions in CK's case) not standing for the national anthem ... frankly that says racism to me. It bothered me that the DOJ never made it LOUD and clear that the Ferguson cop was never shown to have done anything wrong. But, when innocent cops are getting gunned down, don't take a knee.
Trump's team was very politically astute in giving us white's just enough to let us say ... well, he's not all THAT bad. I mean he is. He insulted a Muslim woman whose son died in Iraq, and he insulted a federal judge for being Hispanic, and he led the birther movement ..... but when racists come in all colors it's maybe easier to give the guy a pass