(November 17, 2016 at 10:21 am)Faith No More Wrote:(November 17, 2016 at 9:53 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I think it may or may not be, personally. The protesting and accusation of them all being racist bigots isn't really helping the cause and will only continue to push these people further away. But on the other hand, Trump might be SO bad, that it forces people to the opposite side anyway.
I guess we will see. All we can do now is hope for the best for this country.
Here's a thought. If people don't want to be called bigots, maybe they shouldn't hitch their wagon to bigots.
Sure, not everyone that voted Trump did so for racial reasons, but they had no problem overlooking facts like Trump calling for a national registry of Muslims much like the Nazis did to the Jews. It's racism by proxy at best. You lie with dogs, you get fleas.
If they feel pushed away by hearing the truth, that shouldn't stop us from pointing it out.
But that's the thing. Many of them DID have a problem with it. But when it came down to it, as much as they hated Trump, they hated Hillary more. And so the voted for Trump as an anti Hillary vote.
I'm not saying I agree with their thought process, so I hope I don't get lectured for it. I'm just passing along what I heard from many people, and saying perhaps we shouldn't assume what they did and did not have a problem with.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
