Republicans agree with racists, and racists agree with Republicans

This might as well be the headline for a buzzfeed article.

More fuel for the partisan shit-fire.

Not a particularly helpful question, at all.

I think it's something like, not all Republicans are racists, but all racists are surely Republicans. Not exactly true, but it seems that way in the same fashion an atheist tends to be liberal.

That's a pretty good paraphrase of what Bill Maher said a couple of years ago.

Don't think I've come across a liberal racist so far.

But then again I ain't never seen a black ghost neither, so go figure.

(December 5, 2014 at 12:41 pm)simplemoss Wrote: Republicans agree with racists, and racists agree with Republicans

Progressives are racist for implementing policies which keep minorities poor and disadvantaged

(December 5, 2014 at 12:41 pm)simplemoss Wrote: Republicans agree with racists, and racists agree with Republicans

Republicans have variety in their beliefs, the same as everyone else. There are 100 million people in this country who are or lean Republican (many of whom are not white), surely you don't think there are 100 million racists. Also why do people use the term racist to mean white racist. I doubt the black panthers, la raza and other minority racist groups vote Republican. Also the KKK historically has a democratic group and many Southerners still will never vote for the party of Abraham Lincoln.

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(December 5, 2014 at 1:10 pm)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: Don't think I've come across a liberal racist so far.

Then you have been willfully not looking. If you limit your social circle to boring, guilt ridden white liberals, then yes you probably won't run into many racists. If you talk to a black panther who has socialist beliefs, you might find some liberal racists.

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(December 5, 2014 at 1:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: That's a pretty good paraphrase of what Bill Maher said a couple of years ago.

It's as stupid now as it was then. There are lots of racists that aren't Republican. Surely you don't think white people are the only ones who are racist? Equally surely I would doubt that minority racists are members of the Republican party.

(December 5, 2014 at 12:48 pm)Faith No More Wrote: More fuel for the partisan shit-fire.

Why?