(November 10, 2016 at 4:48 pm)abaris Wrote:(November 10, 2016 at 4:37 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Saying everyone who voted for Trump is a racist bigot is just stupid.
If racism and bigotry plays a large role in any candidate's or party's narrative, the ones voting for them are at least comfortable with that part of the package. I wouldn't know what else to say about people who heard his comments on Mexicans and muslims, his constant mockery of certain people, such as the disabled journalist he parroted in one of his speeches.
It's abundantly clear what this person represents, what he plans to do to minorities, how he thinks about women. So, yes. I can't help feeling contempt for everyone having heard all of this, witnessed all of this and still voted for that man. At the very least they don't mind and that's the most benign explanation I can come up with.
But that's the thing. I said "They very reluctantly voted for Trump." "They did not like Trump." "They were forced to choose between what they felt was the lesser evil of 2 very bad choices."
...And the comments he made, etc, were the reason why these good people I know did not like him and hated the fact that he was the candidate.
I guess feel free to judge them if you want, feel free to say my father and my friends are racist bigots. You don't know them. I do. I choose not to judge.
"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
