RE: Who is to blame.
November 16, 2016 at 12:04 pm
(This post was last modified: November 16, 2016 at 12:06 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(November 16, 2016 at 12:21 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(November 15, 2016 at 5:38 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: That's not what the slanderers are doing. They are saying that all voters for one candidate must always share the same values and reasons for supporting that candidate.
I'm on the record in this forum as stating that not all, or even a majority, of Trump voters are necessarily bigots.
Having said that, it is entirely fair to ask why those who are bigots support the man, and to take that into account.
I'm glad you're not one of the people who claim that all Trump voters are racist bigots.
The best way to find out why a particular person voted for Trump is to ask them personally. Obviously we can't do that with the KKK since I highly doubt any of us have ever even come into contact with any of them. But my guess is the kkk liked Trump because of the racist and politically incorrect things he said about some minority groups. We know what the KKK is and what they're about and what they stand for, so even though I hate assuming things about people, I think in this case it's pretty fair.
...But that doesn't mean that other people who voted for Trump did so for the same reasons. Having talked with and knowing many people who voted for Trump, I can say that the rude comments he made were actually a reason why these people did not like Trump. NOT the reason why they voted for him. It's important not to put everyone into a box, and to give them a chance to explain themselves. Charity is about giving people the benefit of the doubt. Especially those you know and love and whom you know are decent people.
"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