(September 4, 2017 at 8:06 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: I guess I just wonder, as far as the message it sends to his alt. Right base, what practical difference there is between a Trump-approved thumbs up to the KKK, and a glaringly absent passionate stance against them. I don't think Trump's personal motives are relevant.. The effect his words (or lack there of) and actions have on his base, and society at large are pretty much the same whether he's real racist or a fake one.
Just my humble opinion. 😎
In the wake of Charlottesville, I heard a couple of online posts read on the news making this point: "He didn't criticize us, this is a signal."