(July 17, 2019 at 2:09 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: So does repping the other brands. It might be a pleasant fiction that these people are motivated primarily by money rather than assent to the ideology. Us choosing some other bad thing rather than accepting the obvious..... but here’s the kicker, if they’re cynically trading in racism for cash.....that’s pretty godamned racist. Plenty of people we easily identify as racist as all get out do it for free.
“Distraction and gamesmanship” is starting to look like this cycles “economic anxiety”.
-idk that it was ever really driven into the shadows, either. It certainly wasn’t something anyone had reason to hide where I’m from. Disagreeing with the racist set is what you kept to yourself.
Out of civility, if for no other reason. Even that still seems to be in effect.
Oh, I didn't mean they weren't/aren't racist. But at this point in politics it's more acceptable to be blatant about it. Standing up against Trump regardless of your reason (you aren't racist or you really are trying to represent your constituents) is a good way to become a target.
“If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” — Confucius
