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The claims of "Trump is a racist" are so transparent it's amazing to me that people still espouse such an opinion. When you say "Trump is a racist", what you're *really* saying is:
"I have absolutely no way to credibly debate a position against Trump's policies. There's no sensible argument against a wall. The economy is running fucking great. We're not in a war. This Russia stuff is bogus. No one really cares how sleazy he is. However, my fragile ego cannot bear the cognitive dissonance associated with admitting that I was wrong about this man being a literal demon. I can't do that because I'm weak, cowardly, and ignorant.
Rather, I think I will double down on my demon claims, and I'll scrape together any shred of flimsy evidence I can find. If I can brand this man a racist, then I can take everything he has ever said or done, put it in a box, put the box on a shelf, and completely remove him from the dialogue. If he's out, then I don't have to contend with the fact that he's actually done a pretty good job as president. I can ignore that, and then I don't have to experience the crushing cognitive dissonance associated with changing my opinion of Trump so that it's based on objective facts.
By fishing for anything that can be spun into a racist claim I can make myself feel good because I'm really good at deluding myself into believing I actually have pure motivations of compassion, equality, and racial sensitivity. Now I can feel good about ignoring the objective reality of Trump, because in my own false narrative, he's a vile racist. So in this narrative, that only exists in my feeble mind, I am a compassionate hero standing up for the rights of the oppressed. And Trump is evil. Boy that feels good."
I believe the above accurately describes, in every detail, the thought process espoused by Oskar, Jack, Poop, CNN, MSNBC, Trevor Noah, Bill Maher, Elizabeth Warren, and everyone else with a low IQ.
The hypocrisy and cowardice in these sentiments is really getting old.
Why shouldn't we build a wall? RACIST!
Why shouldn't we restrict travel from countries that state-sponsor terrorism? RACIST!
Why shouldn't we cut taxes? RACIST!
Why shouldn't we have free speech? RACIST!
Why shouldn't we have competent non-activist judges? RACIST!
Why can't I use the same insults to describe all my enemies, regardless of race? RACIST!
Can we debate the issues civilly? RACIST!
And it's not just the racist thing.
Fascist! Authoritarian! Dictator! Nazi!
All of these terms are not only wrong, they're ironic in a way that would be side-splitting hilarious if it wasn't so god damn tragic. None of these words could be credibly used to describe a single Trump behavior. Meanwhile the most fascist organization on earth right now is Antifa. Try wrapping your brain around that.
Stupid. Dumb. Babbling idiot. Moron.
Sorry, no. He's done way too many complex things.
Sleaze, womanizer, uncouth, bombastic
All of these are true. But you knew about it before he became president. You knew about it for DECADES before he became president. People knew it when they voted for him. Why do we care now?
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