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[DrROBschiz]

There's an unbiased opinion on politics?

Unbiased opinion is an oxymoron isnt it?

 

[woolley]

Both parties are filled with people for white supremacy its just Republicans are more open about it. Just look at all the dems that say the party need to stop running on social issues and focus on making the white people feel better.

 

[Gattsu25]

Unbiased opinion is an oxymoron isnt it?

While their definitions don't exactly overlap I'm struggling to picture circumstances where the phrase could be used, regarding politics, that wouldn't also be an oxymoron.

 

[Aurongel]

100% is being dramatic. Their general platform can be much better described as aggressively indifferent to minorities given that they're not directly writing laws that explicitly target those races. They just express their prejudice through more systemic means that allows them to morally hide behind a veil of abstract ideas and nebulous rhetoric.

They're just following the playbook Barry Goldwater invented a half century ago. If you read about his strategies in the political sphere then much of the dog whistle rhetoric of today will make a lot more sense.

 

[Aaronrules380]

100% is being dramatic. Their general platform can be much better described as aggressively indifferent to minorities given that they're not directly writing laws that explicitly target those races. They just express their prejudice through more systemic means that allows them to morally hide behind a veil of abstract ideas and nebulous rhetoric.

They're just following the playbook Barry Goldwater invented a half century ago. If you read about his strategies in the political sphere then much of the dog whistle rhetoric of today will make a lot more sense.

No, a lot of their policies are very explicitly designed to target minorities over white people

 

[AuthenticM]

They just express their prejudice through more systemic means that allows them to morally hide behind a veil of abstract ideas and nebulous rhetoric.

So you agree with me?

 

[HStallion]

100% is being dramatic. Their general platform can be much better described as aggressively indifferent to minorities given that they're not directly writing laws that explicitly target those races. They just express their prejudice through more systemic means that allows them to morally hide behind a veil of abstract ideas and nebulous rhetoric.

They're just following the playbook Barry Goldwater invented a half century ago. If you read about his strategies in the political sphere then much of the dog whistle rhetoric of today will make a lot more sense.

A lot of their ideas and bills directly target minority communities.

 

[To Far Away Times]

Southern Baptism is based on an implied "holier than thou" approach, and when everyone's straight and white, the LGBT and minority communities make easy targets to reinforce those beliefs.

 

[FStubbs]

Yes.

The platform is white supremacy.

Everything else is a combination of willful acceptance, flimsy code-words, and a few who are tricked by concepts like "fiscal conservatism" and take them at face value.

It's why Donald Trump can say, on the surface, completely contradictory things. His base knows what he's REALLY saying and that is pretty consistent.

Surprised no one's linked Lee Atwater yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_8E3ENrKrQ

Evangelicals also largely believe in white supremacy as a religion. It's why they claimed a non-Christian like Mitt Romney or a historically irreligious man like Donald Trump were more "Christian" than Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

 

[Chie Satonaka]

Yes.

The platform is white supremacy.

Everything else is a combination of willful acceptance, flimsy code-words, and a few who are tricked by concepts like "fiscal conservatism" and take them at face value.

It's why Donald Trump can say, on the surface, completely contradictory things. His base knows what he's REALLY saying and that is pretty consistent.

Surprised no one's linked Lee Atwater yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_8E3ENrKrQ

Evangelicals also largely believe in white supremacy as a religion. It's why they claimed a non-Christian like Mitt Romney or a historically irreligious man like Donald Trump were more "Christian" than Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

All of this is spot on, especially the bolded.