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edhopper

(33,587 posts)
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 10:34 AM Jan 2018

MLK nephew and Trump, WTF?

Should be ashamed.



“I think President Trump is racially ignorant and racially uninformed. But I don’t think he is a racist in the traditional sense.”


No sir, he is a straight up racist and you should know better.
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MLK nephew and Trump, WTF? (Original Post) edhopper Jan 2018 OP
Where and when was this taken, no link or context is provided still_one Jan 2018 #1
This was yesterday at the MLK exec. order signing Evergreen Emerald Jan 2018 #5
Just the other day edhopper Jan 2018 #6
he is quoted as saying 'trump is not a racist in the traditional sense'....your uncle is spinning spanone Jan 2018 #2
What is the traditional sense? janterry Jan 2018 #3
$$$$ IluvPitties Jan 2018 #4

Evergreen Emerald

(13,069 posts)
5. This was yesterday at the MLK exec. order signing
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 10:42 AM
Jan 2018

MLK's nephew said Trump talked to him in the back room and stated that he is not the man the press is portraying. I guess MLK's nephew was being generous, and forgetful. Besides the continual racists comments spewed from Trump's pie hole, he was sued for refusing to allow people of color to rent from him.

I wonder what he meant by traditional racism?

 

janterry

(4,429 posts)
3. What is the traditional sense?
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 10:40 AM
Jan 2018

Wearing hood?

Honestly, parsing out that mess is stupid. Acting like a racist is being a racist. Saying racist stuff is being racist.

I'm sure there are some good people in this world that sometimes struggle to uncover their own unconscious bias. Trump is not one of them. The only reason he doesn't wear a hood is because apologists allow his bigotry - basically unchecked.

He doesn't need to hide because we allow it

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