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Donald Trump IS your crazy right wing uncle who sends you crazy right wing emails. (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Aug 2016 OP
In my case, my brother (s) who pollute Facebook liberal N proud Aug 2016 #1
it is such a joy not having those kinds of relatives. niyad Aug 2016 #2
The most-disturbing aspect of all this is that the racists, bigots and crazies stopbush Aug 2016 #3
It's my brother. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2016 #4
RUMP IS archie bunker IF he lived in a gated community. pansypoo53219 Aug 2016 #5
... Initech Aug 2016 #6

liberal N proud

(60,298 posts)
1. In my case, my brother (s) who pollute Facebook
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 09:48 PM
Aug 2016

I don't even open their email and have one blocked on Facebook.

stopbush

(24,376 posts)
3. The most-disturbing aspect of all this is that the racists, bigots and crazies
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:00 PM
Aug 2016

are now emboldened to state openly that which they previously disclosed only in secret to their closest confidents.

The hate mongers have in large part been enabled by the media, who follow the Chuck Todd rule ("it's not the media's job to call out people when they lie&quot and who play their game of false equivalency to a fault. It was inevitable that in such an environment, dislike of bigots would be regarded as equivalent to being a bigot.

Still, with all that, calling out a person's bigotry to their face in the moment still has import, especially if it is done in front of others. Bigots are at their core cowards, and they will cave and slink away when challenged. It's tragic that our media no longer has the means or the desire to call out a bigot for who and what he is.

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