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louis c

(8,652 posts)
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 08:38 AM Aug 2016

It's Easy for Me to Understand Trump's Efforts to Appeal to African-Americans

He's a bigot clumsily attempting to act like he's not one.

We have all seen this act in our personal lives. A white, male, 70 year old bigot, trying to convince himself that he's really not a bigot and trying to convince his contemporaries that everyone misunderstands him. In fact, we understand him all too well.

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It's Easy for Me to Understand Trump's Efforts to Appeal to African-Americans (Original Post) louis c Aug 2016 OP
His description of African Americans Chemisse Aug 2016 #1
Joe Scarborough tried to spin it as Don the Con was "at least trying to talk to African American catbyte Aug 2016 #2
CNN panelist said it was a "bankshot". Trump is trying to appeal to white educated voters by applegrove Aug 2016 #3
He reminds me of racist co-workers whose main views of African Americans... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #4

Chemisse

(30,793 posts)
1. His description of African Americans
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 08:56 AM
Aug 2016

As jobless, uneducated, lacking health care, and their lives being “a total catastrophe” actually reinforced the assertion that he is a bigot.

Not only did he prove he is racist with that one-size-fits-all depiction of being black in America, but he spread his hateful notions far and wide with his "outreach to blacks."

catbyte

(34,174 posts)
2. Joe Scarborough tried to spin it as Don the Con was "at least trying to talk to African American
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 09:07 AM
Aug 2016

voters", but Eugene Robinson just eviscerated that lame ass argument, saying that if he really wanted to speak to the Black community, he wouldn't have turned down every invitation to actually speak to African Americans. Don the Con was actually talking to Whites in the Philly &Washington D.C. suburbs, saying, "see, I'm not a racist so you can vote for me."

applegrove

(118,022 posts)
3. CNN panelist said it was a "bankshot". Trump is trying to appeal to white educated voters by
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 11:32 AM
Aug 2016

'proving' he is not racist. This has nothing to do with him getting the african american vote. It has nothing to do with african americans period.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,847 posts)
4. He reminds me of racist co-workers whose main views of African Americans...
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 11:35 AM
Aug 2016

... come from watching low-information media coverage of inner city riots, the Black Panthers openly carrying guns in public (back in the 60's), etc.

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