Why do wingnuts always start race wars (well skirmishes at least)?

applegrove

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Fri Aug-13-10 10:18 PM
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Why do wingnuts always start race wars (well skirmishes at least)?

Dr. Laura knew if she used that word (n***ar) it would start something. The GOP types can't stop themselves from bringing up black/white racisms every single week it seems. Almost like they are dog whistle-ling their racist base to remind them. There never seems to be a real black/white race issue underneath the free "publicity on race".

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mrcheerful

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Fri Aug-13-10 10:24 PM
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1. Because when they get whites and blacks fueding cons gain power

it's as simple as that. It worked for Nixon and Reagan, one stood on a racist law and order platform the other blamed "welfare queens" for the countries troubles. It plays well with racist independents who aren't political followers except for the last few weeks of an election cycle.

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applegrove

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Fri Aug-13-10 11:25 PM
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2. It stinks of race-baiting. In Nazi germany after a while the people would bait jews

on their own initiative. They had been taught to do so by the Nazis.

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EstimatedProphet

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Fri Aug-13-10 11:26 PM
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3. Because they're assholes.

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political_Dem

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Fri Aug-13-10 11:29 PM
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4. Divide and conquer, of course.

Edited on Fri Aug-13-10 11:37 PM by political_Dem

And there's nothing that brings their hateful ilk together like a Black man as President and a fight to bring back the fifties.

"Their country" is under siege.

After all, they just can't abide by those folks of color, women and LGBTQ folk getting a little uppity by demanding full and equal treatment in America. After all, a REAL America has to have an "old boys club" of pruning white, old guys in the steam room chomping on cigars while receiving lap dances by fully endowed strippers!

:sarcasm:

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Anakin Skywalker

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Sat Aug-14-10 12:32 AM
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5. The Corporations and Their CEOs Get Away with Looting

when the peons are distracted by things like racial problems, moral outrages, etc. that The Right stir up. That's why!

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