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Machiavellian on 15 July 2019
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jason1637 said:
the-pi-guy said:

No he wouldn't.  

People that are white, are treated as if they are more American than people who aren't.  People who are white aren't told to go back to their countries.

I am sure you genuinely think that "since race isn't mentioned" that it isn't racist, that there's enough ambiguity that you can honestly believe that.  

The problem is, that telling non-white people to go back to where they came from, is practically a cornerstone of racist thought.  

Even if by some miracle, Trump didn't intend for it to be racist.  He still would have stumbled onto what is easily one of the most horrific and insensitive things he's ever said about non-white people.  

White people are told to go back to their country. I've seen it happen a few times. But that isn't racist it's just mean.

You're just jumping to conclusions since the people were brown and black. The statement itself of telling someone to go back to their country to help fix it in general isn't racist. Now if someone said you're black or brown and don't belong here then go back to your country than that would be racist.

Why does their race matter? The comment is still pretty mean in general.

You are correct, its not racism, its prejudice and it's just as prevalent and destructive as racism.  No matter how much you sugar coat what Trump said, mean is the least of it.  What that statement shows is his true thought process and how he think about people of color.  It's a statement hate groups have used on countless times throughout the years and its something people of color are very familiar hearing from such people.  The fact that it slipped out of Trump tweeting fingers is just another insight into who he really is.

One good thing about Trump is when he make these foolish slip ups, he will never back down and double down on his statement.  I cannot wait to seem him continue to sink into another dumb tweet showing the world again how much of an idiot he can be.  I believe I will go and purchase some popcorn, this should be entertaining for at least a week.