SpokenTruth said:
1). So he could say, "I hate all people from Africa" and because it doesn't say 'race', that makes it not racist? What definition of racist are you using? You're not a skeptic, you're a denier. His own party is calling it racist. 2). He has a known disdain for 4 "progressive Democratic congresswomen". They are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from NY, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. He has a history of tweeting about them by name and associating them as "progressive Democratic congresswomen". Only Omar was born outside of the US as she emigrated here when she was 10. 3). Really? You'd just assume someone was not born in the US simply based on their name? Holy hell, man. We aren't all Smith, Williams, Johnson and Davis. Further, this is a president making that kind of asinine assumption. Worse is that all 4 of those names I just listed are of foreign origin. Either way, it's racial discrimination. 4). See above. 5). No, he's both. Specifically though, I'm referring to his history of racially charged language and actions. You can ignore them or deny them but it's all well documented. Central Park 5 ad? Birtherism? They're rapists? Shithole countries? US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel? Very fine people? We need immigrants from Norway? Muslim ban? Citizenship census question? Religious test? The U.S. vs Fred Trump, Donald Trump and Trump management, Inc? Native American casinos? Ads he was fined for regarding said casinos? White vs Black episode of The Apprentice? Voter fraud commission? China? Cuba? Japan (in the 80s)? Ground Zero Mosque? 9/11 cheering? Retweeting known white nationalists? Pocahontas? Trail of Tears? The black vote appeal? NFL protests? Haiti? Nigeria? 6). That's the most inane determination of what constitutes as racist I've ever heard. |
1) 'Africa' is not a race and people from Africa come in various ethnic and racial groups.
3) Please re-read: "I would question if someone was from the US if they had a name that didn't sound typical." Note there is a difference between "question" and "assume" which was used in "You'd just assume someone was not born in the US simply based on their name?". And to answer that question, no.
5) Tell me more about the "shithole countries" bit... I'm curious.