Why I will always vote D — as a POC

[Anonymous]

I sent in my absentee ballot today. Waffled for a bit over some of the candidates but ultimately went D across the board. Later I went outside the bubble of my liberal white friends and colleagues and had to deal with some racist white folks who made me feel subtly threatened. I know liberals have a lot of issues as well, but at the end of the day, most don’t want to jail me or see me gone or treat me as a second-class citizen. Racist white folks need to be indoctrinated with the ideas of freedom, equality, and justice for all. Having R’s in power only emboldens them. I’m never going to give them that happiness. I’m rich and in the highest tax bracket and don’t like paying so much in taxes but I’ll deal with it as long as D’s are in power and the racists aren’t happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sent in my absentee ballot today. Waffled for a bit over some of the candidates but ultimately went D across the board. Later I went outside the bubble of my liberal white friends and colleagues and had to deal with some racist white folks who made me feel subtly threatened. I know liberals have a lot of issues as well, but at the end of the day, most don’t want to jail me or see me gone or treat me as a second-class citizen. Racist white folks need to be indoctrinated with the ideas of freedom, equality, and justice for all. Having R’s in power only emboldens them. I’m never going to give them that happiness. I’m rich and in the highest tax bracket and don’t like paying so much in taxes but I’ll deal with it as long as D’s are in power and the racists aren’t happy.

Nobody should ever be "indoctrinated." People need to learn to reason, not be brainwashed parrots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sent in my absentee ballot today. Waffled for a bit over some of the candidates but ultimately went D across the board. Later I went outside the bubble of my liberal white friends and colleagues and had to deal with some racist white folks who made me feel subtly threatened. I know liberals have a lot of issues as well, but at the end of the day, most don’t want to jail me or see me gone or treat me as a second-class citizen. Racist white folks need to be indoctrinated with the ideas of freedom, equality, and justice for all. Having R’s in power only emboldens them. I’m never going to give them that happiness. I’m rich and in the highest tax bracket and don’t like paying so much in taxes but I’ll deal with it as long as D’s are in power and the racists aren’t happy.

Nobody should ever be "indoctrinated." People need to learn to reason, not be brainwashed parrots.

Please give details.

[Anonymous]

*golf clap*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sent in my absentee ballot today. Waffled for a bit over some of the candidates but ultimately went D across the board. Later I went outside the bubble of my liberal white friends and colleagues and had to deal with some racist white folks who made me feel subtly threatened. I know liberals have a lot of issues as well, but at the end of the day, most don’t want to jail me or see me gone or treat me as a second-class citizen. Racist white folks need to be indoctrinated with the ideas of freedom, equality, and justice for all. Having R’s in power only emboldens them. I’m never going to give them that happiness. I’m rich and in the highest tax bracket and don’t like paying so much in taxes but I’ll deal with it as long as D’s are in power and the racists aren’t happy.

Nobody should ever be "indoctrinated." People need to learn to reason, not be brainwashed parrots.

Sounds like OP has been indoctrinated. Dems have had the AA vote for 60 years and what have they done for them? The AA community is arguably no better off in that period of time, and in many aspects, worse off.

[Anonymous]

Maybe you should vote Republican in the primaries? And for Democratic or other party candidates in the general elections? Just a thought

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sent in my absentee ballot today. Waffled for a bit over some of the candidates but ultimately went D across the board. Later I went outside the bubble of my liberal white friends and colleagues and had to deal with some racist white folks who made me feel subtly threatened. I know liberals have a lot of issues as well, but at the end of the day, most don’t want to jail me or see me gone or treat me as a second-class citizen. Racist white folks need to be indoctrinated with the ideas of freedom, equality, and justice for all. Having R’s in power only emboldens them. I’m never going to give them that happiness. I’m rich and in the highest tax bracket and don’t like paying so much in taxes but I’ll deal with it as long as D’s are in power and the racists aren’t happy.

Nobody should ever be "indoctrinated." People need to learn to reason, not be brainwashed parrots.

Sounds like OP has been indoctrinated. Dems have had the AA vote for 60 years and what have they done for them? The AA community is arguably no better off in that period of time, and in many aspects, worse off.

I’m not AA. If I was, the situation would have been much worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sent in my absentee ballot today. Waffled for a bit over some of the candidates but ultimately went D across the board. Later I went outside the bubble of my liberal white friends and colleagues and had to deal with some racist white folks who made me feel subtly threatened. I know liberals have a lot of issues as well, but at the end of the day, most don’t want to jail me or see me gone or treat me as a second-class citizen. Racist white folks need to be indoctrinated with the ideas of freedom, equality, and justice for all. Having R’s in power only emboldens them. I’m never going to give them that happiness. I’m rich and in the highest tax bracket and don’t like paying so much in taxes but I’ll deal with it as long as D’s are in power and the racists aren’t happy.

Nobody should ever be "indoctrinated." People need to learn to reason, not be brainwashed parrots.

Maybe indoctrinated isn’t the right word. What I meant was “told over and over again that POCs are *not* inferior to them, until it finally penetrates their thick skulls”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should vote Republican in the primaries? And for Democratic or other party candidates in the general elections? Just a thought

Not sure I understand the rationale for registering R?

[Anonymous]

And they'll keep taking your vote for granted, paying lip service and doing nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And they'll keep taking your vote for granted, paying lip service and doing nothing.

As I said, I have plenty of issues with liberal D’s, and was waffling while voting earlier. But at the end of the day, voting R emboldens the racists and I’ll do anything to avoid that. You may have different priorities which is fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sent in my absentee ballot today. Waffled for a bit over some of the candidates but ultimately went D across the board. Later I went outside the bubble of my liberal white friends and colleagues and had to deal with some racist white folks who made me feel subtly threatened. I know liberals have a lot of issues as well, but at the end of the day, most don’t want to jail me or see me gone or treat me as a second-class citizen. Racist white folks need to be indoctrinated with the ideas of freedom, equality, and justice for all. Having R’s in power only emboldens them. I’m never going to give them that happiness. I’m rich and in the highest tax bracket and don’t like paying so much in taxes but I’ll deal with it as long as D’s are in power and the racists aren’t happy.

You are full of dilutions and ill informed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sent in my absentee ballot today. Waffled for a bit over some of the candidates but ultimately went D across the board. Later I went outside the bubble of my liberal white friends and colleagues and had to deal with some racist white folks who made me feel subtly threatened. I know liberals have a lot of issues as well, but at the end of the day, most don’t want to jail me or see me gone or treat me as a second-class citizen. Racist white folks need to be indoctrinated with the ideas of freedom, equality, and justice for all. Having R’s in power only emboldens them. I’m never going to give them that happiness. I’m rich and in the highest tax bracket and don’t like paying so much in taxes but I’ll deal with it as long as D’s are in power and the racists aren’t happy.

Nobody should ever be "indoctrinated." People need to learn to reason, not be brainwashed parrots.

Maybe indoctrinated isn’t the right word. What I meant was “told over and over again that POCs are *not* inferior to them, until it finally penetrates their thick skulls”

Actions speak louder than words.

[Anonymous]

Sure. Just don’t tax stock buybacks or my unrealized capital gains.

[Anonymous]

Can you give the examples of the racism you faced and how they made you feel threatened?