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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wasn't saying the Republicans are predominantly a White Power party -- i.e., a party made up mostly of people who believe in White Power. But right now, almost everyone who believes in White Power voted for Trump, and Trump is doing a terrible job of making those people feel unwelcome, so you have to figure he wants them.

I mean, what do the mon White Power people who voted for Trump think he should do about the people who are making racist and anti-Muslim threats in his name?  Like the teacher who harangued a first grade Muslim boy about not being welcome here anymore now that Trump won?  Or Southern Poverty Law Center's reports that there has been a severe increase in intimidation of minorities since the election and over 500 incidents reported.   Do you think Trump is doing enough to discourage this behavior?[/quote]

I'll answer - no, I don't think Trump is being forceful enough in repudiating the White Power faction of voters.  I definitely think he could and should do more to make it clear that his administration will not tolerate racist behavior.

With that said, I also feel it's important to note that MANY of these reported incidents have been fabricated.  I think there's been plenty of opportunity for disgruntled liberals to make up fake scenarios in the hopes of trying to prove their own sick points.

Additionally, wasn't it the liberals who perpetuated the FALSE rumor that Trump would be sending Muslim citizens to internment camps?  Pretty irresponsible, wouldn't you say?
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I don't want to argue because I am glad we can find something that we can agree on. I have long felt that many Trump supporters are not themselves racist, sexist, etc, and just wanted a change from the status quo in DC.  And that those people should be speaking out, like me, against the white nationalists and anti-Muslim factions in the party, because that is not what we/they want or stand for.

I am not sure about an interment camp rumor, but wouldn't that have started after a Trump surrogate on CNN used the Supreme Court decision defending the US Interrment camps of Japanese citizens in WW2 (the Korematzu decision, long derided and disavowed by legal scholars and civil rights lawyers) to support Trump's planned actions against Muslims?  And if you cite a decision where the US put citizens involuntarily into interment camps to defend what you want to do, it seems to me that it's not crazy to imagine that at some point you might put citizens into interment camps.  I mean, no one knows what Trump will do!  Camps seem possible.

But for real, I'm sorry to belabor the point because I really don't want to argue with you and I am glad we can agree that white nationalists should t be welcome in either party. [/quote]

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