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2016 Postmortem

LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts) Tue Nov 29, 2016, 10:52 AM Nov 2016

A Trump supporter told ME this [View all]

That he voted for Trump because, "The white man now only has as much rights as anybody else. Do you BELIEVE that? And we fucking FOUNDED this place. Do you think that's right?"

I *promise* you: they need to be TOLD. Not asked...not...'draw your own conclusion' TOLD.

They *like* being told to shut up and that they're stupid. Or that they just don't know what they're talking about

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A Trump supporter told ME this [View all] LaydeeBug Nov 2016 OP

That's what the motto means... Blanks Nov 2016 #1

It REALLY is more about racism than anything else. Nt LaydeeBug Nov 2016 #2

Racism is the number one issue... Blanks Nov 2016 #7

That's pretty a pretty accurate analysis. nt el_bryanto Nov 2016 #3

This is from an article written in 2012, long before Trump ran. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #5

Yep gollygee Nov 2016 #4

And all you have to do is NOT lay down the facts... LaydeeBug Nov 2016 #6