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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
We're arguing semantics here. Iowa is talking about reading between the lines, not explicit racist statements. You're trying to argue is not explicitly racist mini one disagrees with you. You can be pedantic to show you're intellectually above the fray, but it's an irrelevant position to take here. It's neither morally superior to argue racist dogwhistle language isn't racist, but it's irrelevant to discussion here
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I think it is relevant to the discussion here, certainly more relevant than some woman inadvertently hailing Hitler. The types of simplistic analyses that you and Iowa are advocating are contributing to the intellectually vacuous nature of U.S. politics. Statements such as "Trump is a racist," "Hilary is a criminal," "Trump is a fascist," etc. are over-simplifications of important issues this election. But rather than appealing to the rational person, these statements represent emotional appeals to the average dolt.
Having said that, it's tough to assign blame for what is occurring. I'd say the lack of legitimate news media, the adversarial nature of an entrenched two party system, and the weak education system in the States are the primary contributing factors to the situation we are in.