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Originally Posted by Drak
Perhaps. But there are indicators that he stems from a racist background. Not renting to blacks in the 70's. Quotes about blacks being lazy and Jews handling his money.
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I never liked the not renting to blacks thing as evidence of him being racist. He was part of a settlement amount many New York landowners. So while the policy was racist it was also the standard business practice of the time. Not that it excuses it but to me it's a different degree then say Donald Sterling doing it 40 years later.
There were the rumours of the apprentice tapes but If that exists then it would have came out. He also not that anti-immigrant given his employment practices and wives. This is me being hopeful though.