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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Are you suggesting that all, or substantially all racists are white males that vote Republican?
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No. Just that the racist vote went largely to Trump in this particular election... I can't imagine that racist attitudes led very many people to vote for Clinton. Though I definitely think there are fewer real racists out there than some would suggest, it seems pretty obvious that had he not received those peoples' votes, he would probably have lost the election.
The margin was small enough that those votes likely tipped the scales, depending on how you look at it (you could say the same thing about disaffected liberals who voted for a third party in protest at Clinton being the nominee).
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This is one of the many attitudes that needs to change - racism is not the domain of any one segment of the population. Identity politics and the desire to define our society via racial subgroups only leads to more racial division and distrust. The entire conversation of identity segregation is divisive and counter-productive IMO.
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You're preaching to the choir, trust me.