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Originally Posted by cannon7
If Cherry had said "those brown people" or similar you might have a point. It might even be what he meant, but that's entering thought crime territory.
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Cherry said: "You people love—
you, that come here, whatever it is—you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you could pay a couple of bucks for a poppy or something like that."
He meant to single out immigrants. He has further confirmed that he meant
EVERY WORD of what he said.
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If anything his prejudice is towards Russians, the French, etc. At least going on past statements.
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Why does that even matter? Any prejudice formed on the basis of any racial or regional distinction is racist:
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Originally Posted by Oxford English Dictionary
racist, n. and adj.
Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈreɪsɪst/, U.S. /ˈreɪsᵻst/
a person whose words or actions display prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of race (see race n.6 1b, 1c, 1d). Also in extended use: a person who is prejudiced against people of other nationalities.
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