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Originally Posted by BoLevi
I'm Canadian, so I can't vote in the election...and hypotheticals are uninteresting. More importantly, they aren't necessary to make observations about the situation. (Incidentally, it's not uncommon for commentars/writers/journalists etc to not vote because they think it undermines their objectivity even subconsciously).
However, I understand the point you are trying to make. I think it is more useful for us to compare how we think the distributions of the Trump supporter populations would filter out in your categories. (Although I don't think it is useful to combine sexism and racism.)
This is how I think the population of Trump supporters would be allocated, if you asked them directly, and they answered anonymously and honestly:
1. You don't believe he is a racist and/or sexist (90%)
2. You believe he is one or both of those things, but you are willing to overlook it because you don't think its important (3%)
3. You believe he is one or both of those things, but you are willing to overlook it because you think other issues are more improtant (5%)
This is how I think the average anti-Trump person things the distribution is:
1. You don't believe he is a racist and/or sexist (10%)
2. You believe he is one or both of those things, but you are willing to overlook it because you don't think its important (30%)
3. You believe he is one or both of those things, but you are willing to overlook it because you think other issues are more improtant (30%)
4. You are also a racist and/or sexist (30%)
I believe this difference is the crux of the issue.
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No one ever believes they are racist though, Hitler would have happily told you he had nothing against Jews, he even had a Jewish friend back in the day in Munich, he was just protecting Germany, the KKK would never say they hated blacks, just that they needed to protect white women.
You can be as racist as all get out and not even know it frankly