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Old 11-17-2016, 12:31 PM   #28
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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The thing about the "boy who cried wolf" story is that the wolf did come in the end.

It's a good cautionary tale for those who raise alarms, but not a good one to invoke to justify ignoring them.

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There is no evidence that Donald Trump is more racist than any past Republican candidate (or any other 70 year old white guy, for that matter).
Insomuch as there's no evidence he believes anything in particular, perhaps. But his personal beliefs don't matter, especially if he never reveals them. We do know he's willing to say pretty racist stuff to rile a crowd, though.
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All this stuff about how he’s “the candidate of the KKK” and “the vanguard of a new white supremacist movement” is made up.
This isn't true, though. Whatever his motives, the crowd was riled. At the time, he may have just thought of them as votes, but white supremacist groups are touting his election as their victory, and his appointment of Bannon isn't going to disabuse them of that notion.
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