Bigotry vs Tolerance

Says the head bigot on this forum.

I take DonDiego's expressions of lack of bigotry and racism at face value, but must sadly note that he negates his heretofore decency by being a Trumper. It's like saying "I have nothing against Jews" but joining the Nazi party.

Trumpers don't get to complain about today's level of political discourse. They support a man who has drastically degraded the level of political discourse in America, starting with his juvenile insults and name-calling aimed at his opponents in the Republican primaries. (And all of those people he attacked seem to have forgiven him!!!)

I freely admit that my discourse with and about Trumpers isn't genteel at all. It shouldn't be. I love my country and am outraged at what Trump, with the full support of Trumpers, is doing to it. I don't speak gently about Trumpism any more than I do, or should, speak gently about genocide, rape, wars of aggression, treason, etc.

Pastis had a point, in that calling a moron a moron is unlikely to un-moron that person. Neither is calling out a bigot on his bigotry likely to make him a worthwhile human being.

Kevin Lewis writes: "I take DonDiego's expressions of lack of bigotry and racism at face value, but must sadly note that he negates his heretofore decency by being a Trumper. It's like saying 'I have nothing against Jews' but joining the Nazi party."

DonDiego understands Kevin Lewis analogizes President Trump to the Nazis, thereby fulfilling the conditions of Godwin's Law.  [DonDiego does not agree, but he understands.]

But who are the Jews in the analogy?  i.e Whom is President Trump seeking to exterminate?

Don Diego asks: 

"But who are the Jews in the analogy?  i.e Whom is President Trump seeking to exterminate?"

The Ukrainians.....Obviously!  He held up military aid that will allow Russia to attack and obliterate all Ukrainians!  

Oh and the Kurds!    Why I read here not 2 weeks ago that Trump was letting the Turks commit genocide on the Kurds.  Must be a media blackout on that one, because I haven't seen much carnage lately.

Don't forget....when he was having that spat with Chairman Kim Jong Un, he was going to start a nuclear war and exterminate all of mankind, but Kim has stopped testing his Nuclear weapons so Trump just couldn’t sell starting a nuclear war.

Of course he will exterminate all non-whites in America too.  But he must be waiting until he improves on the all time lowest minority unemployment rates in the US....because...because....well maybe he won't exterminate anyone.  Sorry I couln't be more helpful.

Godwin's Corollary: whenever anyone on an internet forum mentions Hitler and/or the Nazis, some oh-so-clever person will mention Godwin's Law.

Trump is not (yet!) seeking to exterminate Muslims, Mexicans, and immigrants in general, but he has so far followed the Hitler playbook to the letter by demonizing, marginalizing, and persecuting them, and blaming them for all the country's ills. That was most evident during his campaign and the first few months of his presidency. Now, it's mostly fodder for the goons who attend his hate rallies.

Surely DonDiego must realize that throughout history, dictators and demagogues have gathered public support by demonizing one easily targeted group or another. Trump has said repeatedly that he wishes he were a dictator with absolute power. He is shrewd enough to realize that by tapping into the deep, deep reservoir of racial hatred in this country, he can establish a "base" that will support him no matter what else he does.

DonDiego can make up his own mind re whether he wants to continue to be part of that base.

Muslims. Mexicans. Immigrants.

You know that as well as I do.

Kevin dear, might you have been seriously bullied in your youth?  I'm searching for why I am tolerant of the insults you fire at people, places and things you can't possibly have all the world's superior knowledge about.

"Clem Cornpone and Tucky Buckford. They'd rather shoot a black person than have their kids go to school with him." 

A pejorative statement if ever there was one.  You previously expressed bigoted opinions of the South and southern culture, so coming from you that isn't surprising.  Just insulting...to me and my southern kith and kin.  I read it with tolerance of your expression, because it is a silly generalization of the state of southern societal norms then and now. 

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Candy, in my opinion, you are too nice and tolerant with Kevin and his postings. If you continue to monitor and reply to his future postings, I venture that you will come to the same conclusion that I, and others, have come to. Namely that Kevin is a filthy mouthed, insulting, egotist who has no respect for any other persons opinion.

Coming from you, Stalker, those are compliments. Rave away, evil Trumper.

I read history. I've traveled extensively in the South. It's my carefully considered opinion, based on observation, that black people are still treated as second-class citizens in the South and that race hatred is very, very much alive and well.

I'd also like to point out that every state in the South went for Trump, with his messages of bigotry and hate.

"The South" isn't a race or people, so being critical of it isn't bigotry--though you can call it that if you wish. I despise the South because it's still, after all these years, a cesspool of racial discrimination. The average person in the street still can't fully accept the idea that black people are human.

In support of the above contention, I'd like to point out the persistent efforts, dating back to 1865 and continuing full-blown today, to keep black people from voting or to make their votes not count. I'd also like to point out the continued election of white supremacists to public office. Those efforts are Republican-backed, true, but they date back to when the South was Democratic.

But hey, the food's good.