Is the Republican party a racist party?

[wolfsblood07]

Quite the contrary.  The Republican party opposes using racial preferences or in discriminating based on race.
But, we live in the real world.  So if it is a fact that, for example, young Muslim men are the majority of terrorists blowing up buildings we should use racial profiling to protect the nation.  That is common sense.

[RR1997]

Saying that all Republicans are racist is equivalent to saying that all Democrats are communists. Grow up.

I actually didn't say that all Republicans are racist but that a majority are. Refusing to see what your party is composed of is pretty silly. Why don't you grow up and accept reality.

I'm not talking about you. You're a wonderful poster. I have nothing against you.

I'm referring to other posters who legitimately believe that all (or almost all) Republicans are racist. That's an absolutely incorrect and ignorant thing to say.

[Sbane]

Quite the contrary.  The Republican party opposes using racial preferences or in discriminating based on race.
But, we live in the real world.  So if it is a fact that, for example, young Muslim men are the majority of terrorists blowing up buildings we should use racial profiling to protect the nation.  That is common sense.

So does that mean that all muslims are terrorists? And moreover, do you believe most Mexican immigrants are rapists? Muslims may be much more likely to commit terrorist attacks but Mexican immigrants are not more likely to commit rapes. We can see this using data from the "real world".

[pho]

No, there is nothing inherently racist about enforcing immigration law or supporting welfare cuts.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

No, but I'm certainly appalled at how many racists it contains.

[pppolitics]

You can't say it more clearly than this:

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[Sbane]

No, there is nothing inherently racist about enforcing immigration law or supporting welfare cuts.

How about calling all Mexican immigrants rapists? Is that racist?

I find it interesting that I have asked like 4 people this question today and none of them want to answer.....

[Heisenberg]

No!  Not at all!  Plenty of Republicans are not racist, and the party is diverse.  Just because it has some racist people in it does not mean the party itself is racist.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O6Nmx_kZMQ

EDIT: also this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROQlAFYSvro

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

That depends on what you mean by 'a racist party'. Does the Republican party have a lot of racists? Sure. Do they have racist politicians? Some. Does the party as a whole deserve to be painted as the racist party? Nope.

It's my view that the party elites used the racism of their constituents to further their own goals. They played to those attributes for electoral success.

In which case, they're still racists.

That the party's racism is likely insincere in no way gives it a pass.

[Wisconsin+17]

Curious. How is the policy of affirmative action not racist? What you're saying is that you can't compete because of the color of your skin.

[This account no longer in use.]

No, of course not.

[Sbane]

Curious. How is the policy of affirmative action not racist? What you're saying is that you can't compete because of the color of your skin.

Affirmative action is not racist but it is unfair and I think it should be stopped. If anything, it harms non-whites because it adds an asterix to any achievement they have.

I will ask you this though, how is the Republican party not racist if it's presumptive nominee thinks most Mexican immigrants are rapists and that all Muslims are terrorists? He cheers on violence against blacks at his rallies, enthusiastically accepts support from white supremacists, etc etc.

[Sbane]

No, of course not.

Aren't you a Trump supporter?

[EliteLX]

There is racism embedded in more fundamentalist strict far-right sects of the party, that's easy to agree on. I believe it is still transitioning away from many southern-style Republicans and the recent generation putting the final shovels of dirt on the segregationist roots.

But absolutely no, it as a party is not racist: it's more realistic and less afraid of the hard-racial truths the country faces, while meanwhile it's opponents, Democrats, act as if they do not exist or live in a fairytail world. Sometimes it's not easy to ask the hard questions that may raise eyebrows or upset feelings. Simple as that.

Quite the contrary.  The Republican party opposes using racial preferences or in discriminating based on race.
But, we live in the real world.  So if it is a fact that, for example, young Muslim men are the majority of terrorists blowing up buildings we should use racial profiling to protect the nation.  That is common sense.

Like how this is put as well.

[Mercenary]

Not really but it probably houses more racists than the democratic party does. This election has shown to be though that racism remains a big problem in this country, far bigger than I realized.

With the racist morons on the right and SJW morons on the left, there is no where for the rest of us to go.

[Meclazine for Israel]

Saying you want to follow the law and keep people from coming across the border unless they do it legally is not racist. Any single way you slice it.

What about saying the majority of immigrants are rapists? Is that racist enough for you?

Statistics have shown that immigrants are much less likely to commit crimes than native-born citizens.

Statistics show the estimated 11.7 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. account for 13.6 percent of all offenders sentenced for crimes committed in the U.S. Twelve percent of murder sentences, 20 percent of kidnapping sentences and 16 percent of drug trafficking sentences are meted out to illegal immigrants.

That means 20% of all kidnappings are committed by only 3% of the population, those being illegal immigrants.

Source: http://backwardations.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/the-academic-trash-on-immigrant-crime.html?m=1

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Saying you want to follow the law and keep people from coming across the border unless they do it legally is not racist. Any single way you slice it.

What about saying the majority of immigrants are rapists? Is that racist enough for you?

Statistics have shown that immigrants are much less likely to commit crimes than native-born citizens.

Statistics show the estimated 11.7 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. account for 13.6 percent of all offenders sentenced for crimes committed in the U.S. Twelve percent of murder sentences, 20 percent of kidnapping sentences and 16 percent of drug trafficking sentences are meted out to illegal immigrants.

That means 20% of all kidnappings are committed by only 3% of the population, those being illegal immigrants.

If you are going to argue a point, do some research.

Lies, damned lies and statistics. And worse than all of them are people who claim "statistics show" and then don't provide the source of their "statistics".

[Higgs]

Saying you want to follow the law and keep people from coming across the border unless they do it legally is not racist. Any single way you slice it.

What about saying the majority of immigrants are rapists? Is that racist enough for you?

Statistics have shown that immigrants are much less likely to commit crimes than native-born citizens.

How about illegal immigrants?

[Sbane]

Saying you want to follow the law and keep people from coming across the border unless they do it legally is not racist. Any single way you slice it.

What about saying the majority of immigrants are rapists? Is that racist enough for you?

Statistics have shown that immigrants are much less likely to commit crimes than native-born citizens.

Statistics show the estimated 11.7 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. account for 13.6 percent of all offenders sentenced for crimes committed in the U.S. Twelve percent of murder sentences, 20 percent of kidnapping sentences and 16 percent of drug trafficking sentences are meted out to illegal immigrants.

That means 20% of all kidnappings are committed by only 3% of the population, those being illegal immigrants.

If you are going to argue a point, do some research.

Cite?

[Young Conservative]

Of course not. That is absurd and illogical

[Figueira]

Not everyone who votes Republican is racist, but the party establishment is, for the most part.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

Not everyone who votes Republican is racist, but the party establishment is, for the most part.

Proof?

[Meclazine for Israel]

The USA is overly sympathetic on crime and illegal immigration.

Example: The US Supreme Court said that an illegal immigrant cannot be detained indefintely if their country of origin refuses to take them back.

The following countries will not cooperate with US deportation laws for citizen's found guilty of committing a serious crime.

Afghanistan, Algeria, Burundi, Cape Verde, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, and Zimbabwe.

Result: The murder of Connecticut resident Casey Chadwick.

The illegal immigrant who was convicted in the June 2015 killing of Chadwick was a Haitian national named Jean Jacques. Jacques, 41, had a previous attempted murder conviction and should have been deported, but Haiti would not take him back.

Source: http://dailysignal.com/2016/04/28/in-2015-19000-criminal-illegal-immigrants-were-released-from-custody/

19,000 criminals who are illegal immigrants are released from prison back into US society every year to commit further crimes.

That is the most disgraceful result directly attributable to  government policy imaginable.

[Sbane]

Of course not. That is absurd and illogical

Reality says something different.