Trump goes full Alt-Right and voids everything he said yesterday

[BlueSwan]

Lee Atwater didn't lie, folks. This isn't a huge revealation for a party that's always exploited racial fears for votes.

And the Democratic Party hasn't done the same as well over the past 4 years, demonizing white voters? White privilege, cis privilege?

Both of these parties exploit for racial fears.

Oh dear...

[Middle-aged Europe]

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Meh, if the Bushes had any balls, they would have asked Trump for his resignation.

It's a prettty naive assumption that Trump is gonna change at all, back down, or even apologize. He is what he is. If you don't like it, you gotta remove him from office.

[Dr. Arch]

Yawn. Boring platitudes all around. It's like a virtue signalling Olympics.

[MasterJedi]

Yawn. Boring platitudes all around. It's like a virtue signalling Olympics.

Yep, meanwhile that 30-40% of the base like my dad is going into screaming rages at the TV how Trump isn't racist and how the people marching weren't really Nazis and how Obama is the really racist one who supports black supremacy and BLM terrorists.

[RINO Tom]

Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH):

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Ouch.

Perhaps one of the only Republican statements on the matter with any real substance beyond platitudes.

That's ridiculous.  I know this board adheres to the idea that if Republican politicians continue to support literally any of Trump's stated policy goals (like tax reform), they're not "standing up to him," but all you have to do is open up your CNN app right now to see that several Republicans have very openly and directly called the President out and denounced his ridiculous press conference.  It's the exact same thing Democratic politicians are doing.

[RINO Tom]

Yawn. Boring platitudes all around. It's like a virtue signalling Olympics.

Yep, meanwhile that 30-40% of the base like my dad is going into screaming rages at the TV how Trump isn't racist and how the people marching weren't really Nazis and how Obama is the really racist one who supports black supremacy and BLM terrorists.

It's more like 60-70%

What guides your ideology?  It LITERALLY seems to be White nationalism.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Lee Atwater didn't lie, folks. This isn't a huge revealation for a party that's always exploited racial fears for votes.

And the Democratic Party hasn't done the same as well over the past 4 years, demonizing white voters? White privilege, cis privilege?

Both of these parties exploit for racial fears.

As a cis white male, I've never once felt demonized by the Democrats, not even remotely. The talentless triggered cis white males who do feel this way should grow a pair and #DBAP.

I'm an old white guy and I've never felt demonized by the Democrats either.

[SoLongAtlas]

Very telling story from this article https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-trumps-response-to-charlottesville-really-about-politics/ on 538:

"In any case, I’d start with a number from Perry’s Charlottesville story: Nearly 20 percent of self-identified Republicans who think there’s “a great deal” of discrimination against whites. Almost half think there’s “a great deal” or “some” discrimination against whites. Those groups, which are bigger than neo-Nazis, are the ones I think Trump had on his mind."

It is true that there is a great deal of us against them within the GOP and a great deal of fear that they are losing ground (and they are). Most time marginalization of a political group or ideology becomes the mainstream, that said party becomes more radical. We are seeing it here in the US.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Yawn. Boring platitudes all around. It's like a virtue signalling Olympics.

Yep, meanwhile that 30-40% of the base like my dad is going into screaming rages at the TV how Trump isn't racist and how the people marching weren't really Nazis and how Obama is the really racist one who supports black supremacy and BLM terrorists.

It's more like 60-70%

What guides your ideology?  It LITERALLY seems to be White nationalism.

How can you possibly justify such an accusation? Nothing in the quoted post even remotely indicates that.

[Beet]

The Left demonizes white people, period. It's not fair that this rubs off on the Democratic party, but it does. Yesterday Nikkita Oliver, who came in third place in the Seattle mayoral primary, attacked the two women who made it into the runoff as "white." Of course this kind of behavior is inflammatory and nurtures the Trump-right. I wish both sides would cut it out, or a vital 'center' ideology would be resuscitated.

[SoLongAtlas]

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump  2 hours ago
 Memorial service today for beautiful and incredible Heather Heyer, a truly special young woman. She will be long remembered by all!

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

In before the "how dare he" replies. 

[BudgieForce]

In before the "how dare he" replies. 

I mean, a phone call would have been better than a tweet. Atleast a phone call takes effort.

[Dr. Arch]

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump  2 hours ago
 Memorial service today for beautiful and incredible Heather Heyer, a truly special young woman. She will be long remembered by all!

Lmao 😂 All I can do is laugh and cry at the absurdity of it all. What a hypocrite.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

In before the "how dare he" replies. 

He has no right to speak about her since he doesn't represent the values she lived for.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump  2 hours ago
 Memorial service today for beautiful and incredible Heather Heyer, a truly special young woman. She will be long remembered by all!

General Kelly is great at this

I have no doubt he encouraged this,  yes.

[Devout Centrist]

In before the "how dare he" replies. 

Dementia is a horrible thing

[Dr. Arch]

In before the "how dare he" replies. 

He has no right to speak about her since he doesn't represent the values she lived for.

Yeah. He pretty much partially blamed her for her own murder with the "all sides" crap.

[Unapologetic Chinaperson]

To all the "both sides do it" people in this thread, here's some food for thought.

The History of Blaming 'Both Sides' and Why Language Matters

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[SoLongAtlas]

Missouri GOP praises Trump's response

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2017/08/16/missouri-gop-praises-trump-remarks-way-to-go-realdonaldtrump

[Suburbia]

To all the "both sides do it" people in this thread, here's some food for thought.

The History of Blaming 'Both Sides' and Why Language Matters

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I don't think anarchists are good people....they are like the Nazis. They're both violent.

[MasterJedi]

Yawn. Boring platitudes all around. It's like a virtue signalling Olympics.

Yep, meanwhile that 30-40% of the base like my dad is going into screaming rages at the TV how Trump isn't racist and how the people marching weren't really Nazis and how Obama is the really racist one who supports black supremacy and BLM terrorists.

It's more like 60-70%

What guides your ideology?  It LITERALLY seems to be White nationalism.

Sadly he's probably correct. I've heard so many times "if blacks like to murder themselves why should I care if they want their lives to matter?". Sickening

[Unapologetic Chinaperson]

Missouri GOP praises Trump's response

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2017/08/16/missouri-gop-praises-trump-remarks-way-to-go-realdonaldtrump

And they wonder why the NAACP has a travel warning on the state.

[Dr. Arch]

Missouri GOP praises Trump's response

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2017/08/16/missouri-gop-praises-trump-remarks-way-to-go-realdonaldtrump

This is probably the saddest week in American history since 9/11.

[Unapologetic Chinaperson]

To all the "both sides do it" people in this thread, here's some food for thought.

The History of Blaming 'Both Sides' and Why Language Matters

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I don't think anarchists are good people....they are like the Nazis. They're both violent.

Do you have any self awareness?

I mean, just compare bronz's statement with that of the segragationists:

Lee Atwater didn't lie, folks. This isn't a huge revealation for a party that's always exploited racial fears for votes.

And the Democratic Party hasn't done the same as well over the past 4 years, demonizing white voters? White privilege, cis privilege?

Both of these parties exploit for racial fears.

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