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Inviso posted...

That reminds me of something I wanted to say regarding a late post in the last topic.

There is nothing wrong with wanting "civility" and preferring a more concealed racist like Richard Spencer to the blatant and vocal racism of Donald Trump. With Spencer, the very fact that he feels the need to hide his true feelings behind a mask of civility and "proper" presentation is a win for decent human beings everywhere. It's an admission that his views are unpalatable and need to hide in order to gain acceptance. One of the biggest problems with Trump is that he's made racism mainstream and made it so that the racist fuckwads don't feel ashamed enough to hide their bigoted views from the rest of society.

Honestly, that's one of the primary reasons why any Democrat is better than any Republican for elected office. Even if our political system prevents almost any legislation from being passed due to the level of bullshit power held by the Senate, at least having a figurehead at the front of the country that WON'T blatantly pander to and empower racists might send them skittering back under the fridge like the cockroaches they are.

I'd actually argue concealing racism is often worse (until you reach the point of open lynchings or worse). When you hide racism behind a mask of civility, you can pass facially neutral laws that allow police & law enforcement to enforce them selectively and create huge racial disparities that moderate whites honestly don't give a shit about. Hidden attitudes will probably never change. When it's blatant, open, and obvious, moderates actually care and meaningful change can actually happen. Plus, it has the added benefit of letting you know exactly who the racists are. And they will get challenged publicly on it, with real consequences to their beliefs.

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