Current Events > Is calling half of the country racists and bigots a good political strategy?

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Asking because Democrats seem to be doubling down on this strategy.

Deplorables

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*significantly less than half.

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Is calling for murder of the other half of the country a good political strategy? Apparently so, since it's working for republicans.

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Half the country can call us socialists and communists and baby killers, so....

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Musourenka posted...

Half the country can call us socialists and communists and baby killers, so....

But the Republicans will still try to get your vote, whereas the Democratic strategy is "you disagree with me, so you're a bigot and not worth engaging or talking to."

Worked out in 1968

DowntownMrSmith posted...

But the Republicans will still try to get your vote, whereas the Democratic strategy is "you disagree with me, so you're a bigot and not worth engaging or talking to."

Not true. Democrats will still try to get your vote. And you'll say "no because of critical race theory".

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It's inaccurate.

Even if Republicans were invariably bigoted, they do not make up half of this country. A lot of people don't vote. And even among those who do vote, the Democrats win the popular vote every single time. It's the electoral college which says, "Republicans have 45% of the vote. Presidency goes to the GOP." If everyone voted, it would be a landside for Democrats each time. Or perhaps the EC would say, "Republicans have 30% of the vote. GOP wins because reasons." In which case, the mask would be off.

That's why we don't have mandatory voting in this nation. It's also why there's so much learned helplessness on the left. We actively convince people that America is a broken tool that can never be fixed and that there's no reason to vote because it'll all be the same anyway.

Democrats have to lose some of the time because they would have to make good on their promises if they held all the power. The right doesn't have that problem. Republicans say they're pro-greed and pro-power and they are. Democrat politicians frequently pretend to hold socialist values while still being capitalists. In order for capitalism to survive, the two parties have to be gridlocked. The Dems have to let the Republicans win so that they can continue to blame the GOP for us not tending to everyone's needs.

Reee

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The Dems have to let the Republicans win so that they can continue to blame the GOP for us not tending to everyone's needs.

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Mr Hangman posted...

No. But they've never been able to think more than one step ahead.

Once again quick to criticize all Democrats..and this time on a minor issue ...

if half of the country are acting like racists and bigots, absolutely.

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No but it's a good way to make yourself feel superior to other people.

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I think non-Hispanic whites is still about 65%

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Neither side has the maturity to be the bigger person. That's why it's best to not fully associate with either. Just say you lean towards one way. I understand it's hard not to get emotionally driven by such serious issues tho. But yeah, it's not ever gonna work to keep alienating each other more. Takes a lot of patience to sit down and hear someone out who feels harmful to the people you love and respect. I'm just hoping people get bored of this dance at some point and try something else. Cause all we know so far is this isn't working and nothing else is being tried on a grand scale. It's also everyone's fault who enjoy to watch the chaos more than people having actual debates. We feed into the algorithm.

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Maybe if they stopped, we wouldn't call them that

Dreepapult posted...

Deplorables

Hillary was being too nice

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DowntownMrSmith posted...

But the Republicans will still try to get your vote, whereas the Democratic strategy is "you disagree with me, so you're a bigot and not worth engaging or talking to."

Bigots and racists aren't worth engaging or talking to.

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"Everything's terrible and it's their fault!" has been a winning political strategy for as long as politics has existed.

Which politicians have said that half the country are racists and bigots?
People say it here because it's true. But Democrats are never willing to actually say it themselves. So what are you talking about?

I was called a bigot the other day by some dipshit on a cartoon message board, of all things, and it made me laugh and I eventually put him on ignore because he was clearly just sea lioning and didn't have shit. If you call out a conservative on that note, they get offended and confrontational. The difference between the two situations is that conservatives know you have their number, and don't like it when you call them.

Whether or not its a "good strategy" is a different matter, but its generally true.

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It seems to be working for their base.

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So the responses are "They deserve it" and "They're actually much less than half the country." I would say the country is about 55% Democrat, 45% Republican, not the landslide you guys think. Democrats literally learning nothing smh.

Given said side likes to say "facts don't care about your feelings" they should be in support of being called those things.
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Funkydog posted...

Given said side likes to say "facts don't care about your feelings" they should be in support of being called those things.

And Democrats like to say "punch a fascist today", who has the high ground?

Telling the truth is generally not a good political strategy.

Lying is a good political strategy and telling the truth is not, so no it isn't a good strategy

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

if half of the country are acting like racists and bigots, absolutely.

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DowntownMrSmith posted...

And Democrats like to say "punch a fascist today", who has the high ground?

The ones punching the fascists. This is something a child understands. Want to ask what you should do with Nazi's, terrorists and rapists next and act shocked one side wants them punished?
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DowntownMrSmith posted...

And Democrats like to say "punch a fascist today", who has the high ground?

I really hope this sounded better in your head.

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Funkydog posted...

Want to ask what you should do with Nazi's, terrorists and rapists next and act shocked one side wants them punished?

This is why Due Process exists.

Questionmarktarius posted...

This is why Due Process exists.

Not asking them to be sentenced without due process. Just to be punched.
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But they are racists and bigots. They openly attack the LGBTQ community, and women, and they subtly (not so much subtle anymore) attack colored people.

do you want us to lie about that?

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Funkydog posted...

Not asking them to be sentenced without due process. Just to be punched.

Vigilantism is the opposite of due process.

Virginia voted in the first black Lieutenant Governor and the first Latino Attorney General, but lets keep going with the they are all racist narrative

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whats with this current deluge of shit topics where people do nothing but ask questions

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DowntownMrSmith posted...

But the Republicans will still try to get your vote, whereas the Democratic strategy is "you disagree with me, so you're a bigot and not worth engaging or talking to."

How are Republicans trying to get my vote?

It's all about the culture war with them while giving their corporate backers more money and power.

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No, but nor is being those things, so it equals out.

(Edited becuase the original wording made it unclear exactly what I was saying.)

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DowntownMrSmith posted...

So the responses are "They deserve it" and "They're actually much less than half the country." I would say the country is about 55% Democrat, 45% Republican, not the landslide you guys think. Democrats literally learning nothing smh.

40 to 50 percent of eligible people don't even vote so there's no way those percentages are right

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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

Virginia voted in the first black Lieutenant Governor and the first Latino Attorney General, but lets keep going with the they are all racist narrative

they voted in their first*

they didnt vote in THE first.

its an important distinction to make.


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DowntownMrSmith posted...

But the Republicans will still try to get your vote

No they do not. They try to stop us from voting at all.

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TheVipaGTS posted...

But they are racists and bigots. They openly attack the LGBTQ community, and women, and they subtly (not so much subtle anymore) attack colored people.

do you want us to lie about that?

Were all the midwestern voters who voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012 racist? A lot of them switched parties in 2016 and supported Trump for a variety of reasons. To say it's all because they are hateful racists is overly simplistic (while it might be emotionally cathartic for you to say).

Zeeak4444 posted...

they voted in their first*

they didnt vote in THE first.

its an important distinction to make.

Ah, first woman of color to be LG, my bad

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yes

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calling names further divides the country imo

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placating racist hasn't seemed to be a winning strategy either. what an unthoughtful topic lol.

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I wouldn't call (nearly) half the country racist.

But nearly half the country was comfortable voting for a racist, comfortable siding with someone who calls Nazis "very fine people", comfortable voting for someone who can't publicly condemn white supremacists groups like the Proud Boys.

Comfortable voting for someone who violated our 1st Amendment rights by having peaceful protestors tear gassed, and having reporters arrested for doing their jobs, and comfortable still supporting someone who was responsible for a coup against the United States during 1/6.

Almost as if those people are okay with racists and bigots running things.

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