(01-19-2017 03:19 AM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(01-18-2017 12:34 PM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  And another Trump WTF - why go after John Lewis? Even if for argument's sake I concede that calling Trump illegitimate was fairly extreme and he was wrong about never skipping an inauguration, why go after him saying he's "all talk and no action"? The guy was arrested 40+ times protesting for civil rights and nearly beaten to death by racist Alabama cops, who cracked his skull, for goodness sake. All while Donald was dodging Vietnam and learning from his dad how to discriminate against minorities in housing.

But the worst thing about it was the nonsense about Lewis' district being poor and crime ridden. That was just flat out racist stereotyping, like he did the whole campaign. In Trumpworld our "inner cities" are burning and all African-Americans live in poverty in them. Lewis's district is majority black, but fairly diverse. It's also pretty affluent. I read that black education attainment levels in the district are higher than the national average for *all* Americans.

But no, John Lewis is black, so Trump (and his supporters?) just assume he represents a poverty stricken, crime-ridden hellhole....

So stereotypically a liberal (progressive) response...... nothing but race cards ever flying..... god its laughable......

Do you all *ever* see anything that doesnt warrant a "they are racist" comment?

Have to give you credit for using it both as an offensive *and* defensive methodology in the same post though.

And you wonder why some people just shut down at the constant barrage of race cards? But, what the hell, I guess by just noting it that makes a racial bigot in the progressive sense....

Seriously, you are saying the fact that Trump incorrectly assumed Lewis' district was a crime ridden hell hole had nothing to do with race? THAT is laughable.

(I suppose it's possible he knew it was incorrect, but that he assumed his followers wouldn't know any better.)

I mean seriously, Trump levels a racist attack on a civil rights hero, and it's the people that point that out that are the problem? Sorry, no, it's the people who make excuses for it, whether it's this, mocking the disabled, bragging about sexually assaulting women, attacking Hispanics, attacking Muslims, whatever.