Quote (thesnipa @ 14 Nov 2019 16:33)
literally no one said that.
you've quoted me like 3 times this week saying my statements need context and nuance. i do the same and you go hysterical and strawman me?
ok.
dude shouldn't be in the whitehouse, but he's a villains henchman, not a super villain.
the muslim ban is a perfect illustration, started off a purely xenophobic, instantly challenged in court, downgraded to a regional ban, then clearly it was watered down even more to appease geopolitical frienimies.
and given the context that some are calling for him to resign, just how serious of a threat he is as a white nationalist is very relevant. he's one worth watching, not taking behind the shed.
i simply don't agree with the suggestion that him not loudly shouting
'all non-white people must die' (watch excrements quote that part in the future to suggest i'm racist) or physically attacking them on sight, somehow makes him a less dangerous, a 'light' white nationalist.
if anything, those are the really dangerous ones, secretly spreading that toxic ideology, while (barely) hiding their true beliefs in public - to a degree that gives the hacks and the cowards just enough wiggle room to claim
'he's just conservative, anything else is a smear', when in reality even the dumbest white nationalist is able to clearly identify him as an ally.
fair enough, you didn't outright say
'it's fine' - but the whole
'he might be bad, but he's no super villain' defence is a distinction without a difference, especially if you agree that someone like that should NOT be in the white house.
reminds me of that back and forth i had with blackx a couple of days ago, where when confronted with trump's racist actions and beliefs, he conceded that trump is someone who 'repeatedly acts in a racist manner', but just wouldn't call him a racist, suggesting that the fact that trump has other beliefs and motivations as well somehow protected him against that label...