Fab4Runner;1786717 wrote:It really is. I am embarrassed to be a conservative right now. Luckily, I don't have a single friend or family member voting for that racist piece of shit.
I'll preface this by saying I voted for Kasich today.
Maybe this was covered earlier, but I don't feel like searching through 17 pages of people's political opinion.
How is Donald Trump a racist? I've heard and read that several times and it absolutely blows my mind. I've seen no indication that the man is a racist, other than accusations.
Because he didn't turn down an endorsement from the KKK? Why would anyone reject any endorsement? He certainly didn't say he believed in what they stood for. He simply didn't shun the endorsement. Is it safe to say that 1 in 8 Americans still has some amount of racism (that's probably low)? That's 18,000,000 registered voters (12.5%). Is it racist to not piss off a certain group by rejecting an endorsement? No, if you're not racist it's unethical, but it's not racist. It's called strategy, and while I don't condone it...I see why Trump would take that stance.
Because he said that "many" illegal immigrants are criminals and rapists? Well, that's not made up; there are numbers to prove it. Illegal immigrants are THREE times more likely to commit a violent crime while in the US than the average citizen. (link:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/09/16/crime-wave-elusive-data-shows-frightening-toll-illegal-immigrant-criminals.html)
Because he shared a post that stated that a higher percentage of black on black murder than any other race? Again, there are numbers that suggest it (even though many stats on the chart are far from factual). Here are the facts (
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/28/5-devastating-facts-black-black-crime/)
And not to defend the guy, because I don't believe in a lot of what he stands for. But how many times have you, or your friends shared something on social media that wasn't factual? I'm guilty. Remember when this was posted? In the heat of police vs black protest (Ferguson, MO). This goes back to his inability to show a filter and shoot from the cuff.
A racist, by definition, is someone who believes that a particular race is superior to another. Do you really believe that Trump fits that definition? I do not. I think he speaks without thinking, without facts and shoots from the hip. As a result, what he is trying to say or do is misconstrued by people who are far more politically correct than he is. I think that's his appeal to the now 50% of all Republicans that support him. I'm not a supporter of his, but I get it and I certainly don't think he is a racist.