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Marycat2021's avatar

Nonsense. It doesn't take any mental acumen whatsoever to be a racist, which is why one of the best weapons against it is education. What the hell is an "effective racist" anyway? Trump took out full page ads accusing Obama of not being an American citizen, was that not effective enough? He also wanted to ban Muslims from entering the US. I doubt you're remembering even a small amount of Trump's racist history.

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Peter T's avatar

I think I see the issue. You're using the term to mean acts that align with what a racist would do. I tend toward the dictionary definition, to describe a person's disposition (including intent). BTW, you'll note I did not suggest acumen was needed.

I do recall most of Trump's awful behavior. My best guess is that he did the things you mentioned because he thought it would wind up his base.

Perhaps you're now thinking 'OK, so what? What's the diff?'. The point is understanding how Trump and other GOP politicians operate. Know thy enemy and so forth.

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