I think people that aren’t racist don’t usually live in fear of being called racist. I don’t know about you but i don’t spend any time fearful that I might be called racist. And I work with a diverse group of people and a diverse client population on a daily basis.
Is it possible that I’ll be called racist? Sure. Is it possible that I’ll do something I don’t feel is racist and be called it? Sure, the term is subjective and has been for a while now. I feel pretty confident in my ability to apologize if I feel it’s needed. And I feel pretty confident in saying that wasn’t my intention if needed. But I don’t really waste much time worrying or being fearful.
But I also (in public, on here I just type super fast without proofreading!) consider what I’m saying and think of the potential impact of my words especially on people who do not know me really well.
Conservatives also might do well to instead of think well none of us are racist it’s that Democrats always say racism take a look at what they say and propose? It’s really easy to just say well we’re going to be called racist and dismiss it all as nonsense. Much harder to think and examine of any of the attacks are accurate.
That’s because you aren’t conservative. Conservatives don’t constantly call all liberals racist, even though the outcome of most of their policies end up hurting minorities.
I’m not. But most people in real life assume I am because of the area I live. And also the fact that I don’t regularly talk to strangers about politics. I live around conservatives and have my whole life and I don’t believe at least the ones I know hardly ever comment on how fearful they are of being called racist.
Although I have had many say they aren’t racist.
Also fun fact liberals don’t constantly call conservatives racists. If we want to talk about the importance of looking at people individually as was said above we can talk about the large amount of Dems who aren’t constantly calling racism.
Republicans would be wise while they are saying that Democrats are constantly crying racism to consider if they are ever correct. And to examine their own side frequently and not just to roll their eyes at the word every time it’s used. Racism doesn’t cease to exist just because people think it’s brought up too often now.
It can be more than one “problem.” Dems could be using the term too often because it’s been a successful political attack they feel. And Republicans could be surrounding themselves with people like Stephen Miller, or Bannon, or Steve King and honestly giving pretty open fuel for that fire. Maybe it should be we can’t be fearful of being called racist…but we should also make sure we aren’t being racist.
It’s not individual conservatives being called racist so much as the entire Republican party as a whole. As in, if you vote Republican you are automatically racist.
And if you vote Democrat you hate cops and are socialist.
I don’t see they call “all of us this” as being an exclusive problem of the right. It’s a simple point scorer for pundits and politicians. It isn’t based in much reality. A lot of Republicans aren’t racist and a lot of Dems aren’t socialist. They will be painted with one brush as always. But that’s bound to happen in a two party system. Annoying and frustrating, but expected and unlikely to change. Used because they think it will help the party. That’s how Trump can give farmers billions and sign a massive stimulus bill and say you can’t vote for them they are a bunch of socialists with a straight face.
I don’t live in fear of it, but I have been called it for absolutely absurd reasons due to politics.
Want to trim the NHS? Racist.
Think no fault divorce has been a disaster? Racist.
Point to obesity being one of the key reasons why COVID death figures are so high in central London? Oh you better believe that’s racist.
Good faith accusations of such should be examined. However, far too few of the accusations of racism are in good faith , on either side of the pond. This poses a problem, because the word has lost the potency it once had due to overuse.
1 : a belief that being so is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities that have produced an inherent superiority among rhe human race.
My point of brining that up is the right is hardly alone on being attacked over things that aren’t always true. How often are Dems called socialists even while the right does things like give farmers and corporations direct payments?
So can being accused of being racist.
Not at all. We have discussions on here about race and they don’t end. Trump was called racist and he never stopped talking. This is simply not true.
But more important than this shit is happy t-nation anniversary!
Isn’t it better that he not be all there upstairs? Think about his life and family’s history. Don’t we either want him to have an excuse for all of that, or be in a different state of mind today?