hi tkc,
i don't disagree. but the republican belief system taken as a whole does not have a racist plank. it is avowedly meritocratic. it is colour blind.
my belief system is that there's a lot more luck and a lot less merit in outcomes than republicans allow. and this justifies actions designed to level the playing field some.
since dems have employed my kind of philosophy to attack inequalities based on race, there's no space for heavily prejudiced people inside the party.
therefore racists likely vote republican. but this doesn't make republicans racist. it makes racists republican. i think the distinction is worth contemplating.
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