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KT2000

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14. A lot of racists in this country

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 09:36 PM

11 hrs ago

who are now speaking out. What a disgrace. The reasons for racism are rooted in fear of having to compete, and ignorance. The most vocal racists are not living in multi-racial communities but white ones. They believe the media stereotypes and biased news coverage describes anyone other than whites.
I consider racists to be ignorant hayseeds.

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Must be quite a shock to see this vulgar return of overt white racism [View all] malaise 12 hrs ago OP

A shock. Not at all. On the contrary. I've been WARNING about it for at least a DECADE now. B.See 12 hrs ago #1

True malaise 12 hrs ago #2

Step by step, the social taboo on overt racism decomposesd. SouthBayDem 9 hrs ago #29

Not hard to process at all misanthrope 11 hrs ago #3

Scary malaise 11 hrs ago #4

Yep Solly Mack 11 hrs ago #6

Same here Stuckinthebush 11 hrs ago #8

They did before misanthrope 11 hrs ago #10

Yep Stuckinthebush 11 hrs ago #11

Was in Alabama just after Trump took office in mobile airport JT45242 1 hr ago #35

I also grew up in the rural south BeneteauBum 11 hrs ago #12

Nice story. Sometimes it takes just one real encounter to understand that we are all one, all the same. erronis 10 hrs ago #19

Nice malaise 2 hrs ago #32

I grew up in a small town in Michigan JBTaurus83 11 hrs ago #5

I was thrilled by the election of President Obama, believing it to be... 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #7

+1. I'm afraid Obama was a rare anomaly. dalton99a 11 hrs ago #16

The fact that we had a Black president drove the racists crazy. wnylib 10 hrs ago #28

Never left! Floyd R. Turbo 11 hrs ago #9

I knew as a child, when i first heard the words "all men are created equal", that the shit was going to hit the fan one Solomon 11 hrs ago #13

I wonder how other countries have evolved past this. Or have they? erronis 10 hrs ago #21

I just never understood why they think racism is advantageous. Trueblue Texan 44 min ago #38

A lot of racists in this country KT2000 11 hrs ago #14

I am not at all surprised AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #15

Helluva post already! I got a great taste of southern living from this erronis 10 hrs ago #22

Freaking wow malaise 30 min ago #39

As someone born an raised in the south, my reply is to ask "What do you mean, 'return'?" OldBaldy1701E 11 hrs ago #17

MAGA like 1850!!! moondust 10 hrs ago #18

Generally speaking, most Republicans are "Surface People". chouchou 10 hrs ago #20

It is mind boggling how these Kluxers are reimposing Jim Crow. My God. PatrickforB 10 hrs ago #23

More of our electeds and candidates must do a FAR better job of denouncing, demonizing, and delegitimizing... pat_k 10 hrs ago #24

Not surprising at all RetiredParatrooper 10 hrs ago #25

I live in ruby red Florida mcar 10 hrs ago #26

I live in Purple Florida PCB66 1 hr ago #33

When sports in America starts being effected we will see some change. BradBo 10 hrs ago #27

Not a shock. The racism never left. Like cockroaches, they hide in the shadows awaiting the dark Scalded Nun 9 hrs ago #30

Seems not too long ago comments like this would get a rash of shit from southerners claiming the north is just as racist Hassin Bin Sober 9 hrs ago #31

Wow! malaise 1 hr ago #34

JFK tried. Kid Berwyn 1 hr ago #36

Thanks for this my friend malaise 58 min ago #37