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04 May 2016, 8:52 pm

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Hang on guys,

I am going to get some popcorn while this thread turns into exactly what OP is describing.

* Om nom nom *

Don't mind me, continue.

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04 May 2016, 9:33 pm

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I've yet to see an example of racism here. Just people claiming it's there without producing evidence. I'm not claiming to have read all threads or anything.

Callouts on posts not in this thread would not be appropriate

but...

in this thread we have this

nurseangela wrote:

Oh, and if you all are speaking about the talk on Illegal Aliens the emphasis should be on the word ILLEGAL which just happens to be Mexicans. And there are LEGAL Mexicans who are for Trump and against these Mexicans entering the country illegally.

AND Muslims are being pointed out because that is who all of the terrorist attacks are coming from.

There is a reason why these two groups are being brought out to the forefront.

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04 May 2016, 9:34 pm

nurseangela wrote:

You are not answering my question. Why are you saying that Trump supporters are racist?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... story.html

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04 May 2016, 9:35 pm

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Fnord wrote:

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I don't see a problem NOW that all the name calling is gone from the Left. Stop being a sore loser about Trump being a winner...

Angela, Mr. Trump has not won the presidency. He hasn't even won his party's nomination. To call him a 'winner' of the electoral process is premature, to say the least.

You are not answering my question. Why are you saying that Trump supporters are racist?

Where did I say that?

Oh, your first post of this thread said it.

Idk, maybe you didn't know what you were saying. If you did say it, just own it at least.

You said you were leaving...

You don't get to pick up the mic after you drop it.

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04 May 2016, 9:40 pm

This is my first post in this thread:

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There does seem to have been an increase in race-based attacks since the Trump camp took over PP&R.

Where does it say that fans of Mr. Trump are racist?

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04 May 2016, 9:41 pm

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I'm not complaining that there are conservatives so much as the place is kind of a dump because there is an established culture where racism is acceptable. It's maybe one shade away from being /pol/ or r/The_Donald which are toilets. I've seen posts in there that would be more befitting of GamerGate and Chimpout.

It's not a debate forum so much as it seems like a place to offload a bunch of extreme, hyperbolic, uninformed opinions. Can we dial down the hyperbole? People in there sound like Donald Trump.

In addition to being embarrassing it creates a climate of hostility.

You've been here all of two weeks, maybe you should give it a little longer before smearing a forum that's been around over a decade. PPR is a little more pointless than usual at the moment, but comparing it to /pol/ just makes it clear you have no idea what you're talking about.

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04 May 2016, 9:53 pm

Fnord wrote:

This is my first post in this thread:

Fnord wrote:

There does seem to have been an increase in race-based attacks since the Trump camp took over PP&R.

Where does it say that fans of Mr. Trump are racist?

Fnord, what does "race-based attacks since the Trump camp took over PP&R" mean to you? Is this funny or something? Because being called a racist isn't funny to me - it's getting to be old. I think I've been called enough names for one election.

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04 May 2016, 9:58 pm

nurseangela wrote:

Fnord wrote:

This is my first post in this thread:

Fnord wrote:

There does seem to have been an increase in race-based attacks since the Trump camp took over PP&R.

Where does it say that fans of Mr. Trump are racist?

It's a correlative statement, not a causal one, so I did not call you "racist". I've notice two coincidental trends, that's all. Maybe it's just a sign of the times.

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04 May 2016, 10:01 pm

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nurseangela wrote:

You are not answering my question. Why are you saying that Trump supporters are racist?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... story.html

That's not me. You find something that I have said before you open your big mouth because you are addressing the PP&R forum and that includes the Trump supporters on THIS SITE - not the ones the Washington Post is talking about.

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04 May 2016, 10:05 pm

Fnord wrote:

nurseangela wrote:

Fnord wrote:

This is my first post in this thread:

Fnord wrote:

There does seem to have been an increase in race-based attacks since the Trump camp took over PP&R.

Where does it say that fans of Mr. Trump are racist?

It's a correlative statement, not a causal one, so I did not call you "racist". I've notice two coincidental trends, that's all. Maybe it's just a sign of the times.

Ok. I just don't want you thinking that way about me.

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04 May 2016, 10:07 pm

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nurseangela wrote:

Fnord wrote:

nurseangela wrote:

Fnord wrote:

nurseangela wrote:

I don't see a problem NOW that all the name calling is gone from the Left. Stop being a sore loser about Trump being a winner...

Angela, Mr. Trump has not won the presidency. He hasn't even won his party's nomination. To call him a 'winner' of the electoral process is premature, to say the least.

You are not answering my question. Why are you saying that Trump supporters are racist?

Where did I say that?

Oh, your first post of this thread said it.

Idk, maybe you didn't know what you were saying. If you did say it, just own it at least.

You said you were leaving...

You don't get to pick up the mic after you drop it.

No, you wish I was leaving, but I'm back.

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04 May 2016, 10:12 pm

Cup wrote:

Drake wrote:

I've yet to see an example of racism here. Just people claiming it's there without producing evidence. I'm not claiming to have read all threads or anything.

Callouts on posts not in this thread would not be appropriate

but...

in this thread we have this

nurseangela wrote:

And if this is all you have on me, it's nothing. I already said why those two groups are being brought up. I'm not changing the way I think about what is going on in this country with the illegal aliens OR the ones who are carrying out the terrorist attacks. If you think I'm still a racist, I don't really give a damn.

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04 May 2016, 10:16 pm

Cup wrote:

Drake wrote:

I've yet to see an example of racism here. Just people claiming it's there without producing evidence. I'm not claiming to have read all threads or anything.

Callouts on posts not in this thread would not be appropriate

but...

in this thread we have this

nurseangela wrote:

No racism there.

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04 May 2016, 11:51 pm

nurseangela wrote:

Cup wrote:

nurseangela wrote:

You are not answering my question. Why are you saying that Trump supporters are racist?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... story.html

So not all Trump supporters are racist just because of a few bad actors? Just because he is number one among racists?

You're right that was a cheap shot

but you can't accept that its racist to identify muslims as the source of all terrorism.

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05 May 2016, 2:07 am

What does this have to do with WP discussion anymore?

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