Why are right-wing media and their followers so racist?

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   promisemposted 4 years ago

   Newspaper publisher calls for Ku Klux Klan to resume lynchings and night rides.
   
   https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ala … 11897.html
   
   His opinion must mean all right-wing media and their followers are racist, right?
   
   If some people can post silly generalizations on here about media, liberals, Democrats, the FBI, the CIA, the courts and all of our allies, I guess I should start doing the same. 

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      lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Why do you want to stoop to their level? After this one post, I hope you've made your point lol. But, don't become as crazy as them. It's not worth it.

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         PrettyPantherposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Brandon, may I just say I enjoy your participation in the political forums and I hope you stick around.

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            lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            I'm not good with sarcasm. Some people do call me a Sheldon Cooper. I don't think this is sarcasm though, is it

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            promisemposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Agreed. He seems like a rational kind of guy.

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               lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               I am just amused by the fact that people pick sides like it's their sports team and they got to support it no matter what. Left/Right, Republican/Democrat, I'm like wow. They don't have the potential to think for themselves on any issue, they have to go with the flow to fit into the team, else they're outcasts.

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                  promisemposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                  Confirmation bias is well proven. Many people would rather rationalize their existing beliefs than change those beliefs according to new information.
                  
                  I have often been called liberal by conservatives and conservative by liberals. In fact, I'm right of center. I just happen to be aggressive with debating people on here to the right of me.
                  
                  That said, I agree with you as long as you agree with me ...

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         promisemposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         You're quite right, Brandon, I don't want to stoop to their level. But I just couldn't resist throwing out a hand grenade.
         
         I hope people understand from the smiley face that I'm making this post tongue in cheek.

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      IslandBitesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Hey! You forgot "the left"!

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         PrettyPantherposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Ah, yes, "the left." Lol

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         promisemposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         My apologies. I also left out John McCain, Hillary Clinton and quite a few others.

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      Onusonusposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Because liberals think everything is racist.

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         promisemposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Conservatives think everyone is against them.
         
         Generalizations, blah, blah, blah.

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            Onusonusposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Sure...
            

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      Live to Learnposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Funny. You've got one idiot who wrote one thing and all of a sudden it's the entire right wing media.
      
      Bravo promisem. Way to shove your head in the sand.

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         lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         He's just showing you how some of the right wing guys act. He also clearly pointed that out in his OP. If you failed to see that (even though it was not sarcastic), you must be blind. Bravo.

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            Live to Learnposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Well, if he's just reacting to his impression of some people he certainly won't find fault in people seeing him in the same light.

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               promisemposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               I find fault only in people who are so filled with hate toward "the left" that they can't understand my simple and obvious post.

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                  Live to Learnposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                  I don't hate 'the left'. It's interesting that you would choose that particular response.

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                     promisemposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                     In retrospect, I regret the use of the word "hate" because I think it should be used sparingly. But I do think "animosity" is accurate.

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                        Live to Learnposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                        I think that may be a little too negative also. Primarily because 'the left' are just people too. I harbor animosity toward ideas I see as indicative of the powers that be on the left. The desire to separate and fragment society into warring tribes is very dangerous, in my opinion.

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            promisemposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks, Brandon. I thought I was quite clear in my post and my followup comment to you that I was being sarcastic.
            
            I'll say as well that I was responding to a lot more than just the posts of one person.

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         promisemposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         You don't understand my obvious point. More likely, you don't want to understand it.
         
         The smiley face, the sarcasm, etc. Bravo, LTL, for reverting to form.

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            Live to Learnposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            You have, in the past if I'm not mistaken, complained about the misleading nature of titles for an OP.
            
            You will be judged, by the casual observer, by the title not the content.

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               lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               
               
               Let's assume that what you just said is true. The both of you are stooping to each others level, very soon you're gonna find some Ostrich heads at eye level.

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                  promisemposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                  Brandon, I have learned from long experience that it's important to be civil whenever possible. At times, even LTL and I have been civil toward each other.
                  
                  But I have also learned that it's important to stand up to people when they start attacking. Turning the other cheek only encourages more attacks.
                  
                  Standing up to an attacker is not the same as stooping down to their level.

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                     lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                     Of course not. But tit for tat is, in my opinion, stooping down to their level. In my opinion, that's not a wrong or bad thing to do, some times it's the only way to get a point across.

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               promisemposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               Again, that's the point of the post.
               
               Frankly, I don't give a damn if I am judged badly by extremists who have constant hissy fits about "the left" and the evils of Hillary Clinton.
               
               I also don't give a damn about people who are too lazy to read a post.
               
               My conscience and my reputation among people who know me are rock solid.

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                  IslandBitesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                  

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      dianetrotterposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      I'm glad I have control of my faculties and am able to do research and make informed conclusions.  There are good journalist that speak truth to power.  I love hearing from Shepherd Smith, Chris Wallace and those that report the facts and ask probing questions, regardless of whom they work for.  For the past several months, Judge Napolitano has really been breaking it down..
      
      I think alliances are made based on certain principles.  The problem comes from additional baggage others bring to the table..  Then it is important to speak the truth and opinions based on moral convictions, regardless of which side you are on.
      
      It is sad that there are two clearly defined sides because issues are so much more complex..

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      crankaliciousposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Promisem,
      
      Your point needs to be made more often. Of course, we only need one example of a right-wing newspaper calling for increased lynchings to confirm that all right-wingers are racists. That's how it works. One example is enough to draw a conclusion. One kid getting belittled because of his MAGA hat proves that all liberals are hypocrites.

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   JAKE Earthshineposted 4 years ago

   RACISM Is as RACISM does:
   
   This disgusting racist clown needs to RESIGN yesterday: How numb have his last remaining followers become not to see his ugly HATE and Unholy Intent?
   
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcklUUIsdcw

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      lobobrandonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      I don't see that as racism, but he does seem like he's gonna be open for bids anytime soon.

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   Onusonusposted 4 years ago

   Speaking of fake media, I heard the left has dumped their slobbering relationship with the latest liberal golden boy.
   

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