Certainly, even the semblance of Trump's association with white supremacy is reason enough for him to go. We saw this evil rear its head in Charlottesville and elsewhere.
But my point is, I very much doubt this is representative of 100% of the Republican electorate. I think its probably something like way less than 1%.
Trump's implicit support of them elevated and amplified them and made them much bigger than they really are.
It's far far more than 1%. Vast legions of his supporters cite him saying things that others are not willing to, and that all comes down to his racist views.
It takes a special sort of doublethink to not acknowledge which views he states that no other politician is willing to say.
It really doesn't take that many engaged voters to dominate a conversation if it's allowed. 99.5% of the republican base will vote for anyone with an R next to their title.
>But my point is, I very much doubt this is representative of 100% of the Republican electorate. I think its probably something like way less than 1%.
Some people just want the trains to run on time. I understand that. However sometimes there are more important issues. In those instances it is hard to see people ignore those issues in favor of the train schedule.
> I very much doubt this is representative of 100% of the Republican electorate. I think its probably something like way less than 1%.
Maybe or maybe not, but 100% of the people that voted for Trump were, by definition, willing to tolerate his white supremacy ... otherwise they wouldn't have voted for him.
People who voted for Trump believed that what Biden represented was worse than what Trump was represented. Personally, I think they were terribly wrong.
It's misleading because Byrd renounced his beliefs. The NAACP says: "Senator Byrd reflects the transformative power of this nation. Senator Byrd went from being an active member of the KKK to a being a stalwart supporter of the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act and many other pieces of seminal legislation that advanced the civil rights and liberties of our country."
You didn't read the linked article, did you? Byrd changed his ways and was even praised by the NAACP for his capacity to change:
“Senator Byrd reflects the transformative power of this
nation,” read a statement by NAACP president Ben Jealous.
“Senator Byrd went from being an active member of the KKK
to a being a stalwart supporter of the Civil Rights Act,
the Voting Rights Act and many other pieces of seminal
legislation that advanced the civil rights and liberties of
our country.”
It may not be false to say that Biden spoke at Byrd's funeral, but it's definitely misleading to call it hypocrisy.
But my point is, I very much doubt this is representative of 100% of the Republican electorate. I think its probably something like way less than 1%.
Trump's implicit support of them elevated and amplified them and made them much bigger than they really are.