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Jun 23, 2016 14:37:57   #
working class stiff Loc: N. Carolina
 
At least this guy is honest about what he wants and it sums up this campaign season's anger pretty well.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/23/make-america-white-again-a-politicians-billboard-ignites-uproar/

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Jun 24, 2016 07:00:39   #
mwdegutis Loc: Illinois
 
working class stiff wrote:
At least this guy is honest about what he wants and it sums up this campaign season's anger pretty well.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/23/make-america-white-again-a-politicians-billboard-ignites-uproar/

The article CLEARLY states that this man is running as an Independent AND Republicans are quoted as denouncing what he's did so how can this be considered 'right-wing politics?' The title of this thread and the WP article you use to support it are misleading at best.

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Jun 24, 2016 11:41:56   #
working class stiff Loc: N. Carolina
 
That is why I did not use the term conservative or Republican. But he is right wing. It would be interesting for you to make the case that he's a centrist or leftist.

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Jun 26, 2016 11:34:45   #
J Anthony Loc: Connecticut
 
It doesn't matter if he"s right or left, he's propogating a blatantly racist call-to-arms thAt seves no puprpose other than to fan the flames of racial division Ethnic-pride is nonsense. Pride over something is about something one accomplishes, not something you are born into. You want to be happy because you're white, Brown, black or whatever? Fine, be happy. But ethnic "pride" is a form of narcissistic bulk-hockey we can do without.

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Jun 26, 2016 14:28:54   #
working class stiff Loc: N. Carolina
 
J Anthony wrote:
It doesn't matter if he"s right or left, he's propogating a blatantly racist call-to-arms thAt seves no puprpose other than to fan the flames of racial division Ethnic-pride is nonsense. Pride over something is about something one accomplishes, not something you are born into. You want to be happy because you're white, Brown, black or whatever? Fine, be happy. But ethnic "pride" is a form of narcissistic bulk-hockey we can do without.



What you say is true. However, if you read the article it points to a lot of the issues that could generate such a tone deaf display. I'm not sure why I shouldn't take this character at his word. Given the current state of our national political dialogue, the campaign actually makes sense to me. I take it seriously because I know a lot of folks would agree with that sentiment, and have underlying reasons for those thinking as they do.

It is pretty jarring though.

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