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montblanc 19-02-2019 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Moniqua (Post 10450688)
i like kamala but she's been really disappointing as of late
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arista 19-02-2019 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by reece(: (Post 10450690)

Lucky 77 year old

Marsh. 19-02-2019 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Riley. (Post 10450460)
But of course you can realise that that's not the whole reason why anyone would not support Bernie Sanders? Maybe Underscore was making a point but I don't think it's a stretch to realise that it was a part of a reason and not a whole one.
Well I'm responding to what she said, not what you think she means.

Marsh. 19-02-2019 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by TomC (Post 10450496)
He didn't 'discount' them, he just expressed preference, that the President is of more varied characteristics.

I don't agree with the logic, but it's not 'racist'.
Except, he also expressed not wanting a stale, pale, male on the basis of being white, a certain age and male. That's certainly racist, ageist and sexist.

TomC 19-02-2019 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10450923)
Except, he also expressed not wanting a stale, pale, male on the basis of being white, a certain age and male. That's certainly racist, ageist and sexist.
Saying you would prefer to not have another white president really isn't racist sis. In fact, wanting to see more racial variety in the presidential position (which has been filled by almost exlusively white people) is...quite the contrary.

Marsh. 19-02-2019 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by TomC (Post 10450947)
Saying you would prefer to not have another white president really isn't racist sis. In fact, wanting to see more racial variety in the presidential position (which has been filled by almost exlusively white people) is...quite the contrary.
When your first response to discussing an actual candidate, not a hypothetical wish of the type of President, is to say "No thanks they're old, male and white" then it is a problem... sis.

The US is in enough trouble as it is without electing their next President on the basis of skin colour and gender.

If the best candidate to succeed Trump is a white man then so be it. That shouldn't be changed just to provide "racial variety". That's called positive discrimination.

TomC 19-02-2019 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10450950)
That's called positive discrimination.
Exaxtly. Racism is the wrong term.

Oliver_W 19-02-2019 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TomC (Post 10451000)
Exaxtly. Racism is the wrong term.
It's both. Excluding an entire race is pretty racist.

Marsh. 19-02-2019 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TomC (Post 10451000)
Exaxtly. Racism is the wrong term.
It's both.

TomC 19-02-2019 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10451005)
It's both.
We clearly have different conceptions of what racism is. I知 at peace with that.

Marsh. 19-02-2019 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TomC (Post 10451025)
I知 at peace with that.
Finally.

Oliver_W 19-02-2019 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by TomC (Post 10451025)
We clearly have different conceptions of what racism is. I知 at peace with that.
Lol do you think it's that "power+prejudice" thing sometimes posted on really cute memes on Tumble?

TomC 19-02-2019 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 10451033)
Lol do you think it's that "power+prejudice" thing sometimes posted on really cute memes on Tumble?
I don稚 know what this means. And I知 not really interested. In your posts.

JoshBB 19-02-2019 11:13 PM
Glad to see a range of left-leaning Democrats stepping up to the challenge. In all honesty though, as long as the candidate is half-decent, they have a pretty good shot at overthrowing Trump. Just don't go for hillary again........

Oliver_W 19-02-2019 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TomC (Post 10451041)
I don稚 know what this means. And I知 not really interested. In your posts.
Th. At's okay. The. N.

Glenn. 19-02-2019 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Underscore (Post 10450261)
We've already had 45 male Presidents. It's time for change. Same thing for white Presidents. We've had 44.
A doctor who tea

JoshBB 19-02-2019 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Underscore (Post 10450261)
How can a 77 year old (79 by 2020...) be sharp enough to run for President and be President for a further four years? He'll be 84/85 by 2024...

We've already had 45 male Presidents. It's time for change. Same thing for white Presidents. We've had 44.
Honestly, this shouldn't be a priority imo. The policies are far more important, and tokenism won't help to advance the cause of minorities in America. Of course, having the first female president is a nice afterthought, but shouldn't be the primary goal. That kind of thinking is what led to Hilary's selection, and she was an absolutely terrible candidate outside of being a woman. That was literally her only strength and it isn't one that can mobilise enough votes to win the presidency.

bots 20-02-2019 05:38 AM
if Trump is still the president in 2020 it wont matter a fig who the dems put up, they won't win. All this talk about best candidates is pointless

arista 20-02-2019 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 10451120)
if Trump is still the president in 2020 it wont matter a fig who the dems put up, they won't win. All this talk about best candidates is pointless

I think although
Bernie is Socialist
I think he is like Trump, in a way.


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