Trump's birther crusade was gross, but it was countenanced by elite GOP types like Romney, who gladly accepted Trump's endorsement in 2012.
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Only if the same critique applies to Romney.
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Do you think Romney's racism and Trump's racism are the same thing qualitatively? Aren't there degrees here?
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most importantly, he's a product of an already racist culture that is facing the prospect of "mere" plurality status
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y do establishment R's like Giuliani say this is the "last" election? Easy to make sense of the sentiment in this context
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Birtherism was rooted more in anti-Muslim sentiment than anti-black sentiment. Perception was Obama was a "foreigner."
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As if Islamophobia weren't also rooted in racism and xenophobia.
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And was helped by muppets like Brian Williams(yes, him) who treated it as a serious issue.
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you are a dope
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