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Shane Claiborne
@ShaneClaiborne
I am troubled by Trump’s overt racism. I am even more troubled by the Christians who defend him.
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Franklin Graham
@Franklin_Graham
Yesterday I was interviewed by the @AP. The reporter asked me what I thought about President @realDonaldTrump's tweets & whether I thought he was a racist. I told him that I wanted to be clear—the President is not a racist. 1/3
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David Armes 🇺🇳🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🆔☮️
@davidarmes1613
It all depends on how you define Racism? One definition is that it is a system which believes in racial hierarchy based on white 'superiority'. Very few people believe in that these days, so another definition is anything which is 'racially charged'. What's your definition?
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@RobertEllsberg
@RobertEllsberg
How about: When you believe America is by rights a “white space” where people of color are tolerated as long as they stay in their place, or when you can proclaim yourself “the least racist person in the country” while demonizing non-white “others,” or RTing racist trolls, etc.
David Armes 🇺🇳🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🆔☮️
@davidarmes1613
That is another way of looking at the two definitions of Racism I gave you for sure. I personally think if we reserve the word Racism for what it was and still sometimes is then we will find more respectful language is used about racially charged topics.
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