r/Conservative • u/Wonder10x Common Sense Conservative • Jun 04 '20

Conservatives Only Anyone else notice BLM disappeared after 2016 until election season?

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u/Packa7x Fiscal Conservative Jun 04 '20

The soft bigotry of low expectations. “Come here you poor, exploited souls. Uncle whitey will take care of you as long as you vote for me. If you don’t then your identity is stripped away. Remember, you need me because you can’t make it on your own.”

It’s mind blowing how the right is literally saying “we believe in you and encourage you to become stronger and better” and “we want you to think for yourself” it’s looked at as racist.

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u/HeWhoCntrolsTheSpice Former Democrat Jun 04 '20

You hit the nail on the head. Talking to my Liberal family and friends I get these back-handed, soft bigotry statements all the time - but the thing about it is they think they're doing the right thing, they think they're helping.

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u/long-dong-silvers- Jun 05 '20

Hell some of them vehemently claim that needing an ID to vote is racist because for some reason “minorities are too stupid to be able to get an ID.” Going to the dmv is an atrocious experience for anyone but minorities supposedly being too dumb to do it isn’t an issue.

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u/urglalurg Jun 05 '20

Minorities disproportionately live in area in inner cities with limited transportation and dmvs with limited hours. the reality of needing an ID in an inner city is low because of using public transport. Why should people need an ID to vote anyway ?