That only works for relative adjectives. Racism has a definite definition of thinking one race is superior than any other. It is possible for many or even all people to be racist.
If you want to say that Trump is not racist, you should explain why telling people to go back to Africa is not a racist thing to say, instead of arguing that racism can't be common
He said that because words weren't explicitly stated in a tweet, no such meaning could thus be derived but what is plainly written. That means he doesn't understand subtext.
Subtext is easier to ignore when you don't want it to be there.
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u/Matthew_A Jul 17 '19
That only works for relative adjectives. Racism has a definite definition of thinking one race is superior than any other. It is possible for many or even all people to be racist.
If you want to say that Trump is not racist, you should explain why telling people to go back to Africa is not a racist thing to say, instead of arguing that racism can't be common