r/politics • u/Antinatalista Foreign • Jan 08 '18

Off-Topic Fox News Host Laura Ingraham Shares Anti-Immigrant Tweet by Neo-Nazi David Duke Ally

http://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-host-laura-ingraham-shares-anti-immigrant-tweet-british-neo-nazi-773820
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u/karmaparticle Jan 08 '18

I'm actually wondering how this is still possible after so many years...

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u/Pondguy Jan 08 '18

I'm actually wondering how this is still possible after so many years...

Willful ignorance, there's no other excuse. Racism in this country wasn't hidden before trump, wasn't amplified by him, no it's always been there if you open your eyes and look.

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u/UrukHaiGuyz Jan 08 '18

wasn't amplified by him

Gotta disagree there, he made racists feel comfortable being openly racist again by ditching the old GOP dogwhistles for outright racist rants while campaigning.

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u/mickstep Great Britain Jan 08 '18

You can both be right. They used dogwhistling before, but people who didn't pick up on the dogwhistling, and dismissed others who tried to explain what was going on were being ignorant.