In the recent past many blacks felt white America considered them inelegant or unintellectual. Many working-class whites felt and feel the same about themselves. At present, liberals are inventing new prejudices against lower-class whites. “It is now almost mandatory to hate deplorables.”

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[–]NodeIndependent 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

What did she tell you?

[–]FreedomUltd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

I've observed that not all white people are deplorables, and therefore deplorables are not deplorables because they are white.

I've actually never heard any reason other races can't be deplorables.

[–]NodeIndependent 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

They're not really deplorables, which is why we're using Hillarys meaning. While there probably were non-whites who otherwise fit the description, hillary was effectively talking about Whites when she said that.

[–]FreedomUltd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

I'd say she was talking about Trump supporters.

[–]NodeIndependent 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

“You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right?” Clinton said. “The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic —you name it. And unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up.”

White trump supporters.

[–]FreedomUltd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic

I don't see where she said only white people are racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic...

Are you saying that?

[–]NodeIndependent 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

People always elucidate the exact meaning of their communications.

[–]FreedomUltd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

That's why I asked - you weren't entirely clear.

[–]NodeIndependent 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I wasn't clear there either. That was a bit of sarcasm. People rarely explain exactly what they really mean. People generally imply, allude, or reference. Of course Hillary didn't come out and say "Trumps white supporters are my enemies, and they need to be killed."

She doesn't need to say that, because it's already part of their program. Saying it openly would be counter-productive, and bad form. But you do see how her followers took the cue and began saying exactly that.

[–]FreedomUltd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

She called them deplorables. She wasn't exactly dealing in euphemisms.

And I never heard anyone call for murder of deplorables. Or any suggestion that deplorables was code for white. Or any reason at all to believe that.