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What social science tells us about racism in the Republican party
The Washington Post' Wonkblog ^ | December 11, 2015 | Max Ehrenfreund

Posted on 12/11/2015 5:45:07 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposal to bar all Muslims from entering the United States has reignited an old debate about the Republican Party, which some see as the party of intolerance.

Liberal critics have long insisted that Republican candidates use coded language that sounds respectable on its face but covertly signals an outdated view of race, ethnicity and religion to their constituents. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) voiced this perspective on Tuesday, saying that Trump's words and policies simply reveal the true values of the party and its supporters....

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TOPICS: New York; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; harryreid; libmyths; newyork; racism; racismmeme; trump
After seven years, the race card is worn out.
1 posted on 12/11/2015 5:45:07 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Social science” is whatever a given practitioner of that mumbo-jumbo says it is.


2 posted on 12/11/2015 5:51:20 PM PST by onedoug
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Do they even understand that Muslim is not a race? There are millions of Caucasian Muslims as well as Muslims of every race?

These people are straight up stupid!


3 posted on 12/11/2015 6:12:22 PM PST by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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