What is going on?! I feel for this guy!

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Um ... she wasn't wearing a MAGA hat. I don't believe any of the other 4 assailants were either. To your point about small towns and a culture of hate ... this happened in Los Angeles ... a large town well known for being politically Democrat. I don't think the President has much sway there so I'm struggling to see how they took their queues from him. I also don't think she would have put her brick down if the President had a cabinet more to your liking.

Agreed!  This is LA, a FAIRLY large town...my son was just telling me it's population is greater than 22 states.  And I'm not sure if you've heard, but it's a pretty blue voting district.  So I don't think "racist Trump" is the issue here.

No. Blacks and Hispanics often don't get along in LA. There are racist people of color.

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I don't use the term lightly.  I just watch what is going on and President Trump is clearly a racist.

If someone was a racist though, do you think they would want to help or hire any of those races they supposedly hate or dislike?  Have you ever seen the variety of people who Trump hires?  If your ever in NYC, check out Trump Tower to see all his racially diverse workers he has (many in high positions as well).  

Either way, let’s keep this civil and we will agree to disagree.   Nothing wrong with differing views.  

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Everyone is beholden to discrimination laws. Do I think a racist person would hire people he or she supposedly thinks little of? Yes, because they do it all the time, and they do it just enough to avoid getting sued. Being racist doesn't automatically mean that you're going to be violent or violate the law. It also does not mean that you aren't going to have friends, acquaintances, or employees from the group you think is inferior. Especially if you're hiring for menial jobs, why would you not hire from a group you think is inferior?

People in certain groups who excel are seen as outliers. I had a white supremacist tell me that black people aren't as smart and that I wasn't like other black people because of my white ancestry. That was a dumb claim because most African Americans have white ancestry. He had a crush on me and would try to bring me gifts; it was weird. 

Even Hitler employed people from the groups he hated. The basic definition of racism is thinking that a race is inferior. Strom Thurmond was about as racist as they came, and he had a half black daughter. Halle Berry claimed that the white father of her first child called her the n-word. I don't know if that's true because the rumor is that she's crazy, but situations like that are not unheard of.