Donald Trump Is Not a Racist! He Isn’t a Misogynist, Homophobe, or Criminal, Either!

Things You Must Tell Others In an Attempt to Convince Yourself

William Spivey

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Donald Trump’s voters know who he is; how can they not with all the effort he puts into showing us? I’m not talking about his surrogates, who once clearly saw him for who he is and now pretend differently. They are getting something out of their transition: money or closeness to power. They are acting out of fear of losing whatever they think they have.

“You know how to make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to go to hell … He’s a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. He doesn’t represent my party. He doesn’t represent the values that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for.” — Lindsey Graham

I’m talking about the average Trump voter who knows who he is and voted for him anyway. Donald Trump is all of the things stated in the title of this piece. One of two things must be true to be comfortable with your vote. You share the same values or have found a way to convince yourself those things aren’t true. There’s another category of those who share his values but say he’s not those things to attain other goals of their own.

When Trump is called a racist, misogynist, et al., the response is to attack…

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