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Scrivener7

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16. But that's my point. No. Not white people. White people who vote for republicans.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:37 AM
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To blame any group that has dedicated Democratic voters divides us.

This is a tough needle to thread, and I am guessing I'll be accused of saying, "Not all white people," and admittedly I am.

But I think we need to look at each other differently. For example, there has been a lot of press about 48% of Latinos voting for Cankles. It has led to a lot of comments about Latinos becoming republican, and having terrible terrible motivations to vote for terrible terrible things. But that means the 52% who are with us and voting for the right things are seldom mentioned and are almost forgotten.

ETA: I think iemanja below is saying what I'm trying to, but much better. She says: "the statement assumes white voters are more important despite the fact Democrats just kicked Republicans' asses."

We need to stop assigning any importance to those who vote against us. We need to stop trying to woo them and stop thinking they have ANYTHING to teach us. We have things to teach them. We need only to look to ourselves. To the white people, the Latinos, the black men who have NOT turned their backs on decency. Perhaps the only demographic we should be looking at for information and motivation is black women, the vast majority of whom always vote for the decent thing.

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