• @democracy1984@lemmy.world
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      Depends on the specific person. I totally agree that discrimination of minorities shouldn’t be allowed. You can be conservative without being racist.

      • Bo7a
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        But being racist isn’t an automatic loss of a vote for most conservatives. Sure - You can be conservative and not racist, but if you are voting for conservatives who are racist… What is the difference?

        • @democracy1984@lemmy.world
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          What exactly is the GOP doing that is racist? Isn’t racism explicitly unconstitutional? If a candidate was racist, I wouldn’t vote for them.

          But I haven’t seen explanations for what they do that is racist. It’s just people who are calling them racist, and saying you’re dumb if you don’t think they’re racist.

          • @Jentu@lemmy.film
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            11 year ago

            Look up why republican redistricting maps in red states keep getting shot down and sued.

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              11 year ago

              Gerrymandering is an effective way to get more votes. Any political party would try to do it.

              Really, what we need is a system where gerrymandering is impossible.

              • @Jentu@lemmy.film
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                11 year ago

                I doubt you actually looked up what I’m talking about. Yes, both parties gerrymander, which I agree is an issue. But republican states keep getting sued due to unconstitutionally drawn maps that try to silence the black vote as much as possible