It’s a bit silly for anyone to ask in 2017 what your reaction would be if you were told [fill in the blank] was racist, because whatever it is, someone’s already declared it racist. The shock value and/or shame has long since worn off.
Case in point: a school district near Portland is dropping the name “Lynch” from three school buildings. Never mind that the land for the buildings was donated by a family named Lynch:
Oregon district to drop ‘Lynch’ from school names due to ‘racial implications’ https://t.co/9pxxNg4L8Z via @collegefix
— The College Fix (@CollegeFix) July 31, 2017
So it’s with a hearty yawn that Twitter greeted globalist and Vox senior reporter Zack Beauchamp as he challenged the Trump administration’s (and, frankly, every administration’s) immigration policy as racist at its core.
https://twitter.com/zackbeauchamp/status/892832784116568065
https://twitter.com/Thomasismyuncle/status/892882603937845248
This is the dumbest take in the history of takes. https://t.co/zQleIr5xdC
— Ian McKelvey (@ian_mckelvey) August 2, 2017
What if I told you that idiots like yourself call everything you don't like "racist?"
It's like some kind of weird syndrome you all have… https://t.co/rWZATNX9ol— Linda Suhler, PhD (@LindaSuhler) August 2, 2017
I'd say we should probably stop caring about being called racist. https://t.co/2Vi3RTTaRo
— VDARE (@vdare) August 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/LegendaryDrD/status/892853107213836288
You know what else is racist? Politics, defined as any bounded community's attempt to define and rule itself. https://t.co/UgHbenIFl6
— Damon Linker (@DamonLinker) August 2, 2017
"restrictionism"? Every nation on the planet protects their own borders.
— Pattypan (@Pattypan) August 2, 2017
Tell that to all the African, Asian & Latin American countries that enforce their own immigration restrictions, genius. https://t.co/5HeGuaPXUr
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 2, 2017
What if I told you Canada will not allow you to immigrate unless you can demonstrate that you'll be a net contributor?
— Spam Elliot (@jones4440) August 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/ThinBlueLR/status/892882565878751233
https://twitter.com/andreavhowe/status/892881636924170240
I would tell you that's an extremely silly and unserious opinion. https://t.co/trkdcda7fp
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) August 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/motionview/status/892857508703854593
I'd say it's not a surprise to hear such a thing from a notorious racebaiter.
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) August 2, 2017
Then I'd call you an idiot. https://t.co/vgi40800fG
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) August 2, 2017
What if I told you that you're a bloviating assclown? https://t.co/CqOj73Bkr2
— That's LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Crapplefratz! (@Crapplefratz) August 2, 2017
I'd say I don't care what you say.
— That's Mr Pisswig ? (@pisswig) August 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/892876226246959104
https://twitter.com/jkirchick/status/892841220833239040
What if I told you calling everything racist would give the republicans a super majority?
— Rick (@CryptoRick_) August 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/892887275998195714
What if I told you there's no bridge between Gaza and the West Bank?
One of us would be right. https://t.co/NHBGgYGImn
— Joel Engel (@joelengel) August 2, 2017
Then you would be wrong. But I have a feeling you're quite accustomed to that.
— Chuck Vipperman (@ChuckVipperman) August 2, 2017
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Related:
You see, the U.S. has to take the refugees because they arrived on the island nation of Australia by boat https://t.co/160hw5lIW0
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 2, 2017
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