Quote Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube View Post
Its a basic fact of American life. Or do you think the idea to build a fence came from sound judgement and consideration? Pure racially motivated policy. Not because the Republican party is racist, but because they know they can count on the racist vote. It is no less valid a thing to say than "Most blacks vote Democrat." Because most racists do, in fact, vote Republican. Politics is marketing, and both parties know their target demographics.

Racial tensions keep the circus going.

I'm sure there are stats out there, or maybe there aren't, I really don't know. When I was in the Army I was surrounded by racist white people who thought democrats should go die and that republicans were the one true party, all the damned time. I speak from experience. But you don't have to care what I say, so don't if you don't want to.
I am as skeptical of political motives for doing anything as anyone can be but to me the Republicans glommed onto this more as a law and order issue than a racial one.

Now, that doesn’t mean that the Democrats wouldn’t find it politically expedient to call it proof of racism.

You are going to have to show me the demographics on this huge white racist vote. Is this something you see as a defacto white southern vote? Do you just think being southern makes you a racist?

In the army you get exposed to a lot of young testosterone pumped men that think killing thing, and people, and destroying stuff is really cool. They don’t do a lot of heavy thinking, but most grow out of it. Their allegiance to the Republican party is because, usually, the Republicans want to spend more on their toys than the Democrats do.

In the army or any other large group of people, individuals tend to gravitate to people they have more in common with. You see black groups, white groups, Hispanic groups, and a few mixed groups, but they are more the exception. Most of these guy are actually young and insecure and tend to be xenophobic.

Did you run into many racist officers and NCOs, what ever their color?