Sunday, September 29, 2024

Race to the Bottom


Perhaps in the top 10.


Along the same line, this beats it:


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I've repeatedly defended Donald Trump and other Republicans when they've been charged with saying something racist because the traditional definition of racism is a belief in the inherent inferiority of a racial group. Stretching the term to include anything suggesting racial hostility or animus or that one group behaves in a manner inferior to another degrades the term and minimize the concept. Reference to inferior "blood" is far different. Hence, my nomination for the worst thing (emphasis mine) Donald Trump has said of major consequence:



 


For Trump, this is an ongoing competition, trying to outdo himself in depravity. There is no depth to which he will not sink, no vile sentiment he will hesitate to embrace.



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