re: #95 compound_Idaho

It is going to be Jeb. He has a good chance of winning. Contrary to popular belief in some circles, not all republicans are racist hateful idiots. It just makes them easier to hate if you can convince yourself they are.

See #77 CuriousLurker’s comment

That’s the thing, people who are otherwise decent can get sucked into the mindset. The guy who wrote the book I’m reading spent 15 years researching this stuff and attended many meetings of white supremacist groups. He said one of the most striking things was how engaging and “normal” one of the guys he met was (aside from the obvious bigotry & racism expressed at the gatherings).

Lot’s of people seem nice until you give them a chance to talk too much. My parents are nice people, but I have some big arguments with them over their views on blacks.

And actually, Republicans outside the South hold the same views about blacks as Southern white Democrats: salon.com.