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GOP Rep: Whites Better Than ‘Sub-Groups’
GOP Rep: Whites Better Than ‘Sub-Groups’
During a discussion about the Republican Party’s longstanding shortcomings with minority voters, GOP Rep. Steve King made the argument that white people have contributed more to society than other “sub-groups” throughout history.
“Where did any other sub-group of people contribute more to civilization?” King said Monday evening on MSNBC. Asked if he was referring specifically to white people, King mentioned western and eastern Europe, as well as the U.S. and “every place where the footprint of Christianity settled the world.” King also said it was not necessary for the Republican National Committee to conduct an “autopsy report” after the 2012 election.
Anchor Chris Hayes ended the segment abruptly, and later tweeted that he was “taken aback” by King's comments. In addressing criticism he received for not allowing panelist April Ryan to respond to King’s remarks, Hayes said the debate King was trying to raise is “as odious as it is preposterous.”
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: GOP Rep: Whites Better Than ‘Sub-Groups’
I know what kind of world I live in.
I know what kind of people I've been among my entire life.
I was raised by racists, had friends who were racists.
But I'm still shocked when I hear things like this.
I believe people with his kind of attitude are dying off.
If you make yourself miserable trying to make others happy that means everyone is miserable.
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Re: GOP Rep: Whites Better Than ‘Sub-Groups’
Unfortunately there are still a lot of people like King.
He is a poster boy for some of the ideas that are rolling around in the current campaign.
Fortunately he and many like him are a dying breed.
"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"