Re:The American chess champion challenging Iran’s hijab fetish
by Chris2048 on Thursday October 06, 2016 @04:12PM
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Maybe we lack the context in many cases, but do we not know Iran to be a place where such thoughts have legs?
I don't have much love for the pope either, but I feel that he at least has some political restrictions in west.
> American leaders say hateful things, from mayors to governors to a guy who has a serious chance of being elected president
Trump seems to be a little different from past candidates though, and "American leaders say hateful things" lacks magnitude - what percentage of leaders, and how was this perceived? For most, even the impression of racism is a career ender, and they are under a great deal of scrutiny.
I don't have much love for the pope either, but I feel that he at least has some political restrictions in west.
> American leaders say hateful things, from mayors to governors to a guy who has a serious chance of being elected president
Trump seems to be a little different from past candidates though, and "American leaders say hateful things" lacks magnitude - what percentage of leaders, and how was this perceived? For most, even the impression of racism is a career ender, and they are under a great deal of scrutiny.