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Re:Is Facebook capable of adapting to the world it created? by ithinkinstereo on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @06:56PM (#14198954)
> Trump didn't win on anti-establishment, he won on racism pure and simple and that was born out by the numbers.

This is why the left lost. They can't see past racism, sexism, ___ism.

Remember that many of the key swing states Trump won, went Obama 4 and 8 years ago.

I'm not denying that racism had a role in his victory, I just don't think it played as critically of a factor as you think.

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Re:Is Facebook capable of adapting to the world it created? by gnaritas on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @03:16AM (#14201079)
You're welcome to think otherwise, you're wrong, but I really don't care; I've seen the numbers, racism was the major factor in the election, it's not a matter of opinion, it's a fact. Ignore facts if you if like, it seems to be the popular thing to do these days.
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Re:Is Facebook capable of adapting to the world it created? by ithinkinstereo on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @03:17PM (#14206080)
I'm open to listening. Can you share your facts with me?
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Re:Is Facebook capable of adapting to the world it created? by gnaritas on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @07:28PM (#14207940)
You can start here https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/04/1... and if you really care, google a bit and you'll have no issue finding plenty of evidence that racism was the key factor in this election; and if you know personally many Trump voters it's pretty obvious as well with only a little discussion.
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