If someone is conservative then that means they are racist?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Not automatically, but many of them love to say and do racist things, then act shocked when you call them one. Trump made racism mainstream again so now all his followers think it's cool to be racist.

LazerBean · Accepted Answer

Nope.

Screenwriter · Answer

Conservatism doesn't necessarily mean someone is prejudiced. There are conservative liberals: people who are socially liberal but conservative in finances/economics. There are people who are politically conservative, but split over economics and social outlooks.

I've never thought Trump was a racist. I think he's a sexist. But I think he's prejudiced against a host of groups. Such as the workers from the Eastern Bloc who he stiffed when they worked on his casino. He felt he could do as he liked because he was out of money, or didn't like their work! Was he socially or racially against those workers? No. He was more concerned about himself and his money. And that's him all over.

Trump is an opportunist. In the 80s he was a liberal. He said he'd change to whatever party he needed to to win votes, and he did. So he spouts what conservatives like to hear and does what he needs to keep those voters. He's a chameleon.

But people are always a mix of things. There's conservative and liberal racists. They might be prejudiced against Asians, blacks, people from certain countries, what have you. You find out where people stand by being with them over time. They often surprize you in the best of ways.

I have a gay couple of guys who are conservatives, but are socially liberal AND conservative. Take people as they are and you find ways to love them. They're kind, generous guys and they tolerate my liberalism and we agree to not fight over issues we can't agree on. We need more of us EVERYWHERE!

richardcory · Answer

The term "conservative" covers a lot of ground and so does the term "racist". There are conservatives who are overtly racist by any reasonable definition, but most aren't. Some aren't racist by any reasonable definition.

Does being opposed to affirmative action make one racist? Depends on who you ask. And not all conservatives have that position.

Is wanting to limit immigration racist? Depends on who you ask. And not all conservatives have that position.

The question is the same as asking if all liberals are "socialists". That word means all sorts of different things to different peopel.

I think its best to take about individual conservatives (or liberals) and their specific agendas

RealMarek · Answer

“Racist” is a term manufactured by the left (in the Soviet Union no less) and as such is ascribed multiple definitions to facilitate motte-and-bailey debating tactics and opinion-shaping rhetoric. So let’s be more specific, and ask if conservatives are bigoted. My answer is generally not. In fact, boomer conservatives bought into MLK’s teaching on “content of their character, not the color of their skin” to a much greater degree than the left. The intersectional left actually promotes bigotry against whites. They say this isn’t racism, but racism is their word. It is definitely bigotry

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Of course there are gonna be racist Conservatives, but being a Conservative doesn't automatically make you a racist. There are far more Liberals who are racist against Whites, Jews and Asians.

Um... I think Conservatives tend to look at race differently though. Just because we're critical of other races and acknowledge based on strong fact-based evidence, that Whites are superior to other races, it doesn't mean we support discrimination against other races. And as for illegal immigration. Illegal is illegal. It has nothing to do with race.

Stevepro68 · Answer

We no it doesn't automatically mean they are racist. Supporting them? yes! you cannot deny that you are propping up racists given the current makeup of the conservative platform if you are participating in a conservative political party in the US currently.

God_of_Thunder · Answer

The two are not mutually exclusive, no.

You can be conservative, without being racist, and you can be racist, without being conservative. There are studies indicating a higher prevalence of racism among conservatives, but it's not an automatic correlation.

abc3643 · Answer

Well, considering Mitch McConnell's wife is Asian and Clarence Thomas and his wife are Black/White, you can't really say being conservative implies being racist.

However, I do find this adage to be true:

Not all conservatives are racists, but all racists are conservatives.

Leapfrog00 · Answer

Not all of them, but a lot of conservatives are. Even if they deny it, later on, you'll see them talking about some issue and they try to be subtle when saying their racist remarks. They remind me of that mother on Everybody loves Raymond that would seem like she was saying something nice to that person, but really slamming that person, lol.

Anonymous · Answer

Its rather offensive when someone says this political propaganda. Naturally its not even remotely true. To be a conservative is to value some aspect of the past or the present. For almost noone does that include racism. In fact you will find racism far more common and required among the left than it is among the right precisely because the lefts need for collective control is incompatible with diversity.

Anonymous · Answer

Try to look past the social media fandom, and the bs partisan news outlets, and look at the differences in policy in both parties. If you look deeply enough you might find reason why there are two or more parties, representing groups within the country who have differing but valid views about how the country should be run.
All this identity politics is just a distraction.

Anonymous · Answer

No, that's just the pervasive liberal narrative. It's a political tool liberals use to paint conservatives as racist, sexist, and whatever other "___ist" they can accuse them of. And by the way, conservatives do exactly the same thing.

People, stop believing this shit. You are the reason the terms "tool" and "useful idiot" were coined. This is why our country is so divided today, and you are allowing yourselves to be pawns in all of it.

DaisyM23 · Answer

not necessarily although i know there are stereotyped connotations which, from what i see, are half true - BUT being conservative is different in terms of economic and social factors as well

Avicenna · Answer

That's part of the far left's propaganda (dictated by business and political elites who seed their crime organizations).

lightbulb27 · Answer

no but they may be, may appear to be to those that don't perceive as do, and the other side may be racist.

Friendlybro79 · Answer

No it doesn't mean this 100% Many racists though, hide under a conservative disguise, claiming Christian values.  Not all conservatives with Christian values are like this however.

msc545 · Answer

Maybe. Not all racists are conservatives, and not all conservatives are racists. That said, conservatives are far more likely to be racists than liberals, and political party membership is a very robust predictor of racism in the US.

exitseven · Answer

No, stop watching so much CNN and don't watch that show with Whoopie Goldburg any more either

BoopBoopBeep · Answer

All my conservative non-white friends are secretly undercover klan I guess. WAY undercover.

purplepoppy · Answer

No. Not all conservatives are racist but nearly all American racists are conservative.

LiamJHayden · Answer

According to the Extreme Left, Larry Elder is "the blackface of white supremacy" so I suppose if one comes from that asinine position they are the same.

Counterclocking · Answer

Don’t you know the definition of racism? Racism: Treating someone unfairly or showing hatred to someone because of their physical characteristics and skin color.

stepyo99 · Answer

No, unfortunately conservatives are largely spineless and will vigorously deny being racist.

runnerboy · Answer

It just means that they are conservative. But I would guess (don't get upset with me) that more racists are conservative then liberal.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

The real racists are the ones that say shit like that!

AngryCarl2 · Answer

I'd prefer not to regard the terms as interchangeable. That kind of imprecision leads to woolly thinking.

Anonymous · Answer

No. That's about as presumptuous as automatically assuming someone's LAZY just because they're liberal.

Anonymous · Answer

No and those that say they are are not only ignorant, are likely racist them selves. I see more racism from the left Than I dot he right.

Anonymous · Answer

Quite the opposite in my experience, the left wing are the ones openly talking about conducting genocide and funnelling funds into terror cells

Anonymous · Answer

According to the Dems, yes. And they should know--they backed slavery and Jim Crow after all!

BLP11520 · Answer

Why would you say a conservative is racist? Brainwashed or what

inhua · Answer

liberals are more racist than conservatives

Iron_Man · Answer

No not at all

Babygirl_S · Answer

Absolutely! Those are some good examples 🙂

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