Is the right or the left racist?

[Anonymous]

[SmokinAces2000]

Majority of openly and dangerous racists are right wing however I believe that the vast majority of Americans are racist to some degree regardless of political affiliation but the key difference between the right and the left is the racism seen on the right comes from a place of hate and bigotry and the racism on the left comes from a place of ignorance. For example the New York governor that said black kids in the Bronx don’t know the word computer. Do I think she hates black people? No, but she's ignorantly racist for sure. It’s all racism at the end of the day but there are certainly levels to it.

[MannMitAntworten]

The Right might be openly racist, however the Left openly believes minorities (specifically black Americas) are too ignorant and poor to access a computer (as you observed) or find a DMV. Also, that hispanics (specifically Mexicans) are only bright or good enough to harvest produce. Here is the key difference between the two sides … whereas those in the Right as you observe say this from a position of hatred, these same individuals also tend to be on the low end of the grey matter spectrum of the Right. They just happen to get the most spotlight to fit a Leftist narrative. With the Left, these self proclaimed intellectually superior to everyone (usually of the upper middle class/upper class white persuasion) are the ones shouting the loudest the notion that, well, non-whites are essentially lessor than them lacking any of their own merit thus require subsidy and preference to get ahead. Somehow their intellectual superiority fails to recognize that their rhetoric is actually what is holding back those they claim to be lifting up through subsidy and preference. The Left is still running things on the plantation as it always has. Feeding what it falls short of saying as an inferior people (to them) just enough to get by and keep them in line. I mean, why else would a certain white individual proclaim to the black community, “you ain’t black unless you vote Democrat”. Pretty bold plantation statement.

I rather be hated than subsidized. Contrary to what people may believe, hate never keeps someone in line. Subsidy however does. Why do you think you all received them Biden Bucks during the lockdown while you didn’t work? Keep you all in line.

[SmokinAces2000]

Like I said the left are ignorantly racists but I do think their hearts are generally in the right place. Leftists try to tackle systemic racism while those on the right don’t even believe there is any or if they do they don’t care, and racists are definitely not on the low end of the right. In fact I’d say the opposite. You can go on twitter and see millions of people on the right make whole communities built around racism. I’d say that those on the right are either racist or okay with racism.

[MannMitAntworten]

Completely racist in the Right? I completely disagree with that. A LOT abhor bigotry in any form. It is the loudest voices who get the airtime. That is the sad reality of both sides. It is my theory that this is why there is why there is a great division in our country. Us in the middle are open to dialog. Both side need to talk, but the extremes of both sides are what make the news anymore. That is the sad reality.

[Dargil]

I don't think racism is an ideology for either but their policies, like DIE can be de facto racist even if not by express intent. The left wins the prize on that basis.

[unknowngurll1212]

racism exists in individuals, not just political sides. both the right and left have people who fight against it and, unfortunately, some who promote it. it’s more about mindset than labels...

[exitseven]

I suppose that there are racists in both groups, however the left is more overtly racist. Their policies openly show favoritism of one race over another , the very definition of racism.

[DrPepper12]

Mostly right but the left has some wacky outlier individuals as opposed to the right groupthink

[David318578]

Anyone can, but historically it's the left that has always been more racist. Democrats literally started a war to keep black people as slaves.

[Hellraiser1984]

Since last century, the right has been more racist.

[Anonymous]

Both, politics is a circle