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by JumpCrisscross 78 days ago
> He could be expressing the generational frustration of being black in America

I’m sure that’s how the racist young Republicans would defend themselves too. It’s hard being a young man in America today.

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It's safe to assume that racist young Republicans contribute more to the difficulty of being black in America than vice versa. What's your point?
> It's safe to assume that racist young Republicans contribute more to the difficulty of being black in America than vice versa

If racism follows “eye for an eye,” sure. I don’t think most people feel someone being discriminated at when young is excused from being racist when older. If that is the case, everyone who had any poverty in their childhood is off the hook for horrible behavior. That isn’t true, at least for most voters anywhere.