Who’s Racist: Donald Trump and/or David Duke?

Donald Trump and David Duke are both politicians.  Both participated in the Republican Presidential primaries.  Trump has garnered more support than Duke ever did.  However, it is worth mentioning that Duke ran for Governor of Louisiana in 1991 and received 32 percent of the vote.

Despite his popularity in the state of Louisiana, Duke was repudiated by the Republican Party.  The same holds true for Trump.  And both have been criticized for making racist remarks.  When he ran for governor, The Louisiana Coalition against Racism and Nazism took a strong stand against Duke.  Many journalists, politicians, educators, and scholars have characterized Trump’s remarks toward Muslims and other minorities as racist as well.

Is Donald Trump a racist?  What about David Duke?  How much overlap exists between Trump, the likely Republican candidate for President, and Duke, a former Imperial Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and the Founder of the National Association for the Advancement of White People (NAAWP)?

The following are quotes from these two men.  Which ones do you think came from Duke?  And which ones came from Trump?

David or Donald?____________________ “As for America and the rest of the European world, I want to live in a nation that reflects my traditions and values, and I do not want my people to become a minority in the nations my own forefathers built.”

David or Donald?____________________ “Immigration along with nonwhite birthrates will make white people a minority totally vulnerable to the political, social, and economic will of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Orientals.”

David or Donald?____________________ “I don’t consider myself a racist, I don’t hate other peoples, but I certainly want to preserve my own.  And I think that’s true of all people.”

David or Donald?____________________ “I love Muslims.  I think they’re great people.”

David or Donald?____________________ “An ‘extremely credible source’ has called my office and told me that Barack Obama’s birth certificate is a fraud.”

David or Donald?____________________ “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best…they’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems.”

David or Donald?____________________ “More than 95 percent of both legal and illegal immigration into the U.S. is non-white.  Because of the way immigration law is structured, the highest-skilled nations on earth – those of Europe – are allowed only a tiny percentage of immigrants, while the third world nations such as Mexico are dumping their chaff onto American shores at the highest rate in history.”

David or Donald?____________________ “I think Islam hates us…There’s tremendous hatred.”

David or Donald?____________________ “I have a great relationship with the Blacks…I’ve always had a great relationship with the Blacks.”

David or Donald?____________________ “A well-educated Black has a tremendous advantage over a well-educated white in terms of the job market.  I think sometimes a black may think they don’t have an advantage…If I were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated Black…”

David or Donald?____________________ “…affirmative action is a very nice term for racial discrimination against better-qualified white people in jobs, employment, promotions and scholarships, and college admittance.”

David or Donald?____________________ “I think the basic culture of this country (U.S.) is European and Christian and I think if we lose that, we lost America.”

Is David Duke a racist?  What about Donald Trump?  You be the judge.

The source of each quote will be provided in my next blog.

 

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