... and it goes like this.
Usually there is a mixed crowd. A few people who support Trump, more who detest Trump and some quiet folks where you don't know where they stand. I try to take the lead during a quiet time in the conversation. I then take a very smooth tone. Usually, I'm the most historically rooted person in the group.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]So, I say, "Look, I can understand why people who voted for Trump continue to support him. I remember when I was just 8 years old and Jack Kennedy became the first Irish Catholic President. The pride of all the Irish Catholics was overwhelming. They never thought they would ever see the day that one of their own would occupy the highest position in America. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]And I remember the November night in 2008, when Barak Obama became the first African-American President. The pride of every African-American in seeing one of their own become President. An accomplishment few even dreamed that they would ever see. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]If you can understand how those people felt in the elections of one of their own, then you can understand that a racist-bigot would have the same feelings now that one of their own is President."
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Usually there is a mixed crowd. A few people who support Trump, more who detest Trump and some quiet folks where you don't know where they stand. I try to take the lead during a quiet time in the conversation. I then take a very smooth tone. Usually, I'm the most historically rooted person in the group.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]So, I say, "Look, I can understand why people who voted for Trump continue to support him. I remember when I was just 8 years old and Jack Kennedy became the first Irish Catholic President. The pride of all the Irish Catholics was overwhelming. They never thought they would ever see the day that one of their own would occupy the highest position in America. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]And I remember the November night in 2008, when Barak Obama became the first African-American President. The pride of every African-American in seeing one of their own become President. An accomplishment few even dreamed that they would ever see. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]If you can understand how those people felt in the elections of one of their own, then you can understand that a racist-bigot would have the same feelings now that one of their own is President."
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