ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoRepublican Congressman Goes on Insanely Racist Rant About Cori Bushnewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down13
arrow-up1165arrow-down1external-linkRepublican Congressman Goes on Insanely Racist Rant About Cori Bushnewrepublic.comZeroCool@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareVaryklinkfedilinkarrow-up32·9 months agoI wouldn’t say it’s insane for a republican to be racist. Obviously racist? Sure. But not insane.
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·9 months agoSomething being expected does not make it sane.
minus-squareVaryklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-29 months agoI think sanity or Insanity is linked to being mentally abnormal, not normal, while this disappointing behavior and state of mind is pretty normal. I don’t consider racism abnormal since it’s so common, or a mental illness; racism is a frightened, prejudiced reaction to differences. Offensive and unwelcome, but very common in a normal state of mind. I guess you could say the rant was insane, because he doesn’t seem to understand the consequences of being so openly racist. But it isn’t like you have to be in a mental institution to hear a racist rant.
I wouldn’t say it’s insane for a republican to be racist. Obviously racist? Sure. But not insane.
Something being expected does not make it sane.
I think sanity or Insanity is linked to being mentally abnormal, not normal, while this disappointing behavior and state of mind is pretty normal.
I don’t consider racism abnormal since it’s so common, or a mental illness; racism is a frightened, prejudiced reaction to differences.
Offensive and unwelcome, but very common in a normal state of mind.
I guess you could say the rant was insane, because he doesn’t seem to understand the consequences of being so openly racist.
But it isn’t like you have to be in a mental institution to hear a racist rant.