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In reply to the discussion: Charlie Daniels is dead. [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)But on many things he actually said and behavior he evidenced over the years. And, as evidenced by his embrace of Trump in his later years, he didn't evolve much at all.
He also adopted and promoted the kind of "good-ole boy" persona that make many black people uneasy. Men who present the way he did terrify me and steer clear of them for my own safety and well-being. He came across as no different than the guys I see at Trump rallies, waving Confederate flags, giving the rebel yell, bragging about nooses and talking about how everyone needs to love "their" country or get out
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Frankly, I think it's much easier for white people to parse and compartmentalize this kind of attitude as no big deal or one bad facet among many good ones than it is for people of color. For me, racism is almost always a deal-breaker.
That's not demonization. That's just a reality.