is trump a racist, or just have racist views?

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@ravensjt
"intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself."
I suppose we have all been guilty of that a time or 2.
But I think your post is the most honest and accurate, well said.
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@linate
he says things that are racist, but that doesn't mean he is one. 
No, he doesn't say things that are racist.

he says a mexican judge can't be neutral because he is mexican.
Considering the majority of Mexicans in the US showed a hatred toward Trump for being against illegal immigration (wtf right?), it's not an unfair assumption or caution to take to assume someone from that demographic will be biased against him.

he said obama wasn't born in the usa
There were a million conspiracy theories about this during the entirety of Obama's presidency, Trump looking for a way to slander the Democrats does not make him racist.

the only thing basis in both cases that trump had to say anything was color of skin. it's an unjustified prejudice, even if he's not fully aware of it. 
He didn't mention "color of skin" in either of your examples... his questioning and concern was completely justified.

what reasons do you have to think he's racist? not a racist?
do you think he has no racist views?
I think he's not a racist because he's never done or said anything racist. He's against illegal immigrants (like anyone who cares about their country should be), and that isn't racist. You're the racist (not you, specifically, Linate) for equating Mexicans to illegal immigrants.
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@ravensjt
I don't think that Trump is a racist, But I do believe that he's a bigot.


Bigots discriminate based off of personal opinions (which might include Race for some) but could also include religion, gender, lack of wealth etc.

Trump's bigotry is not exclusive to Race imo.
Solid.
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Oh god Hari's here. *weeps*