TreePointOhhhhh t1_j3oozrf wrote on January 10, 2023 at 12:44 AM

“This country is doomed. It is doomed, not just because of African Americans, but because by 2040 this country is going to be minority white European. Hear me? Minority white European.“

Joe Biden

Yes, he really said that...

gmcgath t1_j3rn0sc wrote on January 10, 2023 at 4:39 PM

Context: He said "if we cannot make significant progress on racial equity, this country is doomed."

Leaving words out of a sentence to change its meaning is a not-very-clever trick.

TreePointOhhhhh t1_j3t4hah wrote on January 10, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Still doesn’t change the context of this statement,

“but because by 2040 this country is going to be minority white European. Hear me? Minority white European.“

He is LITERALLY saying America is doomed bc by 2040, white Europeans will be the minority. Pls explain to me how that isn’t racist. Throwing a simple disclaimer at the top of the thought doesn’t excuse it. That’s like starting off with, “I’m not a racist, but...”