# White America doesn't understand democracy **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 8, 2018, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america-doesnt-understand-democracy/824169 "2018-11-08T00:39:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america-doesnt-understand-democracy/824169/141 "2018-12-12T03:33:02Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > No you fuck off. What your blathering idiot defender k9bfriender doesn’t either know or remember, is that more than once you dreamed dreamy dreams of a military man coming in and eventually handing back democracy. You are no goddamned canary in a coal mine for authoritarianism, you’re a fuckhead willing to dip your toe into it if you think it’s necessary. You will learn. I will teach you. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america-doesnt-understand-democracy/824169/142 "2018-12-12T03:44:01Z")
I’m all ears, professor. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america-doesnt-understand-democracy/824169/143 "2018-12-12T12:41:45Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Oh wait, you’re the guy who complains about reverse discrimination. :rolleyes: Nope, never did. But now you’re a racist AND a liar. So grow up. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america-doesnt-understand-democracy/824169/144 "2018-12-12T14:19:10Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’d like to be Loretta. Aw shit, I can’t believe I engaged the OP but missed this one. Sorry. Why do you want to be Loretta, Gato? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america-doesnt-understand-democracy/824169/145 "2018-12-13T15:41:40Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > The Constitution is a document that enshrines white supremacy. I don’t expect white Americans to understand that though because they haven’t been living with the legacy and consequences of it. Even progressives don’t really get it - they just get offended when you point out that even as progressive as they are, they still don’t quite get it. Next up: **asahi** rants that math geeks don’t understand long division, and get offended when you tell them that. Seriously, I think I first heard this in high school. And if I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard some variant of this, off-board, over the past couple years, it would pay the airfare on my family’s next vacation. This is why I duly note your condescension. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america-doesnt-understand-democracy/824169/146 "2018-12-15T03:03:03Z")
When you think you’re educated, but realize you’re not quite.:smack: ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america-doesnt-understand-democracy/824169/147 "2018-12-15T18:32:36Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > When you think you’re educated, but realize you’re not quite.:smack: **Asahi** , you’re new here, I’m not, so let me give you a tip: these types of pile-on posts only work when people are actually piling on someone. Otherwise, they come across as kind of lame. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-america-doesnt-understand-democracy/824169.md?page=7)