During a recent interview, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said that America had “never been a racist country.” The Onion asked Americans why our history has always been color-blind, and this is what they said.
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Harold Lucas, Retired
Harold Lucas, Retired
“If we’re so racist, you’d think someone would’ve committed a racist act by now.”
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Ashley Moreno, Chef
Ashley Moreno, Chef
“Thomas Jefferson wrote that ‘all men are created equal’ and never did anything else as far as I know.”
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Bridget Tate, Homemaker
Bridget Tate, Homemaker
“Show me one book that says otherwise. Or several. In list form, please. No particular reason.”
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Paul Gruber, Warehouse Manager
Paul Gruber, Warehouse Manager
“America is not a racist country, but a federation of racist states.”
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Bianca Mir, Truck Driver
Bianca Mir, Truck Driver
“Have you ever met a slave? Didn’t think so.”
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Teddy Bryant, Lifeguard
Teddy Bryant, Lifeguard
“I’ve never faced any discrimination for being 3% Cherokee.”
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Marty Gilman, Sales Associate
Marty Gilman, Sales Associate
“This so-called racist nation is the same one that gave Black Americans their own exclusive water fountains.”
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Patricia Wayne, Personal Chef
Patricia Wayne, Personal Chef
“Why else would Martin Luther King so eloquently say that racism was a fiction and we should get on with our lives?”
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Lily Rhodes, Bank Teller
Lily Rhodes, Bank Teller
“I think this 90-second PragerU cartoon can explain the concept better than me or anyone else.”
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Susan Combs, Teacher
Susan Combs, Teacher
“How many times do I have to cite very selective lines from the Constitution before people understand this?”
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Charles Hampton, Park Ranger
Charles Hampton, Park Ranger
“America has always been a land of opportunity for all different types of land-owning white men.”
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Angelo Townsend, Barista
Angelo Townsend, Barista
“Does the United States discriminate against non-white people? Sure. But is it racist? Nah, probably not.”
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Rory Bond, Optician
Rory Bond, Optician
“It’s not racism when it’s accidental, which is what slavery, Jim Crow, and every modern hate crime are.”
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Rachel O’Hara, Bartender
Rachel O’Hara, Bartender
“All egalitarian societies begin with mass genocide.”
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Rod Richards, Pilot
Rod Richards, Pilot
“My great-grandfather loved his slaves.”
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Bianca Underwood, Meteorologist
Bianca Underwood, Meteorologist
“Most of our mass shooters target very diverse crowds of innocent people.”
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Sarah Fowler, Travel Agent
Sarah Fowler, Travel Agent
“We gave them jobs, didn’t we?”
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You’ve Made It This Far…
You’ve Made It This Far…
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