Why does he refuse to condemn them?

[*PhilHos*]

(10-07-2020, 12:12 PM)fredtoast Wrote: And this is what I mean by "mental gymnastics". In order to interpret Trumps claims the way you do you have to pretend something that does not exist.. There is no gene just for people who live in Minnesota .

No, mental gymnastics is taking a comment where Trump is clearly saying the audience looks good and claiming he's openly saying white people are superior. 

(10-07-2020, 12:12 PM)fredtoast Wrote: It does not matter how many times Trump says he denounces white supremacy when he keeps making clearly racist. statements. It is like saying "I support the feminist movement but I think it is okay for a husband to slap his wife around a little when she does not obey." Would you say that comment is fine just because he said he supports the feminist movement?

Like I said, saying he doesn't mean it when he denounces white supremacy is not the same as saying he's never denounced it.