[QUOTE=Burney;4136367]'So you are seriously trying to suggest that factors such as sex, political outlook, wealth, upbringing, social background, education, race, religion or class could never influence a judge's decision on an issue close to their heart and that any suggestion that they might is an outrageous slur that, in the case of racial background, instantly constitutes racism?
Laughable nonsense. Suggesting a potential conflict of interests leading to to a lack of impartiality is not racism.' - all you're really doing here is rationalising his racist statement. He said that a judge could not rule impartially because of his race, he didn't mention sex, political outlook, social background or anything else, he said he couldn't perform the job he is meant to do because of his race. If you think that isn't a racist statement I'd be curious as to what is a racist statement in your world.
'It may not be correct, but it isn't racism and if that's the best argument you've got for Trump being a racist, it's appallingly weak.' - I never said Trump was a racist, I said he made two statements on immigration which I viewed as racist and therefore his views on immigration could not be considered as a rational, logical argument for immigration control.
'The example of black people arguing that white judges and juries are not impartial in cases involving black people was used to illustrate this fact. People may not agree with the suggestion of bias, but nobody - NOBODY - ever calls it racist. Why not? Because nobody in their right mind believes it is. And if it isn't, neither is what Trump said.' - White judges being accused of racism without anyone calling it racism does not in any way preclude one from coming to the conclusion that Donald Trump made a racist statement. For the record, someone claiming that all white judges are incapable of ruling objectively on a case involving a black man would also be guilty of making a racist statement in my view.