Tim Knowles
1 min readJul 8, 2019

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I guess my message did not get through. What differentiates his criticisms as racist and misogynistic from just partisan posturing. It can’t be the target or any criticism of a women or people of color would be racist or misogynistic. It must be something about the source of the criticism that you did not tell us that makes you sure that his criticisms are base on racism and sexism.

Going out of his way to dismiss everything that she has accomplished and calling her a big mouth

That is the kind of thing that political actors do all the time, minimize the credentials and likeability of your opposition.

Wouldn’t he have said similar things about the white guy she beat in the primary. I am not saying that your Dad is not racist or sexist but you left us at your word that he is. Just making unfounded criticisms of AOC does not make him a racist or a sexist.

You could have made the case that anyone who still supports Trump is Racist or Sexist. That is a thin wedge but it seems more and more today we have guilt by association. Just being white and male seems to lead to the default assumption of racism and sexism. Anyone who does not publicly distance themselves from Trump and the Republicans is labeled a sexist and racist.

You accuse your Dad of sexism and racism with presenting any evidence except your opinion. What supports your opinion.

TEK

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Tim Knowles
Tim Knowles

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Worked in our nations space programs for more than 40 years

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