I've stated multiple times that I don't inertially think that Trump supporters are racists or bigots. I was referring to the people that are dismissive of his racist statements such as illegal immigrants being rapists and murders, or Muslims being terrorists and calling for a "complete shutdown of Muslims entering the country". When a Trump supporter defends those statements, they are defending racism and bigotry. I personally have not found many who will stand up against that rhetoric. I'd love to be proven wrong - but I only get people on here defending it or dismissing it.

Racism and bigotry do not only take the forms of white supremacists. It can happen in much more subtle ways - such as defending statements like Trump has made. It's important to try and understand why these statements are harmful and to examine one's self for bigotry instead of thinking "Oh I'm a good person so there must be a liberal conspiracy to make me feel like I'm not".