Charles M. Blow (NYT): "Trump Is a Racist. Period."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/opinion/trump-racist-shithole.htmlAs the brilliant James Baldwin once put it: I cant believe what you say, because I see what you do. When I see that in poll after poll a portion of Trumps base continues to support his behavior, including on race, I can only conclude that there is no real daylight between Trump and his base. They are part of his racism.
When I see the extraordinary hypocrisy of elected officials who either remain silent in the wake of Trumps continued racist outbursts or who obliquely condemn him, only to in short order return to defending and praising him and supporting his agenda, I see that there is no real daylight between Trump and them either. They too are part of his racism.
When you see it this way, you understand the enormity and the profundity of what we are facing. There were enough Americans who were willing to accept Trumps racism to elect him. There are enough people in Washington willing to accept Trumps racism to defend him. Not only is Trump racist, the entire architecture of his support is suffused with that racism. Racism is a fundamental component of the Trump presidency.
eta and off-topic but....
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Martin Eden
(12,869 posts)Racism is a feature that helped get him elected.
Hillary underestimated this when she said "half" his voters are deplorable.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)rurallib
(62,416 posts)and they knew what they were voting for.
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)disndat
(1,887 posts)are rapidly destroying this country with their evil shenanigans. Trump only have his core supporters left so he is playing to them for all he is worth. Another DU thread today says McConnell is afraid to present the annual budget report because it will show an annual deficit of 1 trillions dollars for as far as the eye can see. What a horrible mess!
The Wizard
(12,545 posts)Trump has unmasked the Klan. Trump makes bigotry mainstream, but not for long. He is and always will be a minority president who had 10 million more votes for someone not named Trump. The cheesy reality TV actor and huckster and faux professional wrestler will go down in flames, sooner rather than later ---------------- if we're lucky. Now that the wealthy elites have their tax exemption he is expendable.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)If you have to say, "I'm not a racist" - you probably are.
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)onlyadream
(2,166 posts)From the $130k being paid to the porn star. Weve seen this time and time again with Trump. It cant be a coincidence.
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)Uh---let me think---maybe--Deplorables? Or would that be too harsh ? Hillary nailed it.