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In reply to the discussion: Congratulations, President Trump. You have brought back the lynching of black people. [View all]mythology
(9,527 posts)There was a sharp rise in racist acts during the Obama years. There is a world wide rise in racism and far right parties during periods of economic stress. We had the great recession and while the Obama economy was overall good, the growth of automation has taken a lot of jobs that were once the ticket to a solid middle class life (especially for white men without college degrees).
Trump certainly doesn't help matters and does his best to appeal to that demographic (including being happy to blame things on those who look different - muslims, immigrants etc), but I think the growth in feelings of racial animus is what let Trump win the Republican nomination and helped make the election close enough in a few states for him to win the Electoral College.