by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Over the past couple of days the Trump administration has been trying to draw attention away from a collapsing stock market by ramping up rhetoric against several hundred refugees from Central American violence who are slowly walking north along a highway in southern Mexico with hopes of eventually reaching sanctuary in the United States. Because these immigrants are brown - and not milky white like Trump's Central European immigrant wife - he has been robust and unrelenting in his threats toward them.
Donald Trump has referred to immigrants of color as "animals" and characterized their homelands as "shithole" countries. He has also stated a desire to encourage immigration from places like Norway, a Scandinavian country with a largely white population.
Most Americans, and even more than a few Trump supporters, recognize this play for what it actually is - an attempt to control the news and direct attention toward a favorite class of boogeymen for the Trumpsters - immigrants of color. It is hate-inspired political theatre under the control of a bigoted blowhard who also happens to be a master distracter.
Stirring racial hatred is nothing new in American politics. People like Richard Nixon, George Wallace, and Orval Faubus were building careers based on inciting hatred and fear of minorities a half-century ago, but now with Donald Trump stepping out of reality television and onto the world stage, racist fear-mongering has become an art form. Trump, unlike the leading bigots of past generations, makes no attempt to hide his feelings. He refers to torch-carrying Nazi protesters as "fine people," and has people working in the West Wing who are blatant in their racist positions. Trump has even taken to calling himself a "nationalist," a term often adopted by hate groups who somehow feel that it is reflective of their desire for a white nation.
It's all code, and dog whistles, and, in some cases, just plain and unvarnished racism.
The Trump administration is preparing to send 800 uniformed United States troops to the southern border for a long series of photo ops as they stand tall to prevent the ragged parade of impoverished humanity from entering the United States. It will play out beautifully on Fox News.
Now that Donald Trump has figured out how easy it is to use America's military forces as props in his theatre of evil, how long before he has them patrolling American streets and telling American citizens where they can and cannot go.
Don't think that it can't happen here.
Citizen Journalist
Over the past couple of days the Trump administration has been trying to draw attention away from a collapsing stock market by ramping up rhetoric against several hundred refugees from Central American violence who are slowly walking north along a highway in southern Mexico with hopes of eventually reaching sanctuary in the United States. Because these immigrants are brown - and not milky white like Trump's Central European immigrant wife - he has been robust and unrelenting in his threats toward them.
Donald Trump has referred to immigrants of color as "animals" and characterized their homelands as "shithole" countries. He has also stated a desire to encourage immigration from places like Norway, a Scandinavian country with a largely white population.
Most Americans, and even more than a few Trump supporters, recognize this play for what it actually is - an attempt to control the news and direct attention toward a favorite class of boogeymen for the Trumpsters - immigrants of color. It is hate-inspired political theatre under the control of a bigoted blowhard who also happens to be a master distracter.
Stirring racial hatred is nothing new in American politics. People like Richard Nixon, George Wallace, and Orval Faubus were building careers based on inciting hatred and fear of minorities a half-century ago, but now with Donald Trump stepping out of reality television and onto the world stage, racist fear-mongering has become an art form. Trump, unlike the leading bigots of past generations, makes no attempt to hide his feelings. He refers to torch-carrying Nazi protesters as "fine people," and has people working in the West Wing who are blatant in their racist positions. Trump has even taken to calling himself a "nationalist," a term often adopted by hate groups who somehow feel that it is reflective of their desire for a white nation.
It's all code, and dog whistles, and, in some cases, just plain and unvarnished racism.
The Trump administration is preparing to send 800 uniformed United States troops to the southern border for a long series of photo ops as they stand tall to prevent the ragged parade of impoverished humanity from entering the United States. It will play out beautifully on Fox News.
Now that Donald Trump has figured out how easy it is to use America's military forces as props in his theatre of evil, how long before he has them patrolling American streets and telling American citizens where they can and cannot go.
Don't think that it can't happen here.
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