Claiming that “Trump is no more racist than you” is also a lot of hot air. The Russians who brought you North Korea, Syria, Afghanistan and a thousand and one other atrocities are not fine people. Searching out Russian attacks meant to corrupt and denigrate our system of government is not a “Witch Hunt”. “Witch Hunt” is also a painfully inappropriate and insensitive phrase used by the chief dummy himself, and would have been better used to describe the his own baseless attacks on Obama. “Never Trumpers” was a phrase used to refer to Republicans who refused to endorse Trump. Such phrases are typically parroted mindlessly and are rarely used to any good effect except to show the ignorance of the writer. If we dissect the writings “(If you can call them writings) or spewings of a typical con troll, you will find common phrases in use such as : Where did all these stupid people come from? It is the facts that an alarming number of people believe President Obama was an extreme leftist, that the people covered by the "Dreamer" act should be deported because they are "not worthy of being here", that we are "the highest taxed country in the world", and so on, that is truly alarming. What is important is that he (as well as his advisors) recognized the importance of the tools Reagan used: the political weaponization of racist dog whistles and repeated lies (repeat them so often that your target audience believes them).
Whether President Trump is or is not a racist is, in the end, not important. Globalism used that way is a catch-all phrase for people too lazy to put in the effort to think about complex issues. In my opinion the only people who should be shackled with that horrible label are people who claim it for themselves.ĭo I think these opinions are a "globalist" conspiracy? Hell no. Am I over 99% certain he is? Yes.ĭo I think he is a Nazi? No. I also realize that his actions and statements could be a cold hearted political decision: he knew he couldn't be elected without their support (hence his development of the birther bullshit). I think he's a racist, based on his past actions and his way too chummy with them actions.
The question of whether President Trump is a racist or merely acknowledges that the current Republican party needs the support of racists (and white supremacists, and Nazi sympathizers of different degree) is complicated. This would not be the first time dictators or would be dictators bonded over such things.
But, there is also the potential of the two main actors and their associates having a common philosophy about race. There seem to be some great economic benefits to Trump for selling the government to Putin, something we will be forced to assume happened if even a small number of the accusations emerging are true. There are all sorts of reasons Russia wants to control the US presidency and state department. This is underscored by the news that just came out that Russian entities had purchased ads on Facebook during the last election, described this way: "Most of the ads focused on pumping politically divisive issues such as gun rights and immigration fears, as well as gay rights and racial discrimination." The Russian oligarchs are white supremacists too. Here, I think, is what she missed: They are not two separate through lines. The difference, Rachel notes, between these two separate through lines is the apparent novelty and strangeness of the Russia theme, while the racist trope has deep roots with Trump. The other is the consistent "vehement antipathy towards immigrants", clearly part of a white supremacists strategy, with respect to who has been appointed to various positions, the things Trump has said, and the policies attempted. One is the love of Russia and Putin by Trump, his unwavering stance that Russia and Putin can do no wrong. In the segment below, she makes the point that there are two "clear through lines" in the whole Trump thing. But when I watched a segment of last night's show (on the Internet, I have no cable) I was shocked to see that she missed something really important. She is very good at historically contextualized nuanced well informed analyses.
Liam is the glue that is trying to hold them all together.It is very rare that I find myself yelling at the TV when Rachel Maddow is on. Zayn is in love with Louis’ best friend, Niall, who always thought he was straight. Elounor and Gryles aren't end game or really serious at all don't let it turn you away.