Trump's turn towards overt racism is driving away
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Posted On: 07/28/2019 9:11:53 AM
Trump's turn towards overt racism is driving away a big part of his base that helped him win in 2016
“It turns out that white working-class women do not enjoy the president’s ‘turn toward more overt racism,'” the author reports.
“A woman from Clark County, Nevada said of Trump during one of the focus groups, ‘He totally divides this country, like no one has ever done in history.’ Another woman from the focus groups said, ‘I feel like whenever he starts hating on Democrats, because he does this often, it really does make him sound ignorant.'”
It's more than just a 'sound', sweetheart.
The author speculates, “It’s hard to know why the racism of a racist president who rose to political prominence on the back of a racist lie, birtherism, is suddenly bothering white working-class women.
Perhaps the overtness of his targeting of the Squad is finally a bridge too far. It’s possible that the act of watching the president target women who are just trying to do their jobs is viscerally more upsetting to these women than the many allegations of sexual assault that they did not actually see with their own eyes,” before adding, “Maybe the president’s racism, the thing he’s been using to juice his white working class base, will boomerang on him and alienate white working class women. Wouldn’t it be delicious if the racism was the thing that brought down the racist? ”
[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/trumps-turn-towards-overt-racism-is-driving-away-a-big-part-of-his-base-that-helped-him-win-in-2016-report/|
Maybe some people do have their limits... will happily play along with dog whistles all day - but draw a line when it is blatant and in your face? Hhhmmm. Not convinced, sadly
“In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.” Noam Chomsky
“It turns out that white working-class women do not enjoy the president’s ‘turn toward more overt racism,'” the author reports.
“A woman from Clark County, Nevada said of Trump during one of the focus groups, ‘He totally divides this country, like no one has ever done in history.’ Another woman from the focus groups said, ‘I feel like whenever he starts hating on Democrats, because he does this often, it really does make him sound ignorant.'”
It's more than just a 'sound', sweetheart.
The author speculates, “It’s hard to know why the racism of a racist president who rose to political prominence on the back of a racist lie, birtherism, is suddenly bothering white working-class women.
Perhaps the overtness of his targeting of the Squad is finally a bridge too far. It’s possible that the act of watching the president target women who are just trying to do their jobs is viscerally more upsetting to these women than the many allegations of sexual assault that they did not actually see with their own eyes,” before adding, “Maybe the president’s racism, the thing he’s been using to juice his white working class base, will boomerang on him and alienate white working class women. Wouldn’t it be delicious if the racism was the thing that brought down the racist? ”
[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/trumps-turn-towards-overt-racism-is-driving-away-a-big-part-of-his-base-that-helped-him-win-in-2016-report/|
Maybe some people do have their limits... will happily play along with dog whistles all day - but draw a line when it is blatant and in your face? Hhhmmm. Not convinced, sadly
“In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.” Noam Chomsky
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