(November 3, 2024 at 11:05 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: Trump has allowed the quiet things to be said out loud. He didn't create the hate...he just gave it a platform.
... and more to the point, that hate will still be here long after he isn't -- but he has given it new breath. These Trumpeteers aren't going anywhere. And the empowerment he's given them will mean that it's an ongoing affair.
These guys aren't going anywhere. This strain of racist populism crops up regularly in American history.