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Trump Is Turning The Elections Into a Race War
The question is how bloody will things get?
It’s hard to imagine that before 2020 ends, there will be the daunting task of accommodating a high-stakes presidential election in November that we can’t afford to fuck up in the same way that 2016 manifested.
We knew the Trump years would be the shit show that it turned out to be, but we probably underestimated the magnitude of utter mayhem and chaos, and how the tools of our engagement would play a vital role in enhancing the bigoted messaging of our Racist-in-Chief.
Despite the harmful and hate-filled rhetoric of Donald Trump’s campaign, that featured the rally cry centering around vilifying Mexicans, Black and Brown immigrants, Muslim-Americans and now Asian Americans with endorsed labels like “Kung Flu; there’s still the inexplicable gasp of disbelief that erupts whenever our national terrorizer consistently stays on brand.
Trump clearly picked a side even before his unsightly descent down the staircase back when the announcement of his presidential run was greeted with amusement and mockery.
His campaign had the laser focus of winning over the deplorables of white America, who felt victimized by the unbearable presence of the first-ever Black president, who was willfully blocked by the…
