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CHAUNCEY DEVEGA at Salon
https://www.salon.com/2017/11/20/donald-trump-bold-defender-of-white-masculinity/
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Trump's behavior, of course, is part of a much larger pattern.
Trump appears to view himself as a monarch who must be shown acts of loyalty and fealty at all times and by all people. In his mind, he is a Leviathan, the physical embodiment of the State, who must be treated accordingly.
Throughout his presidency Trump has repeatedly targeted black people for harassment when he deems their behavior "uppity" and "disrespectful." This is one more example of how the politics of white rage pay great political dividends in America. This fact was true at the time of the founding and it remains so in the age of Trump.
For many reasons, black American athletes are a special target for white rage. Professional athletes in football, baseball and basketball earn large sums of money. For sports fans -- especially those who are white and right-wing -- this is a source of admiration and idol worship, but also resentment and jealousy.
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jaysunb
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(99,710 posts)Where ?
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)And, so far as I can tell, he's been able to get away with most everything he wants, just as a dictator would.
Who is going to stop him before he destroys what is left of America???