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In reply to the discussion: Academics think they've figured out why people voted for Trump and Brexit [View all]sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)8. "Melting pot". "Bring me your tired, your poor..."
Thats what America stands for. In the 19th century your statement wouldnt have been about the white majority shrinking, it would have been exactly the same - but about the Protestant majority shrinking.
America is about immigrants. Views to the contrary are xenophobia. Lets call it what it is: racism and xenophobia. Our Protestant forbears had to deal with a Catholic president in 1960, and our current fellow citizens will have to deal with a black president, a female president, a Hispanic president, and a lot of minority lawmakers as well. Tough for them. This is America, a nation of immigrants.
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Academics think they've figured out why people voted for Trump and Brexit [View all]
Soph0571
Apr 2018
OP
Start small :) I bet the NYT or another national paper would publish a letter/oped like this
sharedvalues
Apr 2018
#29
They didn't create racism. It's been right there all along. They just exploit it.
EffieBlack
May 2018
#48
I was out walking the dog in my downtown Raleigh neighborhood yesterday and overheard
mnhtnbb
Apr 2018
#11
I'm also sure "the Native American population felt similarly threatened by the influx of Europeans"
EffieBlack
May 2018
#44
I'm serious. Counter-propaganda can be effective. It's not instant gratification, but it works.
sharedvalues
Apr 2018
#26
Its all socioeconomics. Were no different from ppl in the Middle East, or Africa.
Oneironaut
Apr 2018
#10