Conservative Discontent: How White fears led to philanthropy that discouraged discussions of race
While pundits and scholars continue to debate the extent to which Donald Trump’s time in office has eroded American democracy, what is clear is that the former president’s political rhetoric breached the boundaries of acceptable racial discourse in the United States. Trump assailed Mexicans as criminals, called for a ban on Muslims, said African nations were “sh*thole countries,” and referred to white supremacists in Charlottesville as “very fine people.” In his final act as president, he showed no remorse for the deadly violence he instigated during the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots with his lies about a stolen election....
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