Everyone is always afraid to say why people like Trump or Marie Le Pen have some level of popularity and it’s just that there’s a lot of people in the world who believe in racism. You end up with these goofy ass explanations for Trump where it’s NAFTA or shit and it’s like no you know what it is
“Oh Trump is a conman, he’s pulling the wool over peoples eyes” Yeah to some degree, but the main core reason he was President and might well be President again is a lot of people fucking love being racist
And it fucking sucks because I’d love to believe in the idea that if everyone voted and had their say we’d have good enlightened leaders and I don’t know. I don’t know looking at the history of our country why that would necessarily be the case.
someone once said to me how awful immigrants are, how they ruin everything
i gestured to my white english husb next to me and said "like him? he's an immigrant"
"no but he did it right"
"actually the lawyer had him overstay"
"but its different"
"why"
"it just is, he works"
"so do they"
etc
our lawyer, when we were still in process and about to be in a place that had those "document checks" for people they suspected were immigrants:
"you don't have to worry about that, he's the wrong color to be stopped"
This is also when you get to realize that federal jobs enforcing immigration laws aren’t easy to get, and that these particular ones are highly desirable for racists who want to turn their hobby into a profession.
That’s also where the fascists breed. Monsters trained to use government power.
Yep yep yep.
And I find people who espouse racist views but pretend those views aren't coming from an entirely racist place the most maddening of all
like if you choose to be a piece of dog toffee at least OWN IT
