A lot of people are racist, hateful, bigoted, and these figureheads give them permission to be their worst selves. That's really the long and the short of it.
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
Nope that's the opposite of what i said. Name it. Highlight it. Call it out and undo it. Names have power and the naming of a thing gives you the power to confront it.
The best way to stop racism on Reddit was to painstakingly document the harms it caused and then when the CEO & Chairman said “Black Lives Matter”, hold them to it.
If not talked about & dealt with, you get r/the_donald and President Donald Trump
