When it comes to race, President Trump’s apologists, including “respectable” conservatives, argue that his rhetoric (e.g., “fucked up country,” “very fine people on both sides”) and endemicity in policing. argues that we cannot assume that he is, even though he downplays his racism. Racist. We also ignore his vendetta against the Central Park Five, his real estate company’s history of discrimination, and his failure to appoint an African American to the Circuit Court or the Supreme Court. seems to be expected. His slurs against black female prosecutors and graphic social media posts showing him attacking black Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg were ignored by supporters who pretended he was the real victim. ing.
The media regularly features his gross racist language, such as when he quoted Adolf Hitler about the purity of blood. And voters who aren’t completely trapped within the right-wing media bubble realize that he and his party hate basic American principles. But soon journalists were arguing with a straight face that Trump had a real chance of attracting large numbers of African-American voters. That assumes that such voters are just as easily fooled. Cultists wearing red hats.
And eventually, despite attempts to normalize Trump, he opened his mouth and spouted out a mind-boggling array of racist remarks, leaving egg on the faces of those who apologized. . In a speech in South Carolina last week, he claimed that because of his indictment and mugshot, “a lot of people say that’s why black people like me.” He also declared: But I only see black people, I don’t see white people, and that’s where I got to. ” he kept saying. That’s a long road. these lights. We have come a long way together. ” Casual racism like this earns him praise from the white supremacist crowd, but it reveals his true mindset.
Similarly, he left no doubt about his harmful bias against immigrants in his unbridled rant at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “They’re coming from Asia, they’re coming from the Middle East, they’re coming from all over the world, they’re coming from Africa, and we’re not going to stand for that. They’re destroying our country,” he said. “We have a language coming into our country…a language that no one in this country has ever heard. It’s scary.” Rounding up and deporting millions of illegal immigrants His plans to do so run parallel to his efforts to dehumanize them.
And finally, voters should not forget his relentless efforts to disenfranchise non-white voters. In 2020, he tried to steal millions of African-American votes in Georgia in an attempt to steal votes and slandered two African-American poll workers. He remains a fierce opponent of mail-in voting, which allows many low-income workers to vote without taking time off from work. And he is now accusing Democrats of preparing to allow illegal immigrants to vote, foreshadowing future fraud allegations and recalling his baseless claim that he won the popular vote in 2016. (despite “millions” of illegal votes), he claimed.
In summary, MAGA is primarily a movement for and by white Christian supremacists who claim to be “real” Americans. Mainstream media seems reluctant to continue reporting on President Trump’s racist views and his party’s pandering to white supremacists. It’s up to Democrats to remind voters that Trump is a champion of white supremacy.
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Mainstream journalists have refused to address President Trump’s mental and emotional deficiencies with anything close to the enthusiasm they display in exploring the effects of President Biden’s age. The New York Times reported on President Trump’s appearance at CPAC with the headline, “President Trump evokes vision of America in conflict.” Instead of an incoherent vitriol filled with racist rants about immigration (and something about Silence of the Lambs?!), he’s publishing a political science treatise on the decline of the middle class. Some people may think so.
Not all news organizations continue to ignore President Trump’s alarming rants and altercations. News organizations deserve praise for taking President Trump’s clearly insane mental state seriously. Salon is a psychologist and former professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who contributed to the 2017 book “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess the President.” Interview with John Gartner.
Gartner was analytical, specific and direct. He pointed to “phonological paraphasia,” or the substitution of nonwords for similar-sounding words. He explained his observations as follows:
Examples of Trump’s non-statements: Beneficiaries become “beneficiaries.” Renovation becomes “renovation”. Pivotal has become “Pivobal”. Obama has become “Obama-na.” The missile is now called “Mishizu”. Christmas has become “Chrissus”. Bipartisanship has become “bipar.” …
Trump has also given so-called “tangential speeches.” Giving free association word salad speeches here and there will only make him more incomprehensible. Again, this is a sign of actual brain damage, not that you’re getting older, slower, or out of step…but severe cognitive decline. What I don’t understand is why these clips aren’t played over and over again in mainstream media. Isn’t the most newsworthy thing about President Trump’s rallies the incoherent way he speaks? I’m sure that’s what Biden would do.
U.S. News & World Report also investigated the topic, interviewing Gartner and others who caution against making diagnoses of dementia and other conditions without directly examining the patient. The report raised this issue in a responsible and dispassionate manner.
Unfortunately, for a press corps determined to minimize President Trump’s rambling, disjointed speeches, slurred and jumbled words, as well as his angry outbursts, word salad, and calls for violence, is an exception. Perhaps news outlets and figures like Gartner who responsibly discuss President Trump’s mental and emotional state will shame other media outlets by reporting what should be a major story. .
I make no bones about it: I love the Academy Awards in every way excess. You don’t necessarily have to have seen most or even some of the nominated films to enjoy Proceedings (though I did this year).
I love gorgeous and quirky costumes. I am moved to tears by the words of condolence for the departed talent. I’m looking forward to the appearance of an aging veteran star (Hey, not bad for 90!), a brooding speech, and a defiant winner who is never removed from the stage. Even stacking them is fun. She was ridiculed! He didn’t deserve it! Did the painting itself direct it?
In my previous life, I worked as a labor lawyer. movie I went to the studio and learned that big movies require hundreds of people, sometimes working for decades, to bring a story to the screen. By celebrating visible and undiscovered talent, the Academy Awards remind us that art is effort and excellence is always a group effort. When it all comes together, something magical, moving, inspiring, and enlightening is created. In some cases all four.
At this year’s awards ceremony, which will be broadcast on March 10th, I think it will be “Oppenheimer.” intention Leaving with most of the top awards (like the Golden Globe, DGA, BAFTA, and SAG Awards). And yes, the show will get too long and the host will probably bomb. But it’s also possible that some winner, perhaps an international film award winner or a highly successful immigrant in Hollywood, will remind us what an extraordinary privilege it is to live in the United States. be.
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