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Whether Trump is a racist and a xenophobe is left up to each individual to decide for themselves. For many, the number is probably in the many millions, his words as candidate and president are responsible for ushering in an overt and despicable acceptance of these evils among his base and followers. The following excerpt is from an article in Reveal by Will Carless . It serves as a reminder, for me anyway, that Trump does NOT represent the values that Make America Great . Editor’s note: To provide a full picture of what hate speech victims experienced, we have not edited out offensive language. It was the day after the 2016 presidential election. Melissa Johnson was walking out of a Trader Joe’s in the heart of San Diego when a shiny BMW pulled up alongside her. The driver was a man in his late 30s. Dark hair. Green eyes. Her first thought: He’s kind of hot. The car slowed down. Then the man shouted at her through the open window. “Fuck you, nigger, go back to Africa. Th...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth FreeThinke Joy to the World, The Donald's come. Let us shout out with Joy. Let every heart prepare him room And Human Nature sing And Human Nature sing. Salvation has come at last; Our hearts take wing. Poetry for the alt-right from a white nationalist.

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Racism is alive and thriving in 21st century America. It remains as virulent, hateful, and destructive as it ever was, the only difference being the absent of Jim Crow laws and lynching by the KKK. We have federal law to thanks for that. Following the terrible events in LA and MN this week where two innocent black people lost their lives at the hands of white police officers, and the death of 5 white police officers and wounding of 7 others by a violent black criminal, some rightwing weblogs and rightwing bloggers have responded as expected . By blaming Black Lives Matter, even as BLM denounced the horrific violence against white police officers by black thugs, and President Obama with the usual false rhetoric and narrative . While the number of xenophobic and racist rightwing weblogs are plentiful one in particular stands out as among the most virulent and dangerous of the lot. Dangerous because the weblog proprietor is an educated, art...

Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth A great many of us know that Donald J. Trump is a narcissist, a misogynist, a nationalist, a demagogue, and given his character, or should I say lack thereof, would be an authoritarian should he ever have control of the executive branch of our government. Irrespective of his recent statements he would be a great unifier, his history and prior statement clearly show he would not. Donald J. Trump has tapped into American angst and uncertainty over their families future and that of America. The angst is real and it is legitimate. American politicians and the establishment need to recognize this. More importantly they need to come clean with the American people and discuss issue openly and honestly without regard to their personal self interest. Beyond that they must craft real solutions arrived at through workable compromise(s), and move the nation forward in such a way all are served well by their government. Trump understands the dissa...