1. Obviously a constitutional amendment opening up the presidency to all citizens would be a good idea, but that's not going to end Birtherism. Birtherism isn't about the constitution, it's about racial control, with the constitution as a pretext.https://twitter.com/micahuetricht/status/1294071997077557250 …
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4. Trump's birtherism can be seen not just in comment on Obama & Harris but also questioning bias of Judge Curiel b/c of Mexican heritage & telling Squad members to "go back" to where they came from.
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5. The attack on the squad shows the underlying logic. Ayanna Pressley's family likely has roots in USA that are centuries older than Trump family. But she's black & he's white, so he has right to treat her as an alien. Only whites have the right to be nativists.
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6. More thoughts here on how white supremacy underwrites birtherism.https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/birtherism-trump-racist-kamala/ …
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It's more about "this person isn't a real American thus I will disregard their representation, and doesn't deserve the respect of the office they hold."
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And it benefits white non citizens, too - I didn't become a citizen until I was 25, but because I was white and spoke English with an American accent, people assumed I was one.
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