2. Because race is fluid historical/social construct, a large part of the work of racism is policing borders. Trump has set himself up as Chief Racial Sheriff.
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3. As Chief Racial Sheriff Trump gets to ask Obama for birth certificate, demand Kaepernick stand, nickname Warren Pocahontas etc.
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4. As Chief Racial Sheriff, Trump displays the full arbitrariness of race, even claiming he has "more Indian blood" than actual Natives.https://twitter.com/NickBaumann/status/935246692907192322 …
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5. For more on Trump as Racial Sheriff see here:https://newrepublic.com/article/145975/donald-trump-americas-racial-sheriff …
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Is that what traditional Nazis types call ethnic cleansing?
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Jokes are one way to police boundaries.
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And jokes lend a certain deniability. How many times has he claimed he was being "sarcastic"?
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Maybe self-serving, sneaky people who intentionally lie for career advancements just hits too close to home for him. EW created this mess.
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And if you have any doubt look at the conservative tweets defending him. Wowza.
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I bet the two men being honored get doxed and slimed by the tiki torch bund before the end of the week. How dare they be present when Trump makes an ass of himself! Bigly ungrateful of them.
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