trump being a big 'ol racist gave me an excuse to write about the dixie demagogues of the first half of the 20th centuryhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/opinion/trump-cummings-white-supremacy.html …
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i couldn't avoid writing about Trump's weekend comments but it is also very boring to just restate and recapitulate the ways the president loves racism. since it's clearly a political appeal, i wanted to connect it to an influential style of politics from the not-too-distant past
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you'll notice the piece quickly dispenses with the controversy, pausing only to make the point that the racism is a tool to obscure the theft. the bulk of it is focused on these southern politicians, and tillman in particular. anyway, you should read it!
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