An uncomfortable truth that Americans must confront is that Donald Trump and MAGA represent the cruelty, vulgarity, and racism that was always present but rarely acknowledged. This is us.
POC.. indigenous people… Women are never surprised about what America is. It is not a matter of what America has become. America has always been this thing that is on full reveal now. Marginalized Americans have always known. Talking Heads and pundits are twisting themselves into pretzel knots dissecting the results of the election and why Rump won, seemingly avoiding the big orange turd in the middle of America’s room. Truth of the matter is Rump won because he’s YT.. he’s rich… and he’s male. He also represents the WhiteAngloSaxonProtestantStr8tMale lust to maintain control and power worldwide. The browning of America scares the shit out of the YT power structure so they enabled tRump to “right the ship” and turn back the clock as much as able to prevent any further potential progress made by the “Other”. They backed the Heritage Foundation/ Project2025 agenda 100% and exalt this supremely flawed piece of man to shepherd it into reality. They pulled out all the stops.. even so far as to give Russia inroads to the destruction of our American experiment. We all watched the denigration of America in real time. But blve and know that some people are wide eyed and celebrating all of the atrocities and the end of democracy. They would rather that then have to share equal power with POC and women.. both of whom they deem unworthy of a bigger seat at the table. I am not in the least bit surprised that the wealthiest down to the poorest of Americans were so easily convinced to vote against their own self interests. This is Amerikkka.. RCST at inception and down to it’s core. Accept it and know that it will get worse before it gets better.. if it ever does. I for one am wide eyed and bracing for the “leopard to start eating people’s face” portion to begin. POC have a saying…”those who don’t listen will feel” I hate that those of us who didn’t vote for this atrocity will suffer as well. When shit hits the fan… and it will.. I will offer my thoughts and prayers.
Wajahat, a biting tongue wakes people. I appreciate yours and your perspectives. The swimming pools were drained and filled with dirt so the fix was permanent. Demonization of races, religions, and sexes is the playground of demagogues. Those that follow those creeds are an extreme disappointment.
Bingo, you Said It,Waj, trump supporters and a lot of other Americans are in for a Rude Awakening. Something that our Black citizens and people of Color, have been dealing with their entire life !! Excellent piece today and will reStack ASAP 🙏💯👍
In order to fix America, the MAGAts and the system and ideology that spawned them, socially and economically needs to be destroyed and they all need to face the harshest accountability!!!
Bullshit. We need to have a party that has the possibility of good governance as a choice. All it would take is one term of improving the life of the proletariat in statistically significant way and governance would be normal. Give up your bullshit. If you're going to fate Vladimir, shut the door. I don't wanna see that shit.
JD Vance seems to have dropped out of the political discourse. Donald and Leon are the MAGA "darlings" at Mar-A-Lago and poor JD is left to his unresolved repressed sexuality, fantasizing about "Daddy's" attention as an obedient "tradwife". Good grief Charlie Brown! 🤦🏼♀️
When Trump and his magas get done with the Great Realignment on the world stage, the US will be lucky to have Bhutan and Paraguay want to work with us. I'm old and grateful for it because I don't want to see this madness play out. I hope the young will take to the streets at the first sign of attempted repression.
In his 1945 essay, “notes on nationalism”, George Orwell describes colour-feeling and class-feeling as a form of transferred nationalism - which is to say they that people of colour and the proletariat are seen as superior in contrast to the beliefs about the superiority of the white race and the upper class.
For the last 2 decades the right wing media has Ben hammering home the message that the secret agenda of the Democratic Party is to put black folks incharge because the Democratic Party believes in the moral inferiority of white men and wants to seize the wealth of middle class Americans.
Trump took this further, unscrupulously promising a new nation in place of a constitution republic, that would caste the ‘other’ out and promised white men power and prestige by offering to transfer colour-feeling back into their corner making them superior and the poor undeserving “again”.
The idea that America is a country that aspires to colour-feeling and class-feeling rather than democracy, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all turned out to not just be demoralising but actually potent enough to create a new demographic of men based of a new trumpian clour feeling.
It won’t be long before white men realise that their lives will be no better if not worse under Trump - and bullshit will not pay the rent.
A few excepts from Orwell in his 1945 essay “Notes on Natuonalism” which seem more prescient by the day.
“It does not necessarily mean loyalty to a government or a country, still less to one’s own country, and it is not even strictly necessary that the units in which it deals should actually exist. To name a few obvious examples, Jewry, Islam, Christendom, the Proletariat and the White Race are all of them objects of passionate nationalistic feeling: but their existence can be seriously questioned, and there is no definition of any one of them that would be universally accepted.”
Orwell examines the mental habits of nationalists and finds Obsession, Instability and indifference to reality as common themes.
However for most people who think that Trumpism is only about the narcissism of one man alone, there is this dire warning.
“Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. Every nationalist is capable of the most flagrant dishonesty, but he is also – since he is conscious of serving something bigger than himself – unshakeably certain of being in the right.”
Trumps second term will include be him empowering those that he thinks will create an American that alleviates his resentments about people of colour, minorities and the poor who he sees as being unfairly promoted over more deserving whites and ruining the country. This is quite insane given his cabinet appointments, but this is the nation he wants.
We haven’t become anything. We were always a racist country. This just confirmed it to the rest is the world
Sadly yup
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A cesspool of wealth and excess. The bog of eternal stench.
POC.. indigenous people… Women are never surprised about what America is. It is not a matter of what America has become. America has always been this thing that is on full reveal now. Marginalized Americans have always known. Talking Heads and pundits are twisting themselves into pretzel knots dissecting the results of the election and why Rump won, seemingly avoiding the big orange turd in the middle of America’s room. Truth of the matter is Rump won because he’s YT.. he’s rich… and he’s male. He also represents the WhiteAngloSaxonProtestantStr8tMale lust to maintain control and power worldwide. The browning of America scares the shit out of the YT power structure so they enabled tRump to “right the ship” and turn back the clock as much as able to prevent any further potential progress made by the “Other”. They backed the Heritage Foundation/ Project2025 agenda 100% and exalt this supremely flawed piece of man to shepherd it into reality. They pulled out all the stops.. even so far as to give Russia inroads to the destruction of our American experiment. We all watched the denigration of America in real time. But blve and know that some people are wide eyed and celebrating all of the atrocities and the end of democracy. They would rather that then have to share equal power with POC and women.. both of whom they deem unworthy of a bigger seat at the table. I am not in the least bit surprised that the wealthiest down to the poorest of Americans were so easily convinced to vote against their own self interests. This is Amerikkka.. RCST at inception and down to it’s core. Accept it and know that it will get worse before it gets better.. if it ever does. I for one am wide eyed and bracing for the “leopard to start eating people’s face” portion to begin. POC have a saying…”those who don’t listen will feel” I hate that those of us who didn’t vote for this atrocity will suffer as well. When shit hits the fan… and it will.. I will offer my thoughts and prayers.
Thanks so bloody true!!!
Wajahat, a biting tongue wakes people. I appreciate yours and your perspectives. The swimming pools were drained and filled with dirt so the fix was permanent. Demonization of races, religions, and sexes is the playground of demagogues. Those that follow those creeds are an extreme disappointment.
It wasn't only Black kids. Jim Crow affected all people of color. You wouldn't have been allowed in either.
NP, Waj knows he wouldn't have been let in.
It’s turned into a king-sized car crash, that’s what.
Bingo, you Said It,Waj, trump supporters and a lot of other Americans are in for a Rude Awakening. Something that our Black citizens and people of Color, have been dealing with their entire life !! Excellent piece today and will reStack ASAP 🙏💯👍
Yes!
In order to fix America, the MAGAts and the system and ideology that spawned them, socially and economically needs to be destroyed and they all need to face the harshest accountability!!!
Bullshit. We need to have a party that has the possibility of good governance as a choice. All it would take is one term of improving the life of the proletariat in statistically significant way and governance would be normal. Give up your bullshit. If you're going to fate Vladimir, shut the door. I don't wanna see that shit.
Amen
I think that is a Rockwell painting, and if it is I hope his estate has a good lawsuit lined up.
Excellent!!!
That weirdo has a thing for dressing in drag going back to his college days. What morally bankrupt tire fire the MAGA thing is.
After his Thxgvg tweet, someone on xitter said, “Why does he seem so miserable after he won?” Lol.
JD Vance seems to have dropped out of the political discourse. Donald and Leon are the MAGA "darlings" at Mar-A-Lago and poor JD is left to his unresolved repressed sexuality, fantasizing about "Daddy's" attention as an obedient "tradwife". Good grief Charlie Brown! 🤦🏼♀️
lol….so true
When Trump and his magas get done with the Great Realignment on the world stage, the US will be lucky to have Bhutan and Paraguay want to work with us. I'm old and grateful for it because I don't want to see this madness play out. I hope the young will take to the streets at the first sign of attempted repression.
Need to change our name from Democrats to distance ourselves so perhaps (oppositions)?
This is “them.” I’m not claiming this foul mentality.
In his 1945 essay, “notes on nationalism”, George Orwell describes colour-feeling and class-feeling as a form of transferred nationalism - which is to say they that people of colour and the proletariat are seen as superior in contrast to the beliefs about the superiority of the white race and the upper class.
For the last 2 decades the right wing media has Ben hammering home the message that the secret agenda of the Democratic Party is to put black folks incharge because the Democratic Party believes in the moral inferiority of white men and wants to seize the wealth of middle class Americans.
Trump took this further, unscrupulously promising a new nation in place of a constitution republic, that would caste the ‘other’ out and promised white men power and prestige by offering to transfer colour-feeling back into their corner making them superior and the poor undeserving “again”.
The idea that America is a country that aspires to colour-feeling and class-feeling rather than democracy, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all turned out to not just be demoralising but actually potent enough to create a new demographic of men based of a new trumpian clour feeling.
It won’t be long before white men realise that their lives will be no better if not worse under Trump - and bullshit will not pay the rent.
A few excepts from Orwell in his 1945 essay “Notes on Natuonalism” which seem more prescient by the day.
“It does not necessarily mean loyalty to a government or a country, still less to one’s own country, and it is not even strictly necessary that the units in which it deals should actually exist. To name a few obvious examples, Jewry, Islam, Christendom, the Proletariat and the White Race are all of them objects of passionate nationalistic feeling: but their existence can be seriously questioned, and there is no definition of any one of them that would be universally accepted.”
Orwell examines the mental habits of nationalists and finds Obsession, Instability and indifference to reality as common themes.
However for most people who think that Trumpism is only about the narcissism of one man alone, there is this dire warning.
“Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. Every nationalist is capable of the most flagrant dishonesty, but he is also – since he is conscious of serving something bigger than himself – unshakeably certain of being in the right.”
Trumps second term will include be him empowering those that he thinks will create an American that alleviates his resentments about people of colour, minorities and the poor who he sees as being unfairly promoted over more deserving whites and ruining the country. This is quite insane given his cabinet appointments, but this is the nation he wants.
Sadly yup
Exactly. Thank you for this.