re: #3 Hecuba’s daughter

Nonsense of the highest order. A meaningless set of attributes that don’t apply to either category. But given that 46% of voters thought it was a good idea to make Trump president, it’s not surprising that so many Americans believe and promote such dishonest and destructive ideas. One cannot have a civil conversation with someone who adheres to such an ideology.

I daresay this is the best, most comprehensive thread on Cheeto Benito’s appeal that I’ve ever read. It’s long, but worth it. This excerpt might be the most chilling:

14. We can’t just say “Donald Trump won by cultivating bigotry” though because that still leaves some things ambiguous. Donald Trump won because affirming the primacy of whiteness is still an issue of importance to too many white voters.

— Ethan Grey (@_EthanGrey) April 26, 2018

16. For white supremacy to guard against a trajectory toward meritocracy, this requires everything of merit must be sacrificed, which brings us to a terrifying conclusion: the various ways Trump was unfit for the Presidency were features to his voters, not flaws.

— Ethan Grey (@_EthanGrey) April 26, 2018

17. Trump won the GOP primary and was propelled to the White House because a swath of white voters wanted to send this message to people of color after 8 years of a Black President who successfully governed: “The worst of us should still be given deference over the best of you.”

— Ethan Grey (@_EthanGrey) April 26, 2018