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A Powerful Statement From Malika Tirolien: "RISE"

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No Malarkey!10/11/2020 9:13:24 am PDT

re: #331 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)

Trump is just the face on that form of racism and white supremacy intimidation tactics. It is not going away when Trump does. And the GOP at its roots is going to continue to support it as long as they see it as something they can tap to gain and maintain power.*

* - I see the GOP as a mix of true believers in that sort of thing and opportunistic assholes who will use anything they can get their hands on in order to enrich themselves.

Much like the pre-civil rights era Democratic Party in the South, the core of the 21st Century GOP is white supremacy, and it took a century after the Civil War for that to change. It is a very difficult trick to abandon your base of support to reach for another. GOP politicians in the Northeast, where GOP moderates have some success winning governorships, will have to lead the way, because they can only succeed by building a more diverse coalition, like the northern Democratic Party in the 20th Century. The Southern GOP won’t change until they can no longer win statewide elections with their white base.