Non-compatible with Western Civilization

Let’s take a step back. These aren’t just a few racist outbursts or isolated escalations [by the Trump Administration]. These are not separate policy initiatives. These are manifestations of a worldview defined by white nationalism as its organizing principle. They are tied to a much broader rightwing attempt to reconceptualize national identity and drastically narrow the boundaries of who gets to belong. They are actualizations of the Right’s defining project: To roll back any progress towards egalitarian pluralism, to vanquish the very idea that America should aspire to be a nation defined by equal citizenship in a pluralistic, multiracial society, and to fight instead for white Christian male supremacy at home and in the world.

— “Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals,” Democracy Americana


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