“The Trump campaign, and now the Trump presidency, is infused with identity politics, just not the kind reporters, pundits, pollsters and political strategists tend to talk about that often: white identity politics and the politics of white resentment.
Trump ran on the promise of restoration, a nostalgia for a time gone by, and the sense that America, particularly white America, is losing and has been for many years.
In this scenario, Trump is the foremost culture warrior and defender.”
What Trump understands about white identity politics - CNNPolitics
This is known as reactionaryism – the unwarranted fear of change, diversity, and inclusion common to most conservatives.
And the consequence of reactionaryism is hate, bigotry, and racism, as most conservatives seek to return to an idealized American past that never actually existed.
So of course Trump is loath to condemn the fear, hate, bigotry, and racism that contributed to his becoming president.
Trump ran on the promise of restoration, a nostalgia for a time gone by, and the sense that America, particularly white America, is losing and has been for many years.
In this scenario, Trump is the foremost culture warrior and defender.”
What Trump understands about white identity politics - CNNPolitics
This is known as reactionaryism – the unwarranted fear of change, diversity, and inclusion common to most conservatives.
And the consequence of reactionaryism is hate, bigotry, and racism, as most conservatives seek to return to an idealized American past that never actually existed.
So of course Trump is loath to condemn the fear, hate, bigotry, and racism that contributed to his becoming president.
