Saturday, July 16, 2016

Trump creates an imaginary crime wave to justify his law and order chest thumping

Now that Donald Trump has adopted another plank from the campaign of George Wallace by declaring himself the “law and order candidate,” he needs some disorder to run against.

Of course, Trump is primarily playing a very familiar tune on a very old dog whistle. That tune is called “The blacks are getting uppity.” His timing of his law and order campaign is intended as a response to Black Lives Matter, and his “inner cities” is a shorthand so well worn Republicans probably have an emoji for it. But let’s do as Trump asks. Let’s look at Chicago....
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/7/12/1547605/-Trump-creates-an-imaginary-crime-wave-to-justify-his-law-and-order-chest-thumping


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