Saturday, October 27, 2018

Words into bombs: Donald Trump’s violent rhetoric has consequences

https://www.salon.com/2018/10/24/words-into-bombs-donald-trumps-violent-rhetoric-has-consequences/?fbclid=IwAR0oL0d2SETkukfzjzpj_i_ymzc65uFq7XQ8oac9MfJ94NpJCcEhCPLPylE
"Trump's constant rhetorical violence violence is an extension of his authoritarianism and the diseased country which elected him president. He frightens his supporters by referencing some kind of enemy, usually an ethnic or racial minority. Like other authoritarians and political strongmen, Trump then presents himself as the savior. Like the mafiosi he admires, and with whom he often consorted early in his career, Trump is running a political protection racket where he tells his supporters to give him money so that he will keep them safe."