America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country.
The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans — whether you voted for me or not.
I will keep the faith that you have placed in me.
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As a historian who has written about the Holocaust, I'll say bluntly: This is indistinguishable from the Nazi rhetoric that led to Jews, disabled people, LGBTQ, Romani and others being exterminated. This is America 2020. This is where the GOP has taken us.
The President is disgusting and racist, but it’s the people in the audience who break my heart. Cheering bigotry. Shamelessly. Whew. That’s a tough thing to swallow. Gotta tell you.
Firstly, please watch this entire interview and allow it to educate you as it has me. Thank you @deray for your tireless activism and shedding light on what we need to do. And I ask that my followers please read this entire thread for action steps.
“When we become Americans, we accept not only citizenship’s privileges that we did not earn but also it’s responsibilities to correct wrongs we did not commit.” - Richard Rothstein
A great counter-argument to the claim: “Why should I pay for the mistakes of past generations?”
I think people often think of systemic racism as this intangible, confusing, possibly even evil conspiracy with a plan to gain power. I get it. It’s hard to understand something if we can’t relate. So let’s break it down. (THREAD)
rulings validated these notions until only the 1950s (!). We’re only our parents’ generation removed from a fully integrated system of racism. These biases have transcended time and are still showing in our present world. Racism is a spectrum, and while the more blatant forms of