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November 15, 2016
No, fear of a politician isn’t new.
Republicans feared Obama because they believed he would enforce the separation of church and state, take their guns, and ruin the economy through Obamacare. The sorts of things that were outrageous to their...

No, fear of a politician isn’t new.

Republicans feared Obama because they believed he would enforce the separation of church and state, take their guns, and ruin the economy through Obamacare. The sorts of things that were outrageous to their political sensibilities.

We fear Trump because he presents a clear and present danger to the livelihoods of real people. He wants to erase protections for LBQT+ folk, criminalize equity movements like Black Lives Matter, suppress reporting factual information that portrays him in a negative light, revoke women’s right to bodily autonomy, deport all undocumented immigrants, and legislate discrimination against Muslims. These aren’t just “bad political views,” they’re human rights abuses that he is championing.

Fear of Obama is symbolic of white fear: not getting their way.

Fear of Trump is symbolic of the fears of the marginalized: being subjected to regular harm.

(Source: rejectingrepublicans, via ragingprogressive)

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