One Man Destroyed America

[ananda]

6. Well, he certainly played his part getting Reagan elected.

But I blame the endemic racism and bigotry that
exists in enough people so that playing the race
card has worked to bring us to this end.

This country was founded on racism and genocide,
and the kind of people it takes to further those
beliefs and tactics are still with us in way too large
numbers.

Thus, the corporate and owning classes (including but
certainly not exclusive Murdoch) have been able to
play the divide and conquer game based simply on the
idea that a white man is always the best person for the
job, always a good businessman, and always right.

That's how Trump can play to his base, even as demented,
criminal, and stupid as he is... he's got the psychopathic
corporate and owning class people behind him, and they've
been able to spend enough money over the years to buy
all three branches of government.