2008: "OMG! The President is Black! Let's start a Tea Party!"

My opinion is that Trump was elected because of the election of a Black President.

Had Obama's dad been a white guy from the UK, I doubt there would have been a "birther" conspiracy. And it is through the birther conspiracy that Donald Trump became political.

So had Obama been a white guy named Smith, no Donald Trump.

Thoughts?

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Elessar · 26-30, M

I'll tell you more, it was the beginning a domino effect. It's the very thing that made them drop the "patriotic" façade, and fully embrace neo-fascism.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@Elessar

Elessar · 26-30, M

@sunsporter1649 See what I'm referring to:

Rampant neo-nazi bullcr#p

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@Elessar The next time the demonocrats follow The Constitution will be the first time

BohemianBoo · M

@Elessar I think the beginning was even before Obama. It started with Newt Gingrich's strategy of painting the Democrats as pure evil, as opposed to just people with different ideas.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@BohemianBoo And Newt was correct

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Elessar · 26-30, M

@BohemianBoo It precedes him. Remember that over here all the parties with the exception of the fascist party were dissolved, because Mussolini (or at least his electorate) had a major persecution paranoia too, and were convinced that everyone but him was "bad" and conspiring against him. And then that became a self fulfilling prophecy.

BohemianBoo · M

@Elessar I was just referring to America. Of course, Trumpism isn't the first form of Authoritarianism.
Though I think the American Right has been influence by parts of Fascism and Nazism. "Cultural Marxism," which was based on Nazi propaganda, was created in America.

But yeah, if I had to pinpoint the beginning of the road to Trumpism, it would be around that time that Newt Gingrich started to radicalize the GOP. Meanwhile, right-wing media was becoming more insane too, due to people like Rush Limbaugh.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@BohemianBoo