The lies, if permitted to continue, will destroy America.

[Oneironaut]

22. Half the country would rather have Fascism than allow minorities to be equal.

Trump is a symptom of a larger issue. Segregation still exists, and it’s an unspoken rule that black people don’t belong in white neighborhoods. This unspoken rule is still enforced by the police.

More unspoken rules are that minorities don’t deserve money, political power, the same jobs, and the same education. White people try to guard “what’s ours” from minorities, and it’s enforced at a systemic level.

The ability white people have to enforce these rules is faltering. That’s why we’re freaking out. White people are turning to Fascism because we want to get that power back. We’re scared that our caste (which allows us to feel superior to the lower castes) is combining with the castes we perceive as inferior: (Racial minorities, LGBT, etc.). It might not be you in particular that feels this way, but too many white people do, at least at some level. From the moment we’re born, white people are taught that they are superior to others just because they were born white, even if subtly through cultural messaging.

I’m not sure what the answer is. I think the only thing we can do is keep pushing against Fascism, and integrate everyone as quickly as possible to get the growing pains over with. The chickens from our history of slavery and segregation are coming home to roost, and we have to deal with this now whether we like it or not.