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3. When many said support for Trump was solely based on racism, and whites' irrational fears of
Thu Sep 9, 2021, 11:03 AM
Sep 2021

the "other," I thought it was hyperbolic. Now, after watching these magamorons for years, I realize I was wrong. It is all about race for Trump supporters.

The 2020 Census revealed that people who identify as white alone declined for the first time since the Census began in 1790. The majority of Americans under 18 are now people of color, and people who identity as multiracial increased by 276% over the last decade. The US is becoming a rainbow nation, by 2045 whites will be a minority.

Racist Trumpers are scared to death. And they'll do anything to preserve their white privilege, including armed violence.

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