'White Nationalism': Trump Succeeds Where Others have Failed (La Jornada, Mexico)
"With
singular irreverence, lack of political tact and a good dose of histrionics,
Trump is accomplishing what other conservative politicians, due to either prudence
or strategy, have not dared to do: he has broken the silence of a broad sector
of conservatives who never felt secure enough to openly express their rejection
of equality and civil rights. This is the silent minority Trump has awakened - not
exactly for the sake of policy or coexistence. "
In the end, what Donald Trump has stirred up with his cunning
verbal attacks against Mexicans may have a much more profound effect in the context
of United States politics. He gives voice to people who have been marginalized as
a result of advances in civil rights and whose racist views were silenced by
the majority who struggled to overcome racial relationships that prevailed in the
past and have no place today.
With singular irreverence, lack of political tact and a good
dose of histrionics, Trump is accomplishing what other conservative
politicians, due to either prudence or strategy, have not dared to do: he has broken
the silence of a broad sector of conservatives who never felt secure enough to
openly express their rejection of equality and civil rights. This is the silent
minority Trump has awakened - not exactly for the sake of policy or coexistence.
In a revealing article in The
New Yorker, Evan Osnos
reports on the role that ultra-radical right-wing groups, known as White
Nationalists, are playing in Trump’s campaign. It is a sector that the
Republican candidate has raised to new relevance on the U.S. political arena. Even
more importantly, this has at the same time catalyzed the resurgence of a much
broader slice of the population which up to now has abstained from expressing
its fears over what it considers to be a loss of White identity in the United
States. In fact, demographers argue that by 2040, Whites will no longer comprise
a majority in the country, giving way to a broader and more diverse population
spectrum.
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Trump has exploited this fear and exposed the grievances
that groups otherwise considered moderate have felt about the changes brought about
by the civil rights struggle. Whether or not he obtains the nomination of his
party, what Trump has done is bring those qualms to the surface in the context
of a debate on immigration reform that could benefit millions of people. It
would be unheard of for a U.S. election to be decided based on the issue of
immigration - at least that’s what history shows. What's not unheard of is for
the issue to serve as a catalyst for the electorate's basest sensibilities –
that, too, is what history shows. The rest of the Republican pretenders know it
- and if they didn’t, Trump is there to remind them.
Surely, issues like economic, social and foreign policy will
in the end prevail and define the debate. Meanwhile, those who want to defend
the cause of migrants (documented or not) will have to do so by driving home
better and more convincing arguments. The strength of these arguments – and not
simplistic diatribes against Trump and his associates, may ultimately prove
more convincing to the voters, be they Latino, Asian, African American or
White.
