I was struck by the first line of the following post ---

On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 10:01 AM workerpoet <[email protected]> wrote:

> [Edited Message Follows]
> A major factor beyond accusations that all Trump voters are racists, goes
> back to the legacy of Roger Ailes and the manipulation of culture to
> tribalize politics beyond issues. This, via FOX and talk radio has
> cultivated and fed what, as a mental health worker, we would have called a
> "thought disorder" en mass. In the old cold war era, they called it
> "brainwashing."
>

ME:

I HAD A VISCERAL REACTION TO THE HIGH VOTE TOTAL FOR TRUMP ---and I
> channelled it into a radio commentary for WAMC-FM (the ALbany, NY NPR
> station) last Friday -- the longer version is here.   I try not to go
> overboard and say that ALL Trump voters are racist but definitely, the fact
> that TRUMP got the majority of white votes is to a LARGE EXTENT due to
> racism ...
>

(Mike Meeropol)



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