Stoking Xenophobia
Utterly irresponsible.
Steven L. Taylor
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Saturday, February 22, 2020
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11 comments
Double points for not only stoking xenophobia but for using Gone with the Wind as an exemplar.
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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Well at least he didn’t call for more movies like Birth of a Nation.
Bette Midler had the best response to this…
I have to hand it to Trump: No one, absolutely no one, knows better how to play to peoples’ worst instincts than he does.
@Ken_L: only because most of his base have never actually heard of Birth of a Nation or would watch a silent film.
trump is proof that white people are not supreme.
Rs can run on policy. Or they can run on race. If you had their policies what would you do?
Did you see the reply?
It’s so weird and cringey watching him talk. About anything.
And Parasite was pretty good
Trump’s actual favorite movie is Bloodsport, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
@Ken_L: Birth of a Nation? Trump’s about my age, and even I’m not old enough to have seen Birth of a Nation. But I’ve heard of it, because I read. Neon, via @Liberal Capitalist: is probably right that Trump can’t read, which makes it unlikely he’s ever heard of Birth of a Nation.
About 40 years ago my wife and I saw a re-release of Gone With the Wind in a theater. I was afraid we’d get thrown out for laughing in the wrong places. I fear most of the audience didn’t see how farcical it had become by that time.
Any opportunity to attempt to demean one of our traditional allies.