But whereas his forebears carried whiteness like an ancestral talisman, Trump cracked the glowing amulet open, releasing its eldritch energies. To Trump, whiteness is neither notional nor symbolic but is the very core of his power. In the piece, Coates write, “It is often said that Trump has no real ideology, which is not true - his ideology is white supremacy, in all its truculent and sanctimonious power. The title alone is very provocative: “The First White President.” It’s a fascinating read and it addresses the ways in which the eight-year presidency of the first black president, Barack Obama, was seized on by Trump trying to make his way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates recently wrote an article about Trump that has sparked a lot of discussion and debate. So how much of Trump is who he is and what he believes and how much of it is how he does it and how he speaks? He deliberately chooses to inflame situations. But Trump says things that are horrifying. He’s doing what American presidents do, albeit with some tweaks and differences here and there. Trump is not really taking the war positions he is because he’s Donald Trump. President Obama was a belligerent war president. Part of the horrors emanating from Trump involves style, and some involve substance. Book cover of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy.”
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |