While reading this article I couldn't help but wonder if the so-called "Trump phenomenon" was a natural progression;...

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While reading this article I couldn't help but wonder if the so-called "Trump phenomenon" was a natural progression; that it was nothing more than the pendulum swinging the other direction.

When we elected President Obama the pendulum swung one direction and now, with Trump, it's swinging in the opposite one. The thing is, it will swing back ... eventually. It really depends on how far their hateful standard bearer gets during this election cycle.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/us/politics/donald-trump-white-identity.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/

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James Hollenbeck said…
The pendulum has never swung in the other direction. That's the sad thing. White supremacists see the tiniest bit of progress as the end of the world. They fight back hard. End result is either racist politicians blunt the progress or other politicians get scared of losing what is still the largest voting group in the country and do the same.
July 13, 2016 at 10:23 AM
Jason ON said…
So, the Civil Rights Act, post- Rodney King race dialogue and the election of the first black president of the United States isn't the pendulum swinging the other direction?
July 13, 2016 at 10:37 AM
James Hollenbeck said…
Swinging towards, but it's never reached the bottom of the swing.
July 13, 2016 at 10:50 AM
James Hollenbeck said…
I guess the question is what is the pendulum? Is it equality and freedom, or is it progress vs regression? If it's the later, then yes this is the pull back against progress.
July 13, 2016 at 11:11 AM
Jason ON said…
Well, considering the article is about cultural regression, thanks to Trump, then I'm going with progression v. regression.
July 13, 2016 at 1:09 PM
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