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Trump’s Anti-Globalist, ‘National Renewal’ Screed At UN Was Disturbing, If Predictable
In keeping with the precedent set during his first two UN General Assembly addresses, Donald Trump's Tuesday speech doubled as a nationalist screed, delivered in a strange, menacing monotone.
"The future does not belong to globalists", the president said, employing an anti-Semitic dog whistle, which conveniently doubles as a reiteration of the poisonous message he foisted on disaffected middle- and lower-income voters during the campaign.
"[The future] belongs to patriots", Trump continued, em
Solidifyng his fascist credentials in advance of the 2020 election.
“Honor the differences that make each country unique, [take Saudi Arabia for example].”
Almost word for word Steve Bannon in places. I wonder if Bannon wrote the speech?
In the US, Nationalism is White Nationalism and White Nationalism is based on the foundations of White Supremacy. I feel like that’s pretty important context for this conversation.
Indeed.