Looking Past the âShitholeâ
Okay, look, saying âshitholeâ is by and large not the problem in Trumpâs message.
He could say âWhy are we accepting these people from Narniaâ and it would be just as bad.
Because the operative word there isnât âshithole,â but rather, âWhy.â
âWhy are we accepting these people from shithole countries?â
Heâs saying that, if your country is a âshithole,â you must provide extra justification for why you are in America.
Thatâs horrible. Thatâs tantamount to explicit racism.
Trump is essentially saying that if you come from a âshitholeâ (which again, the word wouldnât matter even if he said âthird-worldâ or âcountry south of the equatorâ), you have to give more of a reason for your presence in America. And take a wild guess where those shitholes are?
Heâs saying that America is for white people. Donât focus on how beautiful Haiti is or how Uganda made Who Killed Captain Alex. Call him out for the blatant white supremacy heâs advocating for.