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"Throughout our history, racist language has been used to turn American against American in order to benefit the wealthy elite." - @IlhanMN
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@IlhanMN Trump's racism isn't a distraction. The division it creates is the whole point and he knows he has no chance to win without it. And it's not just Trump.
But it is worth noting what we could focus on if the right hadn't been weaponizing racism for the last 50 years
But it is worth noting what we could focus on if the right hadn't been weaponizing racism for the last 50 years
@IlhanMN If you want to understand how to take on the barely veiled racism the right has weaponized to make us the only rich country on earth without universal health care and paid leave, please get @IanHaneyLopez's essential new book MERGE LEFT.
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@IlhanMN @IanHaneyLopez Taking on Trump's racist division and tying it to his plutocratic policies is not only possible, it's necessary.
The 2018 #GreaterThanFear campaign in Minnesota backed by research and insight from @anatosaurus and @IanHaneyLopez won again & again.
The 2018 #GreaterThanFear campaign in Minnesota backed by research and insight from @anatosaurus and @IanHaneyLopez won again & again.
