New study about country founded on ideas of democracy and the practice of slavery: "When intolerant white people fear democracy may benefit marginalized people, they abandon their commitment to democracy."
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WE TRIED TO TELL Y'ALL: "It suggests, though, that Trump's bigotry and his authoritarianism are not separate problems, but are intertwined. When Trump calls Mexicans 'rapists,' and when he praises authoritarian leaders, he is appealing to the same voters."
"People are fond of the Framers’ grand vision of liberty and equality for all," study author Steven V. Miller said. "but the beauty of the Federalist papers can’t paper over the real measures of exclusion that were baked into their understanding of a limited franchise."
And, yet, some people were so terribly offended by the 1619 Project's arguments about democracy and racism being in our DNA. Yeah, ok.
