"The Supreme Court is poised to weaken or destroy one of the last remaining pillars of the Voting Rights Act. A group of Young Republicans exchanged texts in which they casually dropped the N-word, called Black people "monkeys" and "the watermelon people," and said "I love Hitler." The Trump administration is considering turning the American refugee system into one that prioritizes " English speakers, white South Africans and Europeans who oppose migration.""
"Rounding things out, Border Patrol circulated a video with an anti-Semitic slur, and a congressional staffer appeared in a video meeting with a swastika-defaced U.S. flag behind him. But as an important late-20th-century work of philosophy noted, "There's this, like, lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything." Together, these developments show a powerful tide of racism in American life, lifting up white people at the expense of all others."
The Supreme Court is positioned to weaken core protections of the Voting Rights Act. Young Republicans exchanged explicitly racist texts and praise for Hitler. The Trump administration is considering refugee priorities that favor English speakers, white South Africans, and Europeans who oppose migration. Border Patrol circulated a video containing an anti-Semitic slur, and a congressional staffer appeared with a swastika-defaced U.S. flag visible. Judicial shifts, political appointments, and a normalization of offensive language are contributing to interconnected developments that collectively strengthen white advantage and weaken safeguards for marginalized groups.
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