I'm sure white adds to his voter-base appeal and his slipperiness, but it's a far below the rich/politically connected reason. I mean, how many people-of-color of similar wealth have been indicted or arrested for, well, anything? Sure, being non-white means you have to have a bit more money to be invulnerable, but that's partly because…
I'm sure white adds to his voter-base appeal and his slipperiness, but it's a far below the rich/politically connected reason. I mean, how many people-of-color of similar wealth have been indicted or arrested for, well, anything? Sure, being non-white means you have to have a bit more money to be invulnerable, but that's partly because race is used so effectively in drawing attention away from the stupendous wealth of this country and the way it has concentrated, and with whom.
I'm sure white adds to his voter-base appeal and his slipperiness, but it's a far below the rich/politically connected reason. I mean, how many people-of-color of similar wealth have been indicted or arrested for, well, anything? Sure, being non-white means you have to have a bit more money to be invulnerable, but that's partly because race is used so effectively in drawing attention away from the stupendous wealth of this country and the way it has concentrated, and with whom.