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(Opinion) Rising racism in the US parallels Trump’s ascendency

2017-02-14 08:59:36       source:Global Times

February 14, 2017


"Some recent incidents in the US may raise fears of rising racism. The student newspaper of Columbia University reported that door tags of students who have non-Western - specifically East Asian names in several residential halls had been ripped off, epitomizing the growing climate of racism and social division in US universities and across the country.

This sentiment parallels the ascendancy of Donald Trump. Even after Trump demonstrated a questionable attitude toward minorities during the campaign, he still won the election. As Daniel Engber, a columnist for Slate magazine, noted, that's because Americans live in a racist, sexist country."


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