November 15, 2016

"Since Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, there has been a surge in people saying they have been subjected to blatant racism and harassment. That disturbing white supremacist language and anti-Semitic Nazi imagery have been found spray painted around the country. That Muslim women wearing hijab have been harassed. That Asian-Americans have been called racist slurs and told to 'go back to your country'. Some of the stories have been later found to be false according to US police. Meanwhile, Time magazine has reported that the Southern Poverty Law Center received 200 hate crime reports since election day.

It appears that certain toxic elements in American society have been emboldened by Trump's victory and have now become more open about their racist hostility. Yet there shouldn't be much surprise, as the US has always been a racist nation.

Over time, much of the outright racism morphed to become more hidden and casual. Instead of outright racial slurs, they insist on false stereotypes and other generalizations. Instead of being attacked openly, bullying took place more online and anonymously."

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