(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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