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Interview
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There are a lot of people
who fear the “browning
of America” and the elec-
tion of Obama validated
those fears. As Dr. Wal-
ters wrote in his book,
“White
Nationalism,
Black Interests: Conser-
vative Public Policy and
the Black Community”:
“Within American soci-
ety, which includes con-
tending social groups,
there exists a balance of
power that conforms to
that society’s racial com-
position.”
This balance must
conform to the normal
distribution of power,
if society is to remain in
equilibrium. President
Obama, in the minds of
a lot of people became an
indicator that the normal
distribution of power
is askew and is in jeop-
ardy. According to the
Pew Research Center, 67
percent of non-college
Whites backed Trump,
compared with just 28%
who supported Clinton,
hence his statement “I
love the uneducated.”
Trump won Whites with
a college degree 49% to
45%. The CBS Exit Poll
data found that 54 per
cent of White women
voted for Trump. Trump
also won among White,
non-college women 62
to 34 percent and White
college-educated men, 54
to 39 percent. This begs
the question, for as nau-
seating as Hillary Clin-
ton was to a lot of people,
how could white-women
vote for a shallow misog-
ynist who called women
pigs and said about Car-
ly Fiorina “Look at that
face…Would anyone vote
for that? Can you imag-
ine that the face of our
next president?” And
we know about his ref-
erence to women’s’ gen-
italia and he also objec-
tifi es his own daughter?
In spite of this, White
women saw value and re-
deeming qualities in this
guy. They voted “White”
before they voted “wom-
en.”
A lot of working-class
and middle-class whites
who have seen their wag-
es and salaries remain
stagnant for 15 years
were convinced that im-
migrants are stealing
their jobs and social pro-
grams for lazy “colored”
people have been drain-
ing the public coff ers.
Trump spoke directly to
them and was able to con-
vince them that he would
be their champion. They
wanted to believe him
because he spoke to and
validated their bigotry.
We can also explain the
Trump victory by under-
standing voter suppres-
sion and the Crosscheck
Program. According to
investigative journalist
Greg Palast, Kris Ko-
bach’s Crosscheck “re-
moved tens of thousands
of minority voters from
the rolls in the swing
states that surprisingly
shift ed to Trump… Stop-
ping Crosscheck is the
Standing Rock of racist
vote suppression.” Yes,
the Democratic Party
made a mistake closing
ranks behind Hillary,
especially aft er it was
obvious that Bernie was
the candidate with all
the enthusiastic popular
support? This demon-
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strates that the Demo-
cratic power structure
is closer to the ideology
of the Republicans than
the constituents they are
supposed to represent.
The way that the DNC
mismanaged the nomi-
nation of Congressman
Keith Ellison to be the
DNC chair is another ex-
ample of this. They are
not nearly as “progres-
sive” as they try to make
themselves out to be.
KW:
The
country
seems very divided by
the election of Trump?
Can that rift be healed
while he’s in offi ce?
WJL: No, not as long
as the racist reaction-
ary forces such as the
Tea Party and Freedom
Caucus continue to dom-
inate. Also, neo-liberal
politics is killing Amer-
ica and it’s being sold
wrapped in the cloak of
xenophobic,
fearmon-
gering, racist, reaction-
ary politics. As Lester
Spence writes, “Racial
politics perform work
here, as white attitudes
about labor, work, crime
and taxes are fused to
attitudes about Black
men and women and,
through them, to other
non-white populations.”
As Trump said, “When
Mexico sends it people,
they’re not sending their
best. They’re not send-
ing you. They’re sending
people that have lots of
problems, and they’re
bringing those prob-
lems with us. They’re
bringing drugs. They’re
bringing crime. They’re
rapists. And some, I as-
sume, are good people.”
And on March 12 of this
year, Congressman Ste-
ven King (R-Iowa) said “…
culture and demograph-
ics are our destiny. We
can’t restore our civili-
zation with somebody
else’s babies.” The next
day, King said, “Individu-
als will contribute diff er-
ently, not equally, to this
civilization and society.
Certain groups of people
will do more from a pro-
ductive side than other
groups of people will.”
Chicago’s South Side and
other crime-ridden in-
ner-city neighborhoods
safe?
WJL: No. It’s a rhetoric
to demonize a category of
people and present a nar-
rative that will prepare
Americans for the mili-
tarization of our urban
centers. The evidence is
clear, safety comes from
education, jobs, and the
hope for a profi table
future. Investing in the
infrastructure of our in-
ner cities and the people
who live there is how you
make them safe.
KW: Do you think
Trump is serious in
terms of his plan to make
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SUB-BIDS REQUESTED
10th & Yamhill Smart Park Renovation
Project
Bids Due: May 4, 2017 @ 2:00PM
Attn: Aaron Braun
Via email: brauna@hswc.com
Howard S. Wright is requesting proposals for Me-
chanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection
Design-Build services on the 10th & Yamhill Smart
Park Renovation Project.
Voluntary Pre-Bid Meeting
REALTORS
Date: April 25, 2017 @ 10:00AM
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A MANDATORY SITE WORK.
Proposers shall meet with Howard S. Wright person-
nel at the project site; corner of SW Morrison and
SW 9th Street. Personnel protective equipment not
required.
PROJECT CONTACT: brauna@hswc.com
BID DOCUMENTS: brauna@hswc.com
Howard S. Wright
1455 NW Irving Street, Suite 400
Portland, OR 97209
We are an equal opportunity employer and request
bids from Minority, Women, Disadvantaged and
emerging small business enterprises.
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