Trump’s advisers came up with the “Wall” as a memory device to keep him from forgetting immigration in his campaign speeches. Now it is boxing in his entire presidency.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/us/politics/donald-trump-border-wall.html
@bluesbaby @WeThePeople It’s fear. Fear the country is being taken over by people who don’t have pale skin. They say the wall is all about national security. I say it’s all about Conservative insecurity.
I fear you are right. I hadn't realised just how much racism was in the GOP before.
@bluesbaby @WeThePeople Sadly, I see this in my conservative parents. As they get older, they blame more and more of the country’s problems on “minorities” (that’s my dad’s old-school word). The reality is they are afraid of becoming the minority themselves. I’ve lived my whole life in the tri-state area, my dad did a lot of business in NYC. He is well aware that Trump is a liar, cheat, failed business person and crook. But he still voted for him.
This fear of not being the majority as well as a perception that men are losing power is terrifying to a lot of people. Sad.