THOUGHTS ON TRUMP AND POWER

THOUGHTS ON TRUMP AND POLITICAL POWER The success of Donald Trump’s skillful maneuver into American political leadership is only a mystery to the politically naïve – most of us are politically naïve. There are two major blind spots in our naiveté. The first is our adulation of wealthy people – wealth is often thought to be preordained by God; and the person possessing it chosen and preferred by that God. Many want to be as close to God as possible and so will do whatever a wealthy person wants done. The second major blind spot is the notion that racism is neutralized by the passage of time; racism is unaffected by time – racism is a political tool in the hands of a dominant group: that tool is designed to secure and keep power. A dominant group never relinquishes power willingly. The reason it appears that racism is intensifying is that blacks and other peoples of color are fighting racist tendencies that deny life livelihood and personal choices of happiness. http://www.adolphusward.net http://www.amazon.com/Adolphus-A.-Ward/e/B00OSDSSRC