2016 Postmortem

Before I enable white male supremacy. It matters not one bit what is "in their hearts." Their votes gave Trump's white supremacist agenda power over the country. People are responsible for their actions, regardless of what they claim their motives are. They chose an agenda based on racism over one based on unity and equality. They decided they preferred it, and post election polling shows the one commonality among Trump voters is how they see non-whites, whereas on every other issue they vary enormously.

It is unfortunate that some are so eager to normalize votes for Trump's agenda rather than directing attention to the millions of voters disenfranchised from this past election. As long as members of political elite and their supporters continue to prioritize white Republicans over disenfranchised voters of color and voting rights more generally, the county will only continue to move closer toward white supremacy and even fascism. The sad thing is that justice is easily discarded when politicians feel their political fortunes linked to a white electorate.