Whether or not the 2016 election was a direct rebuke of all that, it did hurt. It still hurts.
That’s it - that’s the reason for the division, the reason we’re broken. “Make America Great Again” equates to making America Segregated again. Using the 1950’s model of American society and economy - going back to “the good ole days” - is a cry to return to the “simplicity” of life when everything, and everyone, was “in its place.” For many people, there was a comfort in knowing that everything and everyone was the same. There were no surprises because that’s disruptive and scary. The division in this country comes from the horror of having a Black man run the country. I often ask myself how, as a country, we could allow someone like Donald Trump (based on his character and lack of knowledge and experience) to become president, and I respond, “never again.” Well, there are millions of people in this country who ask themselves how we could allow someone like Barack Obama (based on the color of his skin and his culture) to become president, and they respond, “never again.”
