Trump tried to dog-whistle the lost cause for his base during an interview with Fox News last week. There are not fine people on “both sides”.
DONALD TRUMP: I think I've done more for the black community than any other president, and let's take a pass on Abraham Lincoln, because he did good. Although it's always questionable, you know, in other words, the end result—
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- But something else that matters is that in the 60s destructive urban riots were a real thing, and there really was a crime wave. Now, by contrast, it's all fantasy and conspiracy theories: antifa terrorists are imaginary, BLM demos have been overwhelmingly peaceful 2/
- There are people who get their vision of the world from Tucker Carlson, and believe the nonsense; but they were solid Trump supporters to begin with. Law and order rhetoric based on lurid fantasies isn't going to persuade anyone 3/
- At this point Trump is hoping that we won't believe in what's actually killing Americans, and focus on what isn't. It doesn't seem to be working 4/
