Max Boot: We’re Going to Have to Have a Public Health Campaign ‘to Stigmatize Racism, Xenophobia’ After Trump

LEMON Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ that because Jelani you ░░░░░░░░ here you said the ░░░░░░░░ has been fixating on ░░░░░░░░ for over two years ░░░░░░░░ read in The New ░░░░░░░░ about Trump has both ░░░░░░░░ and profited from the ░░░░░░░░ siege mentality What happens ░░░░░░░░ there is no reckoning ░░░░░░░░ that COBB Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ that s the real ░░░░░░░░ of terrible scenario because ░░░░░░░░ s happened is let ░░░░░░░░ say Donald Trump decides ░░░░░░░░ 2020 that he won ░░░░░░░░ run again Let s ░░░░░░░░ he runs and loses ░░░░░░░░ inescapable difficulty is the ░░░░░░░░ that he has already ░░░░░░░░ a template for the ░░░░░░░░ that were once on ░░░░░░░░ margin these ideas that ░░░░░░░░ once beyond the pale ░░░░░░░░ a lot of work ░░░░░░░░ lot of effort through ░░░░░░░░ 20th century people trying ░░░░░░░░ push these ideas out ░░░░░░░░ mainstream acceptable political thought ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric He s still ░░░░░░░░ a template to make ░░░░░░░░ things work Trumpism can ░░░░░░░░ outside the presence of ░░░░░░░░ Trump I think that ░░░░░░░░ the thing we should ░░░░░░░░ really concerned about especially ░░░░░░░░ we look at the ░░░░░░░░ changes afoot in the ░░░░░░░░ That s really the ░░░░░░░░ vehicle LEMON That is ░░░░░░░░ prime vehicle as you ░░░░░░░░ and study after study ░░░░░░░░ shown it s not ░░░░░░░░ anxiety as people said ░░░░░░░░ s really the changing ░░░░░░░░ COBB Right That s ░░░░░░░░ it is BOOT It ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ multi era for Don ░░░░░░░░ detoxify American politics even ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump leaves the ░░░░░░░░ I mean I think ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ have some kind of ░░░░░░░░ health campaign like we ░░░░░░░░ to stigmatize smoking We ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ a campaign to stigmatize ░░░░░░░░ xenophobia all these things ░░░░░░░░ thought were already stigmatized ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump has brought ░░░░░░░░ out of the closet ░░░░░░░░ them out into the ░░░░░░░░ he s using them ░░░░░░░░ his political advantage And ░░░░░░░░ as a society have ░░░░░░░░ signal this is not ░░░░░░░░ LEMON What happens if ░░░░░░░░ if the House goes ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats Is that ░░░░░░░░ lesson for Republicans BOOT ░░░░░░░░ it s the only ░░░░░░░░ they ll understand if ░░░░░░░░ start losing votes If ░░░░░░░░ understand that s not ░░░░░░░░ way to get ahead ░░░░░░░░ the other thing happens ░░░░░░░░ if they actually win ░░░░░░░░ re going to see ░░░░░░░░ dialed up to 20 ░░░░░░░░ it s like at ░░░░░░░░ eight or nine now ░░░░░░░░ s going to dial ░░░░░░░░ up even higher It ░░░░░░░░ going to be disastrous ░░░░░░░░ our social fabric.”