"A mass political movement that's 98% (or probably more) white, and is created in opposition to the policies of a black president, is just bound to be on some level a racist movement. I don't even see what's controversial about that proposition. The people who screamed n----- at John Lewis: it's possible I'm being too generous here, but I would bet that most of them don't use that word in their normal daily lives. But put them in the context of this insane rage they feel about 'their' country, and ugly stuff comes out... I knew this cat would slither out of the bag eventually."
-- Michael Tomasky, in today's Guardian UK
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