Trump Shows His Racism in So Many Ways

[sheshe2]

In an article today in the New York Times, Helene Cooper discusses a group of questions the Trump transition team delivered to the State Department regarding U.S. policy towards Africa. The questions have aroused concern, but perhaps the tone of the questions have been worse than the questions themselves.

For example:

“With so much corruption in Africa, how much of our funding is stolen? Why should we spend these funds on Africa when we are suffering here in the U.S.?”

It’s not unreasonable to ask how corruption is impacting our foreign aid efforts. It’s also a core job responsibility to determine how much aid should be delivered. But the way these questions are posed calls into question whether we should provide any aid at all. They even seem inclined to destroy the program President George W. Bush implemented to combat HIV in Africa.

Rex W. Tillerson, Mr. Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, complimented the program, calling Pepfar “one of the most extraordinarily successful programs in Africa” during his Senate nomination hearing.

But, in contrast, the Trump transition questionnaire asks, “Is PEPFAR worth the massive investment when there are so many security concerns in Africa? Is PEPFAR becoming a massive, international entitlement program?”

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For the love of Gawd. PEPFAR an entitlement program? Who aren't these assholes going to destroy?

[bettyellen]

1. Fits in w Putin trying to forment hatred of the USA within Africa- they were behind those

Horrid rumours that the CIA started and spread AIDS which led to lots of distrust there- and a more rapid spread of aids.

[sheshe2]

2. Putin and rump sure are sowing the seeds of hatred.

You should have seen, or not, the vile images that I just alerted on in a John Lewis thread. One post had 20 or more images. It is something that you just cannot un-see.

bettyellen

[bettyellen]

3. Sorry to hear you also saw that- I did twice! First as a jury member and then

Strangely I ran across the same thing minutes later and insta banned him! And here I was feeling like the most useless member of MIRT after. That was the most disgusting troll ever and they are raging right now.

Sorry we both had to see that. sheshe

[sheshe2]

4. I forgot you are on MIRT.

We need some brain bleach, bettyellen. Dear gawd!

[bettyellen]

9. Me too! Ha ha! not really but I just haven't come across any huge awful

Trolls that were new enough to do anything about.

It was so upsetting - but finally came across this one on a spree today. Ugh, my first nuke was a biggie.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

7. Thank you for doing your best to keep those sick bastards away from us.

I'm extremely sorry you, sheshe, and any other DUer had to see what sounds like what I consider the worst kind of obscenity. How that sort of person lives with himself is beyond me. Our society produces some very sick, hateful people, and everything the RW supports is intrinsic to that system. We try to create a better world and they do all they can to destroy it.

[redstateblues]

5. Some seriously sick stuff. The depravity is as hateful as anything

I've seen online.

[brush]

6. One tip-off to me is how they refer to Africa as if it's a country not a huge continent...

With many countries, time zones, varying climates etc.

And these are people in high levels of this admin displaying such ignorance and not at all subtle racism.

[Uponthegears]

8. I will say this as mildly as I can

Trump's racism is not just pervasive, it is murderous.

Whether on the streets of America or on the continent of Africa (as per your example) he poses an real, personal, physical and imminent threat to people of color.