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White Allyship Has Maxed Out
Donald Trump received almost 70 million votes. Some of those included people who you consider to be partners in the fight against anti-Black racism.
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Joe Biden is going to be the 46th President of the United States. This is happening. It was pretty clear on Tuesday night, as the landscape of mail-in ballots started to take shape and Trump went on the first of his rants about a rigged election.
Still, Wednesday morning felt more like a wake than a celebration. When I imagined this moment four years ago, of a Trump-less presidency, it didn’t feel like this. This feels like winning a fight that was unnecessary, full of pointless, permanent scars. But another realization swept over the country like the blue wave that never came: Trumpism is here to stay in America. When all the votes are counted, Donald Trump will end up with somewhere around 70 million votes. Over half of all White people in this country, knowing exactly who he is, decided to re-up. And now we know that this is the very best White Americans have to offer us.
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