Anti-Trump Protests Nationwide - New York City Edition
The realization that Donald Trump will (most likely) be the Republican candidate for President has sparked two distinct movements across the country. Trump has run on a platform of hate, divisiveness and fear. His rallies encourage hate speech, fear mongering and bullying of any and all who question him. He calls out protesters in the audience, ridicules them as they are being escorted out and has offered to pay legal bills of the supporters who assault protesters in the name of Trump. He has even started requesting that his supporters take a pledge, right arm extended, Heil Hitler style. Fantastic!
One horrifying result of his rise to fame in the GOP is the feeling that those who had previously hidden their hate of other races and religions now have a face for their bigotry. Their racism and xenophobia has been legitimized. They can come out of the shadows and join with other racists at rallies where the N-word and racist slang is screamed with impunity at anyone with a touch of melanin in their skin or a turban on their head. This group is growing, terrifyingly and publicly, and very little has been done to stop them.