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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Trump Replaces One Racist Symbol With Another

  In the debate over Donald Trump's use of a "poster" taken from an overtly Anti-Semitic website with a Star of David reminiscent of the stars worn by Jews in NAZI Germany, people have missed the fact that Trump, who was raised by a father who was an active member of the {reconstituted) Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, replaced the Star of David with a wink and nod to Klan members.  As a Southerner, I know that the Ku Klux part of the name for KKK means CIRCLE.  I have heard the term "dog whistle"  used to refer to symbolism intended to be for the knowing select few.  This is one example. 

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