Trump isn’t just a US problem, he’s a global concern. That’s why hundreds of thousands of world citizens are calling for an end to his poisonous rhetoric Donald Trump is a monster nurtured by the US political establishment: on the one hand, the anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant bigotry stoked by the Republican elite and their media mouthpieces for years. On the other, the abandonment of millions of Americans who have been left with stagnating living standards and who understandably are fed up with the diktats of liberal economics. And now the monster is unleashed, a plutocrat feeding on the fears of the neglected. But Trump matters not just from the United States, but for all of us. An online letter is circulating – now signed by over 1.5 million and counting (fast). “The world rejects your fear, hate-mongering, and bigotry,” it says. A live feed of signatories gives an indication of the breadth of its support: as I type, from Iraq, Brazil, Greece. If enough sign, then the letter will grace the pages of major newspapers the world over. Continue reading...
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