1. Racism is a huge part of Trump’s appeal.
2. Racism, in its American iteration at least, primarily functions both historically and currently as a tool of elites to divide and conquer the classes in society who might otherwise find common cause to improve their condition, to the detriment of the elites.
3. Calling the racist part of the lower classes “rubes” and “hicks”, and desiring nothing but their humiliation, helps the elites do number 2, which makes social progress harder.
Discuss.