Trumpism, Bigotry, and the Threat to American Democracy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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In Trumpism, Bigotry, and the Threat to American Democracy, Larry N. Gerston examines the near-lethal combination of American bigotry and the ability of Donald Trump to take advantage of this scourge to satisfy his own political objective. The result is an individual who won election to the American presidency by adroitly pitting members of American society against one another, while presenting himself as the only person in the position to save America from itself. Having succeeded to the nation’s most important political office, Trump proceeded to use the position for his own benefit, irrespective of laws, norms, and, most importantly, the Constitution. So powerful was Trump that he and his minions came close to overturning the 2020 presidential election with the January 6, 2021, insurrection against the nation’s Capitol. While Trump failed in his attempt to remain in office, the threat to the well-being of the United States remains real.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-12-11
Mått158 x 239 x 25 mm
Vikt662 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor354
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666920871

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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: The Delicacy of DemocracyChapter 1: Democracy’s Promise and PerformanceChapter 2: Why Democracies DeclinePart II: The Impact of BigotryChapter 3: Bigotry as a Threat to DemocracyChapter 4: Racism in the United States: A Brief HistoryChapter 5: Donald Trump and BigotryPart III: Trumpism: An American Brand of AuthoritarianismChapter 6: Trump, Bigotry, and the 2016 Presidential ElectionChapter 7: A Bitter PresidencyChapter 8: Trump, Bigotry, and the 2020 ElectionChapter 9: The January Sixth Insurrection: Before, During, and After Chapter 10: Trump on the Wane?Part IV: Trumpism, Bigotry, and the Threat to American DemocracyChapter 11: Understanding the Threat to American DemocracyChapter 12: Saving the American ExperimentBibliographyAbout the Author

In Trumpism, Bigotry, and the Threat to American Democracy, Gerston examines the historical aspects of Trump's bigotry. According to Gerston, Trump's bigotry is a divide-and-conquer strategy directed at undermining the rule of law and establishing Trump as a dictatorial authority. Gerston describes in detail how Trump's hatred is destructive to the various social segments that make up American democracy. An important underlying point in Gerston's analysis is how Trump has been able to mobilize and direct a social segment that is willing to embrace his irrationality. The book concludes by evaluating the lingering threat of Trumpism to American democracy and how to safeguard the American experiment. A concise history of Trump and Trumpism. Highly recommended. All readership levels, but especially general readers.