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Donald Trump faces backlash over rally locations: "Sundown towns" (www.newsweek.com)

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Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash for holding rallies in places described as "sundown towns."

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 months ago (3 children)

As an American, I had no clue what a "sundown town" was, but I do know how far American media will go to obfuscate Führer Drumpf's outright racism and bigotry.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Dude it’s a SUPER old term. Like, Civil War old. They’re using the term because it’s highly associated with slavery-flavored racism.

Edit: I’m not saying it’s an archaic or disused term. I’m saying the term was coined well over a century ago.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Obfuscate? Just because you don't know what something means doesn't mean it's a malicious attempt to hide anything. Sundown towns are widely known as racist ordinances.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As an American, I had no clue what a “sundown town” was

Same... I figured it was one of those retirement communities where people go to die. TIL.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

You are by no means the only one who thought that before reading the comments…