03 June 2016

America, Racism and Donald Trump

Q: Why have Americans elected a blatant racist as their Presidential candidate?
A: Demographics.
Year
Population
Whites
Blacks
Latinos
Asians
1900
88%
12%
1%
0%
1910
88%
11%
1%
0%
1920
88%
10%
1%
0%
1930
88%
10%
1%
0%
1940
88%
10%
2%
0%
1950
88%
10%
2%
0%
1960
85%
11%
3%
1%
1970
84%
11%
4%
1%
1980
80%
12%
6%
2%
1990
76%
12%
9%
3%
2000
69%
12%
12%
4%
2010
64%
13%
16%
5%


Till 1950, America was almost 90% white. After 1950, other groups (Blacks, Latinos, Asians) started increasing in size slowly. This process accelerated after 1990 – especially with the Latinos/Hispanics. Today, whites are only 64% of America. What is even more important is the trend. If current population growth rates continue:


In 2050, non-whites will outnumber whites. Whites will still be the largest group, but they will no longer be the majority. (The US Census Bureau officially announced this last year)

So this is the #1 reason behind the rise of Donald Trump: the fear of the whites of being reduced to a minority in their 'own' country – ie, racism.

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