The Republican Party has made a deal with Southern racist politicians since Nixon's "Southern Strategy" from the late 1960s. While the Southern racist politicians from 50 years ago were able to be more overtly racist, today's racists have to speak in coded language. Nowhere is this more apparent than with Florida's governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis' tactic of slamming African American studies programs, Critical Race Theory (CRT), and the 1619 Project is a way to tap into the fears of white racists who are concerned that their control of our Country is slipping away from them. "Make America Great Again" wants to go back to a time when racism could be more overt. Maybe something subtler than separate drinking fountains for the races but still means the superiority of the white race.
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Racism has also shown up in Rep. Marjorie Green's call for a separation of the "red" states from the "blue" states. While this doesn't indicate that this would be done forcibly I am not sure how she would propose it would be done peaceably.
And after the January 6th insurrection it is fair to assume that the right-wing racist activists would be willing to go to war to accomplish it.
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