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Feels like somebody needs to explain this, so I'll try: You know the "racist family member" trope? That's why we have Trump & all the other extreme-rightwing problems in the world.

Yes, really.

Tropes exist because they spark recognition; when you use one, everybody knows what you mean, probably from personal experience. The "racist family member" experience everyone recognizes isn't just that of knowing such a person - it's being at a social gathering with them, having them

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