Deeper horror still

At a rally this week, Trump supporters chanted the obviously racist “send her back”, mirroring Trump’s own racist tweets on Omar and other congresswomen of color.

US Democratic congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, has responded via Twitter after crowds at a presidential rally chanted "send her back." Donald Trump was cheered at the rally in North Carolina after continuing his attacks on the four non-white Democrat congresswomen, known as "the squad".

But I want you to look carefully at the video. Specifically, in the bottom right. A young girl stands behind the president and, as the chant begins, you can see her mouth along.

This is chilling. I don’t particularly blame the girl (her being so young), but to see such a repugnant wave of bigotry be mimicked by a child is deeply unsettling.

I’ve been feeling sick in my stomach, ever since those tweets and the ensuing shitfest that has been their defense. This is the America of slavery, Jim Crow, and the internment camps, still living and still strong in 2019.