Definitely not exclusive to the US but still a significant and shameful part of our history. LBJ said it best. “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored [brown, gay, trans, etc.] man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

One of the few accurate things Trump has said was that he could “shoot someone in the middle of fifth avenue and not lose any votes.” He pulled the phrase out of his ass but I think he was correct. His base either chooses to ignore his lifetime of scumbaggery or they know and just don’t care. I doubt there’s anything Putin has on him that would turn off the MAGA crowd. And I’m sure he’s done some truly horrible shit that we don’t know about.

His supporters don’t care. They lack empathy. It has been repeatedly demonstrated that the only way they will care is if his poor decisions impact them in a very personal, tangible way.