Source: Common Dreams
by Robert C Koehler
“As U.S. President Donald Trump and friends claim control over the country, celebrating their war on migrants (‘the enemy’ of the moment, whom they’ve created and dehumanized) much of America writhes in shock and irony as it looks on. The president who hates criminals is also our criminal-in-chief. But fortunately (for him), he’s above the law! Court rulings don’t apply to him, not when he’s busy keeping America safe from the boogeymen. To be an exalted leader, you need to keep a serious percentage of the populace in a state of simple-minded fear: The enemy are very, very bad people. They belong to gangs. They eat our pets. But I will protect you. I’ll reopen Guantánamo. I’ll reopen Alcatraz. And the electorate can sigh with a sense of relief and safety. He’s bringing back our greatness, that is to say, our racist certainty.” (05/08/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/world-of-sanctuary-cities