The real problem is the zero-sum mentality underlying the Conservative movement under Trump. Everything is a contest, and when the other side wins, your side loses. There is no room for competing views about America, views in which we all benefit. Any policy which doesn't directly benefit their side must be harmful. There must be in-groups that include them, and out-groups that include people they disagree with.

DEI, if done right, recognizes the benefit they people of all backgrounds can bring. There's no inherent discrimination against white people, but rather an acknowledgement that we can all benefit from diverse viewpoints. Sometimes you have to go out of your way to find those people, because the "system" may not be tuned to finding them.

Trump, though, cannot acknowledge that there can be policies that benefit everyone. There are winners and losers, and he sees himself as the ultimate winner. He will do whatever he can to make sure he stays winning - and it might be more important that his perceived enemies are seen as losers.

Fucking racists think if you're anti-racist, you're anti-white.

Donald Trump and his supporters are absolute racists.

When all you've ever known is privilege, equality must feel like oppression.

Our diversity is our strength, get bent white supremacist fuckers.

I don't think there are very many people in the US who are "anti-white." I think a majority of Americans are against white supremacism, or a racial hegemony/hierarchy that has "whites" at the top. That doesn't mean I want a hierarchy that has another group at the top, I want no hegemonic order at all. I think most Americans would prefer it if we could all just see each other as, well, Americans.

I realize that's easier said than done in this very divided era. I can't deny that I have a hard time seeing some people as my countryman, because their culture, beliefs, and ideals are so much different than mine. I'd like it if we could reach some kind of consensus on what it means to be an American. I think we will reach a consensus, but getting there is going to be... contentious.

Ah yes, the playbook of declaring war against something you made up or doesn’t exist.

The only 'anti-white' people I've ever met are the white people who say I'm not white because I'm a Jew. Elon Musk would be that sort of person.

That sounds pretty anti-white to me.

But I don't know that they would see it that way.

STOP Lumping me in with those Dumb Italians! I'm IRISH! I'm NOT Italian! I'm NOT Greek! I'm NOT Canadian! NOT ALL WHITE PEOPLE ARE THE SAME!