Trumpism, Bigotry, and the Threat to American Democracy
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Trumpism, Bigotry, and the Threat to American Democracy

  1. 355 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Trumpism, Bigotry, and the Threat to American Democracy

About this book

In Trumpism, Bigotry, and the Threat to American Democracy, Larry N. Gerston examines the near-lethal combination of American bigotry and the ability of Donald Trump to take advantage of this scourge to satisfy his own political objective. The result is an individual who won election to the American presidency by adroitly pitting members of American society against one another, while presenting himself as the only person in the position to save America from itself. Having succeeded to the nation's most important political office, Trump proceeded to use the position for his own benefit, irrespective of laws, norms, and, most importantly, the Constitution. So powerful was Trump that he and his minions came close to overturning the 2020 presidential election with the January 6, 2021, insurrection against the nation's Capitol. While Trump failed in his attempt to remain in office, the threat to the well-being of the United States remains real.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Part I: The Delicacy of Democracy
  9. Chapter 1: Democracy’s Promise and Performance
  10. Chapter 2: Why Democracies Decline
  11. Part II: The Impact of Bigotry
  12. Chapter 3: Bigotry as a Threat to Democracy
  13. Chapter 4: Racial Bigotry in the United States: A Brief History
  14. Chapter 5: Donald Trump and Bigotry
  15. Part III: Trumpism
  16. Chapter 6: Trump, Bigotry, and the 2016 Presidential Election
  17. Chapter 7: A Bitter Presidency
  18. Chapter 8: Trump, Bigotry, and the 2020 Election
  19. Chapter 9: The January Sixth Insurrection: Before, During, and After
  20. Chapter 10: Trump on the Wane?
  21. Part IV: Trumpism, Bigotry, and the Threat to American Democracy
  22. Chapter 11: Understanding the Threat to American Democracy
  23. Chapter 12: Saving the American Experiment
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index
  26. About the Author