Tag / racism
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Collective Memory And Trumpian Politics
Collective memory – the shared memory of a group, often constructed and reconstructed over generations – was crucial to President Trump’s 2016 victory and is currently being used to mobilize his loyal base. His pervasive “Make America Great Again” tagline comes with the implicit assumption that America was once great and is no longer so.…
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Bridging The Boundary Of History
One year can pass by quickly. Five years can as well. Ten years seems a pretty substantial period of time, but still stays in recent memory. Multiply this period of time by seven and we get 70 years—the span of time between now and the Holocaust, an event that almost feels hardened into a relic…
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Race and the Right to Bear Arms
Over the course of the most recent episode of the American gun debate, a common narrative flowing from the armed among us is that a citizen’s right to provide for their own self-defense, from both other citizens and the State, cannot be infringed upon. Arguments are often made that frame an armed citizenry as a…
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The Bubble
by Arushee Agrawal
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Qualifications for University-Sanctioned Protest
On Feb. 24, following the Parkland school shooting and resultant protests, Washington University sent out the following tweet: “#WashU22 Applicants: We encourage civic engagement. Your acceptance will not be rescinded if you are disciplined for engaging in peaceful protest. March on.” When I read this the first time, it seemed reassuring. I think that it…