About krasnov and his department of injustice. Given the glee with which he

[niyad]

has turned this once-useful department against his perceived enemies, destroying its credibility in the process, it occurred to me that this goes back to the early 70's. He and his kkk father were nailed by the DOJ for their refusal to rentt to blacks in the apartments that were built with taxpayer money. We know that the orange screwworm holds grudges. And, in his outrageous use of the department as his personal mob protection racket, he has a three-fer. Going after his enemies, and destroying the credibility of the department that dared punish him for wrongdoing. And using OUR money wiith which to do it.

I daresay this is hardly original, but it did strike me rather forcefully.

[bamagal62]

1. He's a racist through and through.

Racism is learned behavior. He learned it from his Dad. Unfortunately, racism is in all cultures. But it’s learned behavior. Kids don’t know racism. My kids grew up overseas and in the international schools, strangely, there did not seem to be racism of skin color. My kids did not see racism of skin color until they moved back to the states when they were in 2nd and 5th grade. They didn’t understand. I had to explain it to them. I loved that when they were in international schools, that they identified each other by country. They found each other on the map. They celebrated that they could find their friend’s country on the map. The schools promoted pride in the diversity of kids from different countries. Skin color was not in my children’s vocabulary until they moved back to the US. Which was sad. They were kind of shocked that that was a thing.,

[niyad]

6. There was a discussion here on DU recently about growing up in

different environments, and how they shape perception. A number of us come from military backgrounds, going to different schools, seeing, being amoung, any number of different cultures. Going out into the civilian world was the first time I encountered overt racism, and I just did not understand it at all. I still don't.

"You've Got To Be Carefully Taught".

[bamagal62]

10. Yep!

I’m thrilled that my kids did not grow up with it as I did in the South. Luckily, I came from a family that rejected racism. So, I was fortunate. But, I grew up with so much of it in the friends and people around me.
When we moved to NY when my youngest was in 2nd grade they taught, in school, about Martin Luther King and my kids were mortified. I found myself having to explain it, realizing that they had just discovered racism. In a way, it was heartbreaking. In a way I was embarrassed. But I also realized how fortunate they were not to grow up in that culture of racism that I had grown up in. They are the most accepting people I know. I am so glad that they grew up in that expat environment with friends from all over the world

[B.See]

12. @Niyad, same here...

elementary years on military bases going to school and hanging out with kids from all over, and then later into a race based civilian society. Only my own understanding / conclusion of it was that the latter was all founded upon complete bs.

In fact I think that background afforded me keener perception of exactly what was complete bs, than contemporaries who grew up with it and therefore, perhaps, came to... I dunno... expect it maybe?

[pat_k]

2. I think you are spot on!!

[niyad]

5. Thank you.

[pat_k]

7. I have a pet theory that above his countless petty vengeances...

is an overarching obsession with exacting vengeance for humiliation and rejection by the NY/DC "elite"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221184876

[niyad]

8. A most excellent point. Thank you for linking to your OP, as I

seem to have missed it originally.

[SheltieLover]

3. Excellent insight.

Ty for sharing.

[niyad]

4. You are most welcome.

[joanbarnes]

9. He told us "I will be your retribution!" Of course, this is what he meant.......

[niyad]

11. Sadly true!

[BaronChocula]

13. To your credit

I've not seen anyone put it together like this. Certainly not our "Fourth Estate" that continues to approach his motives as if he is a normally-adjusted, law-abiding citizen. They know full well he is not but still ask "why does trump do [xyz]" instead of "what more damage can we expect from this specimen."

Great post.