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Trump's ‘law and order’ ticket is an effort to distract from the deadly consequences of right-wing policies
Unable to run on his economic successes — because he hasn’t had any — Trump’s divide-and-rule tactics of demonising black people and protesters and giving support to far-right subterfuge is all he has left

THE US Presidential race has taken a nasty turn, with Donald Trump now going much further even than previous Presidential candidates in openly supporting racism and white supremacists.
Because of his failure to get a grip on the pandemic and the economic damage that is causing, the fear is that the campaign will get more virulent yet before polling day.
This matters not only because of the weight of the US in world politics. It is also the case that many politicians, especially here in Britain, are in thrall to US political trends and all too often want to ape them.
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