#deconstructs — Public Fediverse posts
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Linda Gordon, an NYU history professor, thoughtfully examines what she calls the Klan’s “second coming,” in her 2017 book …because it #deconstructs the old adage, the more things #change the more they remain the same. The past is a roadmap to the present.
Gordon argues that the #Klan represents how some of the most primitive political passions are rooted in fear and hatred of otherness – and a willingness to exploit these sentiments for purpose, power and profit.🎺