President Donald Trump is nothing if not consistent.

Despite significant and bipartisan criticism for irresponsible and dangerous rhetoric that critics have described as fear-mongering, Trump is hitting the same “be afraid of the Caravan” note on Twitter this morning.

Trump tweeted:

The Caravans are made up of some very tough fighters and people. Fought back hard and viciously against Mexico at Northern Border before breaking through. Mexican soldiers hurt, were unable, or unwilling to stop Caravan. Should stop them before they reach our Border, but won’t!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2018

He followed that first tweet shortly after with:

Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border. Many more troops coming. We will NOT let these Caravans, which are also made up of some very bad thugs and gang members, into the U.S. Our Border is sacred, must come in legally. TURN AROUND!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2018

Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border. Many more troops coming. We will NOT let these Caravans, which are also made up of some very bad thugs and gang members, into the U.S. Our Border is sacred, must come in legally. TURN AROUND!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2018

These tweets came the morning after the Commander in Chief and First Lady returned from a somber visit to the Pittsburgh synagogue that saw 11 worshipers murdered by an unhinged individual that parroted right-wing rhetoric calling this mass of migrants “invaders.”

Depending on reports one follows, the caravan is comprised of roughly 3,500 Central Americans that are roughly 1,000 miles from the southern U.S. border and are traveling by foot. By most accounts, they won’t arrive at the United States for at least six to eight weeks.

President Trump has ordered 5,000 soldiers to protect the border from this mass of immigrants. To illustrate the absurdity of how clear and present a danger they present, here is a visual aid of just how far away these pedestrians:

The president’s critics see this as vilification and otherization of impoverished peoples seeking asylum from dangerous local environments that have been destabilized by Trump’s foreign policy that has cut aid to the Central American countries from where many of these individuals hail.

Some have also gone so far to compare this rhetoric to the rise of nationalism that led to the fascist regimes in the 1930’s and 40’s. Regarding the term nationalism, Trump is proud to call himself a “nationalist” but it is unclear if he understands the historical meaning of the term.

Perhaps the lasting legacy of the Trump administration is the manner in which he has us questioning the ephemeral nature of meaning itself?

from Mediaite https://ift.tt/2ETUY5W