Alt-Right's America: Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You

Two months until we all find ourselves in Alt-Right's America.  Trump may become President, but, as a political neophyte, he will find it hard to resist his most ardent supporters.  The last time an unprepared President was elected with a minority of the popular vote, he was manipulated by neo-cons into the most disastrous American foreign policy mistake since Vietnam. 

Some of Trump's policies and promises make no sense at all.  Does anyone really think Mexico will pay for a wall across our common border?  Or, for that matter, that we will?  Does anyone really believe Trump's "negotiators" can bring back manufacturing jobs that have fled overseas where wages are a few dollars a day? His threatened protectionism and tariffs will just raise the price on imported goods.

Although we most know Trump from his xenophobic ravings and his leadership of the racist birther movement, he has also railed against hedge fund managers, establishment politics and media, special interest money, and the failed and costly Iraq-Afghanistan war.  He's talked about poverty and proposed a massive infrastructure jobs program. 

Other aspects of his ascension to the Presidency are more troubling.  And some are taking him to task.

The cast of Hamilton ignited an over-reaction from Donald Trump when they appealed to Vice-President-elect Pence, who was in the audience, to work for all Americans.   Trump wants an apology.  Well, I'm not sure for what.  If he really thinks his Administration is going to protect the rights of all Americans, he should rethink some of his nominations:

His chief White House strategist is a white nationalist.  (The Guardian, Nov 15)

His nomination for attorney general is an anti-immigrant Senator once deemed too racist to be a judge.  Jeff Sessions wrongly prosecuted black activists for voter fraud, was blocked from a judgeship because of racist statements, and opposed the Voting Rights Act. (The Nation, Nov 16)

If anything needs an apology, it is these nominations.  Hmm, I wonder if Obama ever demanded an apology from Trump for championing the birther lie.

Protests and resistance to Trump's campaign rhetoric and election and to the Alt-right's agenda are popping up over much of the country.  Here's one you probably didn't see on the evening news:

Anti-fascist protesters descended on Washington to protest the white nationalist conference there on Saturday, November 19th. (mic.com)

Trump may yet come through on some of his populist economic views and that would be a good thing.  I'll keep an open mind.  As for the xenophobia and racism that's fueled some of his support, as Ringo Starr once sang "No, No, No, No, I can't take it no more..."

Link to a YouTube video of the No No Song