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The rise of Donald Trumpâs âWhite Wallâ means that 2017 will not be a good year for politics
In a recent article, Professor Inderjeet Parmar argued that not only was 2016 a great year for US politics, but that 2017 will be âeven betterâ. Professor Randolph B. Persaud takes issue with these claims, arguing that with Trumpâs election liberal identity politics is being replaced by a new patriotism based on a resurgent sense of Whiteness set against countries such as China and Mexico, and âotherâ groups like Muslims. In addition, far from hurting the billionaire class and capitalist elites, Trumpâs victory has instead put them in the driverâs seat