Calling out the president for his racist rhetoric isn't enough. We need concrete policies to address the harm he's done to our country.
Tonight, the Democratic party's presidential contenders will gather for another debate, the first since a radical white nationalist entered a Walmart in El Paso and shot 22 people to death, injuring dozens more.
The El Paso shooting is the latest reminder that white nationalism is not an abstract concept; for Jewish Americans, Muslim Americans, immigrants, Black Americans, the Latinx community, and many others, it is an existential and imminent threat that endangers our lives and must be urgently addressed. As a Jewish woman of color, I feel the threat of white nationalism personally and profoundly.
Many of the Democratic candidates have made clear that they understand Trump's role in elevating and inciting white nationalists and have directly named him as one.
But calling out the president for his racist rhetoric and policies isn't enough on its own. He is making his mark and it will leave a scar. Any candidate seeking to replace Trump needs to show that they fully comprehend the dangers of white nationalism, can address how it has grown from the fringes to the mainstream, and lay out a comprehensive plan to defeat it.
What should those who care about defeating white nationalism demand from candidates? First, any plan to counter white nationalism should include proposals to combat the cultivation of violent right-wing extremism online on platforms like 8chan, where the El Paso shooter reportedly posted his racist manifesto.
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