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Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash for holding rallies in places described as "sundown towns."

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

As an American, I had no clue what a "sundown town" was, but I do know how far American media will go to obfuscate Führer Drumpf's outright racism and bigotry.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

As an American, I had no clue what a “sundown town” was

Same... I figured it was one of those retirement communities where people go to die. TIL.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Dude it’s a SUPER old term. Like, Civil War old. They’re using the term because it’s highly associated with slavery-flavored racism.

Edit: I’m not saying it’s an archaic or disused term. I’m saying the term was coined well over a century ago.