I continue my examination of the shift into normalizing racism in America. The most recent revelations of expressions of hate-filled racism by young members of the GOP party are the fruit from the GOP tree. So what do these revelations mean for America? It leaves me to ask the question yet again, “Will White people settle for racism?” Part 2. Listen to my thoughts above on the R3 Podcast.

Link to “Will White People Settle for Racism Part 1”: https://ther3podcast.substack.com/p/will-white-people-settle-for-racism

Link to Politico Article on Racist Young Republicans Chat: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146

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I know this is a heavy question, but it’s a question that needs to be asked. In a country where full-throated racism is being barked from the highest halls of government to Christian houses of worship all over America, we are being inundated with racism. Not subtle micro-agressions, but some of the most vile musings we have heard in our lifetime. Things that would make the late segregationists Govs. George Wallace and Orval Faubus blush.

Why this clearly orchestrated infusion of racism into America now? Well, it’s a tried and true strategy. Whenever the wealthy have consolidated power and resources en masse via politics and economic policies, there was always the need to placate the masses and their go-to strategy was ramped up levels of racism.

Well… that leads us to the question for this podcast. In a time when we’re experiencing the largest, orchestrated re-distribution of wealth in American history, the trampling of Constitutional Rights, the elimination of essential government services, the military being deployed against American cities and so on and so on, “Will white people settle for racism?”

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The copy cats are beginning to show themselves. On Tuesday, 2 conservative content creators calling themselves “Fearless Debates” trespassed onto the campus of Tennessee State University (HBCU). Uninvited and unauthorized, they set up a “debate” table with the goal of inciting students into angry debates that would feed their social media content and enrage their followers. I discuss my thoughts on this potentially troubling trend.

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The Trump Task Force was activated in DC during the federal takeover of DC’s law enforcement functions. The National Guard was brought in and the wheels of Project 2025 keep on turning. While the National Guard is being sent home today, the impact of the federal takeover is being felt all over the country. Chicago is next on the administration’s hit list, with Baltimore, NYC, SF & Oakland not far behind.

This has led me to do some review and to ask the question: “Where are we now?”

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On Tuesday yet another Executive Order was released by the Trump Administration. This one was entitled: Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent …

The faith of many has been shaken with the unlawful mass firings, attacks on free speech, demonizing citizens and the wholesale defunding of government agencies and the services they provide to the American people. This on top of the callous and almost cruel nature of recent legislation and executive orders. Is God punishing America or can we learn something new about faith? I share some brief thoughts on what we can learn from the persistent widow in search of justice and the unjust judge.

* Link to Senators: https://www.senate.gov/senators/index.htm

* PDF of Senator Directory: https://www.senate.gov/general/resources/pdf/senators_phone_list.pdf

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While it feels impossible to keep up w/ the various tangents of the Trump Presidency, that’s true in part because there are many people, entities and interests influencing the positions, policy and rhetoric. I touch on a few of those influencers and how they are impacting Trump’s presidency.

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Rev. Dr. Elliott Robinson examines why a better analogy for the Trump Administration is RICO versus the often used Third Reich.

Welcome to the R3 podcast where I examine religion, race and rhetoric and their impact on America. I also explore how the three, coupled with misinformation and disinformation shape not only politics, but public opinion and public policy.

Buckle up…. this is gonna be a wild ride!

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