Far Right Conservatism Essay

The past few years have seen an unprecedented wave of far-right conservatism sweep through Washington, and in turn, the country. This is a wave that borders on extremism and it is a wave that cannot and must not be underestimated in respect to its potential to do harm to many of the country’s citizens and residents. Though this dangerous brand of far-right conservatism does not have its roots in Donald Trump, he has allowed and encouraged its supporters’ actions. One of the most noticeable changes within the country since Trump’s inauguration in January of 2017 has been the dramatic increase in anti-semitic hate crimes. Since January, over 50 JCCs (Jewish community centers) have received bomb threats, and at least three Jewish cemeteries were vandalized. Though Trump is not solely to

His populist rhetoric appealed to a diverse group of mostly whites, from working class whites of low socioeconomic status, many of whom had lost their jobs, to well-off suburbanites with college degrees. However, it grew increasingly clear over the course of his campaign and the beginning of his presidency that Trump was by no means a “typical” Republican. Reporter Peggy Noonan wrote in The Patriot Post that “[Trump] was creating ‘a worker’s party’ a ‘party of people who haven’t had a wage increase in 18 years” (Trump tries to build a ‘Different Party’). To create this party, Trump united a group of people who came from diverse backgrounds by giving them common enemies. Anyone and everyone who so much as doubted Trump were promptly publicly shamed via Trump’s incessant twitter rants. For instance, a federal judge who overruled Trump’s travel ban was immediately dismissed as a ‘so-called judge’ by Trump in a tweet. As reporter David Brooks wrote in reference to Trump’s administration, “The aroma of bigotry infuses the whole operation” (The Republican