And, finally, racism need not be understood as a matter of skin colour: anti-semitism is often considered a form of racism, and the Irish, despite their very pale skin, used to be considered non-white in America. Now, a lot of this could be attributed to racism, even if not skin colour. If we focus only on it, we risk missing important lessons that need to be learned from the devastating result. (We also risk further emboldening racists, if we lead them to believe that more than half the country is with them.) If we don't find a way to make sure the truth gets through, we may end up with President Trump.

Source: Huffington Post June 28, 2016 19:49 UTC