Perhaps poetry can help Mr Trump to stop stoking the fires of intolerance and promote understanding of our common humanity. The Mexican subtitles on this clip remind us that real Mexican people hear and see these speeches which are inspired by the kind of hate that inspired Hitler. It is very shameful to see public discourse reduced to demagoguery.
Mr Trump might start with the this poem:
THEY’LL SAY: ‘SHE MUST BE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY’
When I can’t comprehendwhy they’re burning books
or slashing paintings,
when they can’t bear to look
at god’s own nakedness,
when they ban the film
and gut the seats to stop the play
and I ask why
they just smile and say,
‘She must be
from another country.’
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