Trump models the behavior, other bigots think their time has come and they can do it also. And though Trump is still in office, most of the rest of them get what's coming to them. Swiftly. He will get his comeuppance also. It's just taking a bit longer than we hoped.

There is a thing that happens, particularly in the South, but not exclusively. It happened again last week - I was in a store looking for something and realized they only offer it online, to order for pickup later. "Would you like me to order it?" the clerk asked. "No, I know that Walmart has it in stock, though I hate to shop at Walmart." I had a couple of other stops and would look there first. I made some further remark about Walmart, to the effect that any time someone drives onto the property their IQ drops 20 points. All of us - it's just that kind of place. The older man next to me leaned over as a confidant and started to quietly tell me about something "black people do" at Walmart. The question is - to be polite to this old bigot? He thinks he sees a like-minded individual in my white face. "I'm sorry, I wasn't talking about race." I should have told him to shut it down, he was being a racist.