Trump uses the military to prove his manhood

Remember what he said about China’s use of troops to crush Tiananmen protesters? 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I’ll never forget the fear and fury that I felt, and the entire Western world responded with similar outrage — except for a real estate developer in New York named Donald Trump. He was impressed that China showed its “strength.” So [my column argues](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgutc9P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLW1pbGl0YXJ5LXByb3Rlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA2OSZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDAzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABw9Uthe0QOb-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that it’s not surprising that today President Trump proposes to use troops to quell domestic unrest, or that his administration used rubber bullets to disperse peaceful, lawful protesters who had as much moral right to be there as he did — so he could get a photo op. Trump apparently was embarrassed at the disclosure that he had fled to an underground bunker during the Washington protests, and he seems to be trying to compensate by showing his toughness. Sigh. When you’ve seen the ugliness of war, you try to avoid unnecessary conflict. Summoning heavily armed forces for a civil disturbance is something, I argue [in my column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgutc9P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLW1pbGl0YXJ5LXByb3Rlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA2OSZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDAzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABw9Uthe0QOb-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), that an old man does when he feels insecure because he claimed heel spurs to dodge the draft and now wants to prove his manhood. 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The education system, which is funded by local property taxes and thus invests heavily in affluent white children while underinvesting in low-income children of color, is one of many structures that perpetuates disadvantage. And because it helps children of elites, elites tend not to see a problem with it. And the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society put out [a statement this week](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgutc9P0T7aHR0cDovL3d3dy5waWRzLm9yZy9uZXdzLzc4Ni1waWRzLXN0YXRlbWVudC1vbi10aGUtcHVibGljLWhlYWx0aC1jb25jZXJucy1vZi1wZW9wbGUtb2YtY29sb3IuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA2OSZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDAzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABw9Uthe0QOb-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) saying that “structural racism is more harmful to the health and well-being of children than infectious disease.” Think about that. David Hallett On the Home Front Some have asked what I think of the protests, and of course I support them. What’s more, that’s a photo of my 88-year-old mother, Jane Kristof, on Tuesday at an anti-racism protest in the small town of McMinnville, Ore., the county seat of my hometown of Yamhill. Hundreds of people showed up in a lily-white community to chant “Black Lives Matter,” which is encouraging. So was the police response: Instead of tear gas, a cop drove by and gave a thumb’s up. 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I also wish that in this pandemic, protesters and police alike would all wear masks and be extremely careful about social distancing. There’s also some evidence that tear gas may lead to coughing and inflamed lungs and increase the spread of Covid-19. But it truly is thrilling to see protests around the country — and especially deep fervor among young people — against racism in the criminal justice system. May that fervor translate into change. Trump and the Military Here’s [my column about Trump’s push](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgutc9P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8wMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLW1pbGl0YXJ5LXByb3Rlc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD00NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ua18yMDIwMDYwNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xOTA2OSZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zMDAzMCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABw9Uthe0QOb-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to deploy military troops to suppress protests. 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