COMMENTARY: Dirty democracy, the racial divide in America that the GOP is towing
By Mona Austin American news reports bode a nation on the verge of a possible racial implosion. Headlines speak of racially rooted, hypertensive tumult that is 100% made in America. At the same time, the nation remains the target of external threats, creating a climate of stress and anxiety. As racial upheaval increases during an election season political polarization along racial lines threatens democracy itself. GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is a common thread in the hate that is brewing in America. The American system of government has shifted from its fundamental ideals to being a government focused of the government that was designed to serve the people to both citizens and politicians losing sightof this goal. The overwhelming issue of gun control is an area where we can see many citizens placing a higher stake on politics as opposed to the people. As mass shootings occur, the gun control debate I divided along part...