i think often of how mitt romney had to keep the fact that he was proficient in french on the down low because it would cast him in a bad light with the republican base. heaven forbid the american president, a global statesmen, could speak a second language. this is what we're dealing with in america, but it's also nothing really new. it was the same mindset that voted in reagan, who did everything he could to destroy the unions, and by proxy, the middle class. it ushered in the era of manufacturing jobs being sent overseas, and instead of blaming themselves for voting in the party that made such a thing possible, some americans instead need an 'other' to scapegoat and for taking their jobs. thankfully, america has become a much more diverse nation in the past 30 years and an open bigot like trump as a result has a hard ceiling.