The Snake: Trump's White Genocide Parable

From start to finish, Donald Trump’s campaign speeches featured a xenophobic parable, "The Snake." The message of "The Snake" is clear: it is a story warning of the dangers of immigration, the threat of white genocide, and the need for a hypermasculine response. Trump use of such language also demonstrated how readily a wide range of such groups could be mobilized around a white nationalist message that emphasized such white genocide fears and deep state conspiracy.