Adam Serwer on Donald Trump
← Back to Donald Trump ProfileSociologist Sammy Roter argues that shared cruelty and Donald Trump's divisive rhetoric act as a binding force among some people.
“Their cruelty made them feel good, it made them feel proud, it made them feel happy. And it made them feel closer to one another…Their shared laughter at the suffering of others is an adhesive that binds them to one another, and to Trump. Donald Trump, whose uncritical support for Israel and belief that America is fundamentally a nation for white Christians exacerbates a divide between the two largest Jewish populations in the world.”
Adam Serwer criticized the Trump administration's lenient settlement with Purdue Pharma, accusing them of failing to hold the Sackler family accountable for the opioid crisis.
“Trump and Barr let the biggest drug dealers in America off with a slap on the wrist. Law and Order indeed.”