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Ernesto Castañeda
@drernestocast.bsky.social
Director, The Immigration Lab; Center for Latin American and Latino Studies; and Full Professor in Sociology, American University, Washington DC. Immigration and the politics of the possible. Author of multiple books and articles. Public academic.
623 followers777 following315 posts
All these lies depend on social anxiety, uncertainty, and fear of the unknown. They rely on well-established stereotypes against Blackness, poverty, illegal immigration, and anti-semitic conspiracy theories. They also try to divide minority populations, pitting them against themselves & each other.
Among other negative outcomes, the 2020 Big Lie led to January 6, 2021. We discussed how this weakend democracy here: www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12...
January 6th and De-Democratization in the United States
The events of January 6th were a clear example of threats to American democracy. De-democratization is a process that preceded Trump’s election and that can still be seen in the United States and arou...
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Ernesto Castañeda
@drernestocast.bsky.social
Director, The Immigration Lab; Center for Latin American and Latino Studies; and Full Professor in Sociology, American University, Washington DC. Immigration and the politics of the possible. Author of multiple books and articles. Public academic.
623 followers777 following315 posts