「白人至上主義者」がおそらく考えるのは、「どうして、私は尊敬されなくて将来性も無いのか。他の人にはいつも良いことが起こる。不公平だ！」しかし、自分だけで思っていても、それはただの「不平」に過ぎない。そんな時に自分と同じような不満を持っているグループを発見したり、SNSやサイトを見つければ、「ああそうだ、これに参加しよう！」と簡単に入り込むだろう。
You will have to ask each individual in this category why they believe in the supremacy of whites. Behind recent events, I believe they are thinking, ‘Why don’t I get any respect? Why is my future so dark? Why is everyone else getting attention? It’s not fair!’
When they are by themselves, they get little attention. But when they find others with similar frustrations on websites and SNS, they say to themselves, ‘Hey! I want to participate in this!” They can be easily drawn in.
今回のように暴力的な行動を起こすグループは一般的に「嫌われ者」なのだと思います。一般の社交場や職場では、そういうことを言うと、周りは引いてしまいます。一般的にはタブーです。しかし、トランプの登場によって、そういう考え方をより言いやすくなったのだと思います。
Those groups who take violent action, like that in Charlottesville, are disliked. If they talked about their ideas in the workplace or in social activities, other people would avoid them, because such talk is socially taboo. But with the arrival of Trump, that is not as strong a taboo as it used to be. When Trump talks about “fine people” on “both sides,” they believe he is referring to them. So, it becomes acceptable to come out and say exactly what you think. What was once under the surface is now visible and it can be heard plainly.