>The president is a bigot and almost half the country voted for him
That's not entirely true. About half of the pool of eligible voters who participated in the election voted for Trump[0], but they accounted for around 20% of the population[1].
Not that I disagree about bigotry being normalized in the US, it has been since the founding of the country. But I think the evidence of that isn't Trump's election so much as Trump even making it to the primary. His election, arguably, came about due to a system designed to meet the interests of the parties, and not the will of people at large.
That's not entirely true. About half of the pool of eligible voters who participated in the election voted for Trump[0], but they accounted for around 20% of the population[1].
Not that I disagree about bigotry being normalized in the US, it has been since the founding of the country. But I think the evidence of that isn't Trump's election so much as Trump even making it to the primary. His election, arguably, came about due to a system designed to meet the interests of the parties, and not the will of people at large.
[0]https://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-eligible-voters-vot...
[1]https://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-the-population-vote...