The question was &quot;is electing an open racist really the message america wants to send to people&quot;.<p>My reply was to the effect of:<p>The &quot;message&quot; is not that important. Actual acts matter more.<p>Case in point: even when America elected a black president the actual &quot;message&quot; that eventually prevailed is what we hear in the news about systemic racism being as big as ever, what with all the racially motivated police abuse and shootings etc.