I have come to the conclusion from the second paragraph of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow that the Southern racism politicians chose to present their argument for racial segregation as “law and order” because it was the simplest way to shift blame from the “violent” Civil Rights Movement to the “segregationist” movement. They were able to use these words because they were able to legally gather enough voters in support of the segregationist cause without incurring any legal consequences. I believe that the Southern Strategy continues to shape American politics in a variety of ways. For example, I would point to the current primary election as an example of how politicians such as Donald Trump use hurtful and offensive language towards minority communities knowing that he has the support of like-minded people. Political leaders often go the extra mile in their language because they know that their supporters will agree with them, even if that language is illegal, unethical, or immoral.