As President, Donald Trump’s first action in office should be to guarantee free climbing lessons for all, because we’ll need it to climb out of the hole his administration has just dug for us.

The aftermath of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election has not been atypical. Protests incentivized by enraged people, at the prospect of the silent majority of the U.S. finally having a say in the country's politics, ensued as per expectation of the general populace. However, in the wave of anger, grief and desire to make our voices heard in the face of such an injustice, people forget the most important thing regarding this issue. We forget that the very idea of a post-racial America is simply not a thing. Black and brown people are placed at the scope of victimization and are subjected to discrimination, violence and other forms of marginalization in virtually all sectors of civil society. This occurs despite legal reform attempting to mask the predominantly proliferated ideology of racism, which the American population have attempted to suppress as well as covertly practice since the ratification of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments.

Even after the results of the election as well as the backlash that has ensued since, a large population has attempted to quell the anger of people of color along with the vast portion of angry white liberals who believe that America is still a great country, and racism isn’t representative of the population. Well, surprise. The republican President-Elect’s administration has sent us yet another wake-up call to realize that racism is alive and strong in America today through the appointment of Stephen K. Bannon, American businessman, media executive, and CEO of Breitbart News. Now we must dive into the dirty details of what exactly this means for the American population, as well as the marginalized communities that reside under this government’s sovereignty.

A few simple adjectives to describe our favorite Steve Bannon could simply be words that we’ve near grown tired of using: racist, xenophobe, misogynist, anti-Semite, the list goes on. The former CEO of Breitbart news, Bannon’s repertoire of hate is quite extensive. As the CEO of the biggest source of news and media proliferation of the alt-right political movement, white supremacists across the nation rejoiced at the prospect of a Bannon appointment, perhaps even more so than the Trump victory. Large waves of endorsements from groups such as the KKK have come in since this announcement.

But what does this mean for marginalized groups?

Well, it’s quite simple. To state it generally, we’re all in a pretty bad position. With the waves of endorsements as well as the political influence given to an individual who was a former figurehead of a racially charged political mass of the United States, this does not bode well for the minorities of the American population. If his political viewpoints as campaign chairman become largely influential, then there will not be anything apart from the protests of the general populous as well as a lack of public cooperation to prevent racial domination in the U.S. government.

All we can do is be aware of the changes that are occurring in politics, protest, and be responsive to ideologies that are proliferated, which lead to hate, violence, and discrimination. We can do anything through resolute political reaction, in the face of prejudice and hate-fueled politics.