PROTEST MOVEMENTS IN MODERN AMERICA (2009-2019)
The article describes the protest movements of the left-wing and right-wing radical orientation in the modern USA. The most significant of these were: the «Tea Party» movement, «Occupy Wall Street», the Trumpists and the anti-Trumpists. The events of recent years testify to the intensification of polarization and the growth of crisis phenomena in the American political system, which led to the activation of various radical groups seeking to influence the political process. The emergence of protest moods was influenced by the financial crisis, as well as the activities of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Left-wing radicals require action against financial speculation and the provision of assistance to the needy. Right-wing populists insist on reducing taxes and reducing the state budget deficit. It is shown that the election of President trump contributed to the strengthening of extremist sentiments and radical political rhetoric. Trump is a brilliant representative of the conservative camp. In the 2016 election he was supported by the hinterland, which felt that the «good old America» is dying, social and economic difficulties are increasing, and white Americans (Euro-Americans), who make up the majority of the population, due to the growth of the number of migrants may soon become a minority. At the same time, the debatable is the statement by some experts that Trump's domestic policy course is based on the unconditional support of racist-oriented «hate groups» and means «the triumph of the white identity policy».