until the trump years, most kept it to themselves or in tight cliques rather than wearing it on their clothes or posting racism online with their real names attached as so many do now!

Somehow, certain civilities, "manners", and concerns about social disapproval and negative repercussions for it - kept people from speaking it aloud during the "PC days.

Now, it seems that in trump-world, ANYTHING goes. What they perceive as "politically correct" is purposely rejected. It's more common on the right side rather than on the left, but that doesn't mean there is none on the left. Leftists likely still remain silent even if they hold negative views on particular races, creeds, etc. They won't say it aloud, but if you pay attention, you sometimes see it in attitudes and actions.