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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @mtracey

      Why are you so reluctant to use the words "racist" and "racism" to describe racist acts?

      23 replies 33 retweets 882 likes
    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      Why are you so insistent on imputing some kind of intention to absolve racism? There is absolutely no way to fair-mindedly read my tweet in such a manner.

      7 replies 0 retweets 40 likes
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    4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @MazMHussain @HeerJeet

      yes

      2 replies 0 retweets 30 likes
    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @mtracey @MazMHussain

      There, that wasn't so hard!

      7 replies 0 retweets 214 likes
    6. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet @MazMHussain

      You're right, it wasn't. My tweet was an observation about the tendency of teenage boys to behave cruelly when in large groups, and in this case the cruelty manifested as racist taunting. As usual, your first instinct was to engage invidiously.

      14 replies 1 retweet 62 likes
    7. Jim‏ @staxringold 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @mtracey @HeerJeet @MazMHussain

      The problem is your adding 'Its not excuse' to your OP was plainly an attempt to excuse the behavior. Bad acts are bad acts, them being common is horrifying, not an excuse.

      4 replies 1 retweet 78 likes
    8. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @staxringold @HeerJeet @MazMHussain

      So saying the behavior is not excusable is an attempt to excuse the behavior. Makes total sense.

      9 replies 2 retweets 43 likes
    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @mtracey @staxringold @MazMHussain

      I think "Teenage boys in large groups often tend to behave cruelly" sounds an awful like "boys will be boys." That's why people are reacting to the tweet the way they are.

      7 replies 0 retweets 170 likes
    10. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet @staxringold @MazMHussain

      Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Teenage boys in large groups often tend to behave cruelly," and do you agree or disagree that such a dynamic could've contributed to their inexcusable behavior?

      13 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 19 Jan 2019
      Replying to @mtracey @staxringold @MazMHussain

      Given the fact that they were wearing MAGA hats & Trump regularly demeans Native culture (with his Pocahontas jibe) & they were harassing a Native elder doing a Native chant, foregrounding their being teen boys seems like a myopic analysis.

      11:55 AM - 19 Jan 2019
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        2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @staxringold @MazMHussain

          You didn't answer the questions.

          5 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Jim‏ @staxringold 19 Jan 2019
          Replying to @mtracey @HeerJeet @MazMHussain

          You didn't answer mine

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 19 Jan 2019
          Replying to @charliearchy @HeerJeet and

          I don't write for any "far-right magazines," and I never knew or cared what that person's religious profile was. I likened his contributions on Twitter to that of a cockroach, because it's true. But then again, I can already tell this exchange will be absolutely useless.

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        1. Reply Guy‏ @peanutweet 20 Jan 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @mtracey and

          Except that is not how it went down

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