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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 20 May 2019

      Sporadic instances of right-wing violence have occurred for hundreds of years. Random violence in general is simply a constant of American life. But rather than deal rationally with this reality, emotional manipulators whip up grand narratives to serve their political interests

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 May 2019
      Replying to @mtracey

      Honest question: do you really not see that "sporadic instances of right-wing violence" (lynchings & cross burnings) were instrumental for maintaining white supremacy in the century after slavery?

      7 replies 14 retweets 171 likes
    3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 20 May 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      I don't view organized, coordinated lynchings and cross burnings, carried out by political organizations often with the backing of law enforcement, as falling into the "sporadic" category

      6 replies 2 retweets 18 likes
    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 May 2019
      Replying to @mtracey

      Okay, now we're getting somewhere. Racist violence is particularly bad if it has the sanction of the political organizations & the state, right? Now ponder Trump's "very fine people," pardons for war criminals who killed Iraqis & call for border control to get rough.

      10 replies 5 retweets 41 likes
    5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 20 May 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      You're now expanding the category of phenomena under discussion to include random Trump comments, pardon decisions, and immigration policy. That's not what I'm referring to. I'm referring to sporadic instances of violence carried out by individuals or small groups

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 20 May 2019
      Replying to @mtracey

      Do you not see how these "sporadic instances of violence" might be fanned by President & other powerful people given thumbs up to racism & to beating & killing non-whites (also consider Arpaio pardon)? Is that totally inconceivable to you?

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        2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 20 May 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Whether individual, sporadic acts of violence can ever be conclusively, causally established as having been "fanned" by a political figure is dubious. People claimed that Bernie "fanned" the violence committed by James Hodgkinson because Bernie was so mean to Republicans.

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        1. Basic Schwab Leader President Dr RollerGator PhD‏ @drrollergator 21 May 2019
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          I LOVE A BOWL OF STUPIDITY FOR BREAKFAST

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