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@JDiamond1 @AsteadWH @cnn Was the altercation related to race? The story didn't make that clear.

@TWallack @JDiamond1 @CNN I would argue that based on the rhetoric of trump's campaign. Race is always relevant.

@AsteadWH @JDiamond1 @CNN I respectfully disagree, but would love to hear @cnn & @jdiamond1 explain. Maybe there are additional details.

@TWallack @AsteadWH @JDiamond1 @CNN story clearly says he was a black lives matter protester, race obviously relevant.

@KentonTilford @AsteadWH @JDiamond1 @CNN I am glad the story identified the protester's affiliation. Good detail.

@JDiamond1 a protester. The color of his skin is NOT important. Placing these labels continues to create racism

@dougnorth75 How do you know it's not important? Honest question. Do you know that his color didn't matter to the people shoving him?

@Francis_Lam do you honestly know that those people did that cause the color of his skin?

@dougnorth75 But I think the impulse to deny racism exists is no more helpful than the impulse to assume racism is the cause of everything

@Francis_Lam not once have i said racism doesn't exist

@dougnorth75 now I will attack you for it."

@Francis_Lam but most hate crime convictions are convicted because the attacker verbally states something to indicate hate

@JDiamond1 @baddestmamajama in Alabama im shocked. That state still lives in 1954.

@NickySilv @JDiamond1 at least Trump's supporters are openly embracing racism. No argument at this point. "yup, we're racist."