It is hard to contain the outrage. 1/https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/28/us/72-hours-of-hate-in-america/index.html …
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On Thursday, a white supremacist walked into a grocery store in Kentucky and murdered two African Americans, one of whom was shopping with his 12-year-old grandson for a school project. Two Black people assassinated in a grocery store? Not a major news story. 4/
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On Monday, assassination attempts were made on our former President, our former Vice President, two sitting Senators, sitting Congresswomen, and other prominent politicians, in addition to CNN. 5/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/nyregion/cnn-cory-booker-pipe-bombs-sent.html …
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@BrianStelter on CNN's@ReliableSources said this morning that Trump is leading a hate movement against the press. I’d add immigrants, African Americans, Native Americans, the LGBTQ community and women to that list. 6/Show this thread -
When leaders spew racism and peddle lies and propagate fear, they bear responsibility for contributing to a climate of hatred. 7/
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White supremacists and other violent agents of hate have felt empowered for the past 22 months because the message they hear from the leader of this country is “I’m angry too. I feel your pain. I will not denounce you.” 8/
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The message they also hear is “you have my permission”. There’s a lot of talk about both sides toning down the rhetoric. Let’s start with the enabler living at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. 9/9
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