Cory Booker spoke at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC this morning. His speech was on gun violence and the rising tide of hatred & white nationalism. Reminder: The Emanuel terrorist killed nine people & told victims that African Americans were “taking over the nation.”
-
-
"To ignore hate is to empower it. It is to fall back on that easy false virtue of tolerance. To proudly claim that we are a nation of tolerance is no great aspiration."
@CoryBookerpic.twitter.com/FaQg9IZ8khShow this thread -
"We are not called to tolerate injustice; we are called to combat it. We are not called to tolerate each other; we are called to love one another. We must acknowledge/that as much as white supremacy manifests itself/it is perpetuated by/a dangerous tolerance/in our society."pic.twitter.com/v9NOtbeTyY
Show this thread -
"...it hurts the very people it even claims to represent...political leaders/promise to “build the wall” while not building hospitals, schools, or infrastructure... {or talking about} the “invasion” of immigrants while allowing/opioids to invade communities..."
@CoryBooker at AMEpic.twitter.com/8B0YzpeY0mShow this thread -
"It creates a dangerous delusion/that we don’t have to care about those others/they should express their gratitude simply to be here; an idea that some Americans can even be a threat to other Americans just by existing, when in reality/we share a common purpose..."
@CoryBookerpic.twitter.com/GbEhEZHMdZShow this thread -
"...weaponizing hatred can be effective. Islamophobia/anti-Semitism/homophobia/xenophobia/misogyny. These tactics aren't a new perversion...they've been ingrained/since our founding...Politicians have used fear of the other for political gain & that's the case today."
@CoryBookerpic.twitter.com/zUGKW1LUVTShow this thread -
"Hate crimes in America are increasing. Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are on the rise. The majority of terrorist attacks in this country since 9/11 have been perpetrated by right-wing extremists here at home, and the majority of those have been white supremacists." -
@CoryBookerpic.twitter.com/3P5dboN44WShow this thread -
"...the real question isn't who is/isn't a racist, but who is & isn't doing something about it... It’s not enough to say I’m not a racist. We must be anti-racism. There is no neutrality in this fight. You are either an agent of justice or you are contributing to the problem."pic.twitter.com/BatA84yl3P
Show this thread -
"Dr. King once said, 'It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me...' And we can act to legislate safety even if we cannot legislate love. We must act to prevent people who should not have guns from getting them." -
@CoryBookerpic.twitter.com/hgfknIwok2Show this thread -
"We must act to get weapons of war off our streets, out of our grocery stores/bars/temples/churches/schools by banning assault weapons once & for all. This is common sense. We’ve done it for cars. We can do it for guns. We must require federal licensing for guns in America..."pic.twitter.com/4fvr3G06aQ
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
andrew.kimmel@gmail.com