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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCounties that hosted a 2016 Trump rally saw a 226 percent
increase in hate crimes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/22/trumps-rhetoric-does-inspire-more-hate-crimes/
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During an interview with CBSs Face the Nation this past Sunday, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) lambasted President Trump for emboldening white nationalism after a young man killed at least 50 people at two New Zealand mosques. Kaine was referring to Trumps answer after a reporter asked whether he sees "today that white nationalism is a rising threat around the world? Trump responded, I dont really.
This is not the first time Trump has been accused of catering to white nationalists after a terrorist attack. At an August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, a young white man rammed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing Heather Heyer. Afterward, Trump insisted that theres blame on both sides for the violence.
Then in October 2018, a gunman killed 11 congregants at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. When Trump announced plans to visit the synagogue, many people in Squirrel Hill, the citys predominantly Jewish neighborhood, took to the streets demanding first that Trump renounce white nationalism before paying his respects to the victims.
Our research finds that Kaine could be correct, however: Trumps rhetoric may encourage hate crimes, as we explain below.
Does Trumps political rhetoric have a measurable link to reported hate crime and extremist activity?
We examined this question, given that so many politicians and pundits accuse Trump of emboldening white nationalists. White nationalist leaders seem to agree, as leaders including Richard Spencer and David Duke have publicly supported Trumps candidacy and presidency, even if they still criticize him for not going far enough. The New Zealand shooter even referred to Trump as a renewed symbol of white identity.
So, do attitudes like these have real world consequences? Recent research on far-right groups suggests that they do, especially when these attitudes are embraced and encourage by peers. Specifically, the quantity of neo-Nazi and racist skinhead groups active in a state leads to increased reports of hate crimes within that state.
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Whatever happened to that preamble
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Don the racist Con should be locked up - PERIOD
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)places that host his rallies end up with large bills for security and other costs. Why do cities encourage him to hold a rally there, when they are left holding the bag for the expenses? Every newspaper needs to publish a map, exposing how much debt he left them in, while spewing his hate. We all know that he is one white man who was seriously outclassed by a black man!! He will never forgive President Obama for showing the world how stupid tRump is, uneducated and seriously impaired mentally.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)would be perfect things to bring up in a debate or on the stump. Strikes me that everyone would be against a rich man sticking it to people/organizations who are not.
There are probably countless examples of behaviors that are apolitical and not subject to someone saying..."you just don't like him or "you just don't agree with his politics". Removing the Obama regulation against coal companies Dumping sludge with known cancer causing materials into water is another. He has zero defenses for either.
malaise
(269,225 posts)He stiffs anyone he can and yes he hates Obama because he knows Obama is light years ahead of him in all spheres starting with decency.