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Amaryllis

(9,524 posts)
Tue May 30, 2017, 12:48 PM May 2017

Portland Hero's Mother Pens Open Letter To Trump: "Condemn Violence"


Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche’s last words were words of love.

Namkai-Meche, 23, was one of the victims in a hate-fueled attack on a train in Portland, Oregon, on Friday. While dying of a stab wound, he reportedly told one of the young women he helped save: “Tell everyone on the train I love them.”

It’s no surprise, then, that Namkai-Meche’s family is continuing to fight back against the hate that’s plaguing the area. His mother, Asha Deliverance, has written an open letter to President Donald Trump, which family members provided to HuffPost on Tuesday.

In the letter, she encouraged Trump to be a be a “President for all Americans.”

“Please encourage all Americans to protect and watch out for one another,” the letter reads in part. “Please condemn any acts of violence, which result directly from hate speech & hate groups. I am praying you will use your leadership to do so.”

Letter at link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/condemn-violence-portland-heros-mother-pens-open-letter-to-trump_us_592d769ce4b053f2d2ae33a4?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
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Portland Hero's Mother Pens Open Letter To Trump: "Condemn Violence" (Original Post) Amaryllis May 2017 OP
True heroes! Unfortunately it won't have any effect on the Donald or his minions. BigmanPigman May 2017 #1

BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts)
1. True heroes! Unfortunately it won't have any effect on the Donald or his minions.
Tue May 30, 2017, 10:21 PM
May 2017

They aren't like normal people with feelings and souls. They thrive on aggression, violence and hate. They lack empathy and compassion. Our fake prez is their god and his god is the Almighty Dollar.

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