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peppertree

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9. Well, it's a lot bigger than him - sure. But certainly not "nothing" to do with Trump.

Reply to cinematicdiversions (Reply #8)

Wed May 5, 2021, 12:00 AM

May 2021

Yes, hatred against Asians (or any minority) long predated Needy Amin - and yet, there's no question he's exacerbated and weaponized it.

And just when public anxiety was at its highest.

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Video shows stranger attacking Asian woman with hammer in NYC [View all] BlueWavePsych May 2021 OP

wtf Skittles May 2021 #1

same reason anyone does that shit... stillcool May 2021 #2

The answer is always the same ripcord May 2021 #3

Our hate crimes are mutating too. BlueWavePsych May 2021 #4

Cycle of abuse? Baitball Blogger May 2021 #5

Ditto. n/t iluvtennis May 2021 #7

i guess catsudon May 2021 #14

This is all on the orange anus. He whipped it up, and followers need to be locked up. nt Evolve Dammit May 2021 #6

This has nothing to do with Trump. cinematicdiversions May 2021 #8

Well, it's a lot bigger than him - sure. But certainly not "nothing" to do with Trump. peppertree May 2021 #9

He has incited the violence. The deplorables are emboldened because he supports it. nt Evolve Dammit May 2021 #11

The violence is not from the mouth breathing deplorables cinematicdiversions May 2021 #12

You're kidding right? Evolve Dammit May 2021 #17

In the specific case on attacks on Asians in the streets of NYC and San Fran, cinematicdiversions May 2021 #18

Look I get that racism is part of this country. But the frequency has increased due to the rhetoric Evolve Dammit May 2021 #19

nonsense Skittles May 2021 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex May 2021 #10

We need to own this ourselves. Calista241 May 2021 #13

Trump still deserves a ton of blame. Elessar Zappa May 2021 #15