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Evolve Dammit

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

Reply to cinematicdiversions (Reply #18)

Wed May 5, 2021, 07:49 PM

May 2021

of one orange asshole who made it OK. Review footage of his early rallies if need be. This resonated with the existing deplorables and they feel entitled to act upon the messaging. That is what is playing out.

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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