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Hate speech begets hate crimes

October 31, 2022 By fredrichlariccia

The attack on Paul Pelosi was the most recent example of how hate speech leads to hate crime. The police chief said: “This was not a random act. It was intentional.” The assailant has been identified as a radicalized violent extremist with a history as a Holocaust denier, COVID conspiracy theorist, anti-government, climate denier, transphobe, racist, election denier, Q-Anon believer.

I wonder where he could have gotten these ideas?

We must all denounce the violence that gives license to people’s worst fears and conspiracies as acceptable relief of political persuasion.

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  1. fredrichlariccia says

    October 31, 2022 at 9:31 am

    This fascist attack was an assassination attempt against Speaker Pelosi.

    • SomervilleTom says

      October 31, 2022 at 11:59 am

      Indeed — and it was more than that.

      This fascist attack was another attack on representative democracy.

      The question is what, if anything, our government will do about it.

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