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Kendria's avatar

Thank you for writing. We are stronger together.

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Bob Mccain's avatar

You are a disingenuous liar. Please stop taking advantage of the uninformed. You know full well what Trump meant, and if you shared the sentences before that sentenced you would not be able to manipulate people and keep them victims. God is watching.

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Donna Mathwig's avatar

The ‘uninformed’…who are you referring to? Most of us readers are informed, and that’s why we’re here. The reframing (spin) of his intent came after in an attempt clean up his words.

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Bob Mccain's avatar

Donna that is absolutely not true. Did you even listen to his speech? It was clearly a follow up on the auto industry conversation he was in the middle of. Why would you even say that? It has become so commonplace in the media, and with online commenters, to simply not tell the truth or repeat a narrative in pursuit of an agenda. You and the author are repeating talking points that almost every "newsperson" in America is repeating. Be an independent thinker. More importantly, don't be disingenuous and don't mislead people. The uniformed people I mentioned are the vast majority of Americans. They rarely participate in political conversations and are easily influenced when they do, because they assume people are being honest. Be honest. Just because you abhor Donald Trump is no reason to mislead people.

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Jerri's avatar

Did you actually listen to the entire speech? If you had you would know that he was talking about the auto industry and the damage to it that Biden has done and will continue to do if Biden is re-elected. It had NOTHING to do with an actual act of violence. STOP trying to redirect the narrative and STOP trying to sway people with your exaggerated reports. Guess what most of us read and study on our own and the smarter people will do their research without people like you.

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Claire Hartman's avatar

Amen.

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Christopher Jackson's avatar

Liar, this was totally taken out of context. He was not talking about violence at all, economic violence possibly but not physical violence. Shame on you!!!

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Marla Taviano's avatar

🔥🔥🔥

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Lara Chapman's avatar

Context?

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Merel Graeve's avatar

Another riveting piece Frederick ❤️. Thank you for reminding us that we have been here before, and we’ll be there again if we don’t pay heed. One glance at the comments here shows exactly what you warn of. I don’t envy the choices American voters have right now. In my country (the Netherlands), currently a coalition is being formed out of 4 moderate to extreme right wing parties. Devastated as I am at the prospect of this future government, I can at least find comfort in the fact that I was able to vote for one of a number of left wing parties that aligns with most of my own views. Your choice is between a dangerously cunning, power hungry clown and a dangerously senile man, complicit in heinous war crimes in Palestine- and he is supposed to be your progressive option. A blank vote further risks victory for Trump. How do you deal with this? With what feeling will you go to the ballot box? I hope you will write a piece to shine a light on how American activists are dealing with this. Solidarity from across the big pond! ♥️

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stephanie's avatar

Thank you for these smart insights, grounded in history, and directed actions. Pre-ordering your poetry for myself & school library. ♥️

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Joy Harris's avatar

Oof. You nailed it! I have felt similarly re: people aren’t taking the signs (but just from T-rump) seriously enough about where things are, and where they are going.

We must remain vigilant and, assume the worst. That’s not pessimistic… it’s realistic.

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