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Why Are White Protesters Free to be Violent?
There’s too much tolerance for right-wing terrorism
Trump has spent his whole presidency calling for violence in the street, and as his term ends, he keeps ramping up the pressure. The result is a deplorable, lawless situation in which his entitled, Incel, largely white supremacist supporters feel emboldened to attack innocent US citizens in the street. For some inexplicable reason, these people seem to receive carte blanche from law enforcement.
We didn’t need another example of the overt bigotry and racism of the United States, but we’re getting one anyway. I’ve already written on the fact that mass shootings represent white privilege. The question I have now is why rioting, treasonous, Trump supporters are allowed to run roughshod over our whole nation?
These dogs need to be put on a leash. On blatant display is the fact that law abiding members of minority communities are likely to be murdered if they go for a drive with a tail light out. Yet, Trump supporters can storm government buildings with AR-15s with the certainty that they’ll go home without a scratch to sleep in their own bed? Why do we tolerate this injustice? Why do we endure this threat to our children and the overall safety of our communities?