An excellent tweet:
and this response:
An excellent opinion column that states:
“The explanation for Trump’s relative silence is obvious. Trump, his advisers, his political party and their media allies have thrived on their contempt for the humanity, dignity, and freedom of black and brown people. Honoring a black man for stopping an armed white man during what may have been a racially motivated killing spree runs counter to Donald Trump’s political worldview and personal morality.”
Sad!
Trump has not tweeted or said anything about the Waffle House shooting or the hero who prevented more people from being killed. It would be different if the killer was black and the victims were white. It is so obvious Trump is a racist but his supporters either agree with him or ignore it. Both responses are disgusting.
Trump did have time to offer sympathy for the victims in Toronto but won’t address issues in his own country.
There appear to be mental health issues with the alleged killer but this should also be considered an act of terrorism.
Trump could learn a lot from James Shaw Jr., the courageous and humble hero. Instead, he won’t even acknowledge what he did. Sad!
Update: The NRA said the hero should have used a gun
Excellent tweet:
From a Washington Post editorial:
“The Republican playbook is all about fear. By wallowing in wedge issues and demonizing The Other, the party hopes to frighten voters out of their wits — and into voting for GOP candidates who, like Mr. Trump, would capitalize on division by flirting with the electorate’s most noxious elements.”
A Trump judicial nominee refused to say if the landmark civil rights Supreme Court decision Brown vs. Board of Education was correct. This 1954 decision overturned the segregation of schools. Sad!
Ryan’s criticism of Trump’s racism was not enough.
According to the column:
“Eleven percent of black Americans approve of the job Republicans in Congress are doing, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll. And 8 percent of black Americans approve of the job Trump is doing, according to the poll.”
Sad!
This tweet and the article it links to make the excellent point that white gangs get less punishment and media coverage.
Sad! 