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A young Jewish candidate for Congress in California has been targeted with anti-Semitic abuse in the days before the states primary election.
Erin Schrode, 25, who has been featured recently by several news outlets, including JTA, for her underdog candidacy against incumbent Jared Huffman, has been hit with the abuse on social media and cellphone messages, she revealed in a Facebook post late Saturday night.
Personal information such as her phone number and email also were posted online.
Among the messages she has received, Schrode said, are Everyone knows its TIME for Americas first evil retarded teen c Congress kike!; Fire up the oven! and All would laugh with glee as they gang raped her and then bashed her bagel eating brains in.
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saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)I do not have any knowledge of the candidate. I am willing to speak up for anyone who is targeted by bigots.
elljay
(1,178 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)still_one
(92,060 posts)Some folks in that district are pretty right wing.
Dale Mensing, is the republican running in that election. He is a graduate from Bob Jones Academy in 1976, and later attended Bob Jones University for 2 years. From 1979 to 1983, so I would not be surprised in the slightest if some of Mensing's supporters were involved in this.
https://ballotpedia.org/Dale_Mensing
Here is Erin Schrode's profile:
https://ballotpedia.org/Erin_Schrode
herding cats
(19,558 posts)I love her response to these hateful anti-Semitic assaults.
She added: We must not stand silent in the face of hatred, violence, attacks, bullying, or oppression; we cannot recoil in fear; we cannot lose our sense of human dignity and respect. May we respond with a chorus of positive voices and powerful action. May we rise up and not only preach tolerance, but understanding and love.
I can't wait to see what the future holds for this woman!
Hekate
(90,538 posts)Odin2005
(53,521 posts)/pol/ is a major haven for RW extremists of every stripe and where a lot of internet harassment campaigns are organized.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)It's where a lot of these hate campaigns get started.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I can't believe what hatred Trump has stirred up in this country. He has made people feel like it's ok to be openly and un-ashamedly racist and hateful toward any minority group.
Behind the Aegis
(53,919 posts)Doesn't matter what group is the target, because they will always find another group, then another, then another...
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)that uses the parentheses?
Aerows
(39,961 posts)it would take to actually invest the time to produce an app to spread hatred and filth?
It absolutely boggles my mind.
Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)Albinos in Malawi being abducted and having their bodies chopped into pieces for witchcraft, and this horrible example of hate.
There are some ugly damn people in this world, and it is sad. Those are three stories I've read on here today - Ugh.
LeftishBrit
(41,202 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)don the con and his minions have unleashed some serious hatred this election season.