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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI have to ask. Why would anyone do this?
And why the President of the United States Would Not Condemn This.
Take a moment and look at that first picture. The men beating him and their cohorts forming a protective shield to let it happen.
Trumps America
MAGA
This Message Was Approved by our 'Resident. He is the President of the United States and he Approved this message.
He did not condemn and hardly had a word to say about it....Actually he never even mentioned Deandre. Guess in the 40seconds he spoke on VA he did not have time...after all he had to plug his economic success before the violence in VA.
Priorities
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)I'm surprised that poor man lived to survive that attack. Hopefully they catch all of those perpetrators. I know Shaun King and others are working hard to identify them.
sheshe2
(83,984 posts)Arrested...maybe a third. The person that made the video kicked one in the back and then they went after him. He is helping the mother identify the rest.
Good on Shaun King and others.
Solly Mack
(90,795 posts)They feel it is their right.
They do it because they have sick minds.
Solly Mack
(90,795 posts)sheshe2
(83,984 posts)We need hugs.
Ninsianna
(1,349 posts)where they could beat whomever they wanted for sport.
Some of the MAGA brigade have moved on to saying that he provoked this beating and they were only "defending themselves", (does that look like self defense to anyone?). They also claim that the terrorist behind the wheel was reacting to someone hitting his car. I'm not sure how that would even work.
sheshe2
(83,984 posts)You know it and I know it!
This is not stand your ground...not even close. It is an of of control 'Resident that allowed them to take off there white sheets so now we see their faces. Now we have full frontal hatred in our face.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,028 posts)They are essentially our opposites - especially morally.
I've been thinking on it for days now, and it just makes my head hurt - because it makes no sense from our frame of reference.
sheshe2
(83,984 posts)No missing it. No looking away. The sheet is off. They exposed themselves.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,028 posts)sheshe2
(83,984 posts)back at you.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,028 posts)sheshe2
(83,984 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,028 posts)it's all so hard to keep up, isn't it - just made a run through twitter....should turn this off and go to bed.
hard to wake up each day and dread the next bit of news.
g'nite!
sheshe2
(83,984 posts)Makes it hard to sleep at all.
Nite, NRL.
politicat
(9,808 posts)But... I don't have an answer other than "because they could get away with it."
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/8/1687864/-Make-America-Again
sheshe2
(83,984 posts)will read the rest tomorrow.
Thanks politicat
furtheradu
(1,865 posts)This is OUR AMERICA.
he..THEY..can't have it.
Thank You for posting this, & the goood Vibes I KNOW *YOU* send to Deandre, & ALL the victims of racists. Stay sweeet, & resolute, SheShe! Karma & Mueller are on the case. BELIEVE IT.💖
sheshe2
(83,984 posts)Yes. It is our America. I just hope the collateral damage is not as great as I believe it will be. Time will tell.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,228 posts)Look at him. I doubt he weighs 150 lbs!
sheshe2
(83,984 posts)Dammit he is still a child, Texas.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)I can't imagine that kind of hate.
sheshe2
(83,984 posts)The hate is from our 'Resident. He enabled it, applauded it and allowed the masks to come off. Let that sink in. This is the President of the United States.
Link to tweet
cwydro
(51,308 posts)This is laid at his doorstep.
sheshe2
(83,984 posts)The Nazis are coming to Boston on Saturday. Our Mayor said if he can't stop them he will be there to protest. I will be there if my friend is able to go.
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Fortunately only fox and other Nazi sites are promoting that kind of horseshit.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I really can't' understand hatred like this. I'm just glad that he will recover and I hope every one of these racist bastards are thrown in jail for a long time.
sheshe2
(83,984 posts)I do not understand it either. How can 5-10 men stand over a young man...a 20 year old boy...a child and try to beat him to death. Why?
This is 2017.
My heart breaks.
yuiyoshida
(41,868 posts)Simple answer
dalton99a
(81,656 posts)And they need to be dead.