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struggle4progress

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Sat Aug 26, 2017, 11:54 AM Aug 2017

A Monument to Hate

by STEPHEN A. NUÑO

... enraging the Hispanic community while energizing Trump's base is the point of the pardon ...

... Trump is provoking those sitting on the fence on issues like immigration and white supremacy to take a side.

This provocation can only be faced in one way; to accept that this is indeed what Trump’s strategy is and finally, get on with the business of fighting the ancient evil forces he is trying to breathe life back into.

https://www.nbcnews.com/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-many-latinos-trump-s-arpaio-pardon-strategic-monument-hate-n796216

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