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Commenter says politician who wished noose reflects party mainstream
Original: Here's what I want understood: a piece of shit who publicly wished a noose on people like me is not an aberration in tha
A widely shared commentary argues that a public figure who expressed a wish for a noose against people like the author is not an outlier within his party but representative of it. The author writes that the only difference between him and more polished colleagues is that he said openly what others imply, prompting discussion about extremism being normalized in mainstream politics.
Why now: The inflammatory noose remark has reignited debate about racist rhetoric within a political party.
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- Here's what I want understood: a piece of shit who publicly wished a noose on people like me is not an aberration in that party, he is a résumé, and the only thing dividing him from the ones with better tailoring is that he wrote the quiet part down where a reporter could… · wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org · 11
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