The individual below does not represent Trump's America. He is one person doing something
bigoted and obnoxious, and stupid because it's being done in broad daylight (or
under supermarket lights while being photographed). There aren't many like him and he's virtually inconsequential.
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A man grocery shopping with a KKK hood in Santee, California. The city of Santee has a history of racism & people in southern California call it 'Klantee'. This is Trump's America. pic.twitter.com/AYRdnMVnXK— Stone (@stonecold2050) May 3, 2020
No, sir. This is Trump's America:
Reporters covering President Donald Trump’s visit to a
Honeywell plant in Arizona on Tuesday faced nasty words from a small group of
his supporters.
In a troubling Twitter thread, Arizona Republic reporter
BrieAnna J. Frank reported and posted videos of people mocking reporters for
wearing masks and saying such things as, “You’re on the wrong side of history.
… You’re on the wrong side of patriotism — you’re like communists.”
In an email interview, Frank told me, “It was disturbing to
see so many people be so visibly angered by my (and others’) personal decision
to wear a mask. Clearly, wearing a mask is interpreted in some circles as being
attached to a political ideology. To be clear, I am completely understanding of
folks who question the media or want to engage in good-faith conversations, but
I am not tolerant of bullying and harassment, and that is what myself and my
colleagues endured today.”
Frank said she and several journalists from the local NBC
affiliate were assigned to cover any supporters or protesters during Trump’s
visit to the Honeywell facility in Phoenix. Frank said she was able to
interview a few, but many turned her down because she was “fake news.”
“They then began raising their voices and saying how we’re
only wearing masks to instill fear, that we’re doing more harm than good, and
other attacks that were seen on the footage I tweeted,” Frank said.
Frank said one man began testing her knowledge of politics
and said to her, “What are you, 2-3 years out of college? What business do you
have writing the news?”
Frank said that throughout the harassment, she kept
reminding herself to stay calm and to not engage. Eventually, she began
recording what was being said.
That guy in the Klan hood? However reprehensible, one guy is only one guy. Because he was alone, the person can have little impact and he's vulnerable flying solo. However, other characters already have gotten
together in the capital of numerous states, including at least Wisconsin, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan,
Minnesota, Maryland, New Hampshire, Idaho, Texas, California, Colorado,
Washington, Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts.
Use of masks varies but social distancing is not
observed. There is no need to fear
response from law enforcement; the malcontents overwhelmingly are white, occasionally have firearms- and most importantly, are numerous, often numbering in the
hundreds. There is safety in numbers, especially (but not exclusively) when police aren't the only ones who are armed.
The heading of a letter to the editor of the Boston Globe
(behind a paywall) stated "Hillary Clinton was right about 'deplorables'- now
they're streaming out of the basket."
That was in August of 2017. This is now May of 2020. Imagine how these fine citizens, allegedly
driven to vote for Donald Trump in 2016 from "economic discontent,"
will respond if the incumbent loses the election in 2020.
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