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guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)
Fri Apr 26, 2019, 04:35 PM Apr 2019

Unchecked 'Hate' Toward Rep. Ilhan Omar Has American Muslims Shuddering

From the article:

Ms. Omar, 36, the first congresswoman to wear a hijab, has faced intense opposition over her outspoken, controversial positions on Israel and comments about Jews that many felt played on anti-Semitic tropes about money and dual loyalty.
Leaders of her own party drafted a resolution rebuking her comments. Republicans have threatened to censure her. Things escalated when President Trump accused her of playing down the events of Sept. 11 after comments she made about the aftermath of the attacks.


To read more:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/ilhan-omar-muslim-reactions.html

The GOP uses fear and hate to motivate. And it works, and has worked for over 50 years.
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