White Supremacy Has Always Been Terrorism
And Donald Trump is fanning the flames by encouraging the violent ideology.
White terroristic activity has been around since the nation’s birth. But the failure to acknowledge the escalation as a result of President Trump’s continual hateful rhetoric is itself aiding and abetting its proliferation.
In moments like this, the script is sadly predictable. Some will blame everything from mental illness to video games for the carnage. Others will self-righteously claim that this is not the time to “play politics.” But speaking truth about this president is far from a political game. It is peddling in a sobering reality.
There are no “both sides” here. There is only right and wrong.
Never forget, this is a president who described himself multiple times as a “nationalist.” This is ...