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Originally Posted by kach22i
Trump has unleashed the ugliness that has always been part of this country but had been shamed into the darkness. Now the hate has gone mainstream into the open and is being espoused by his followers, hate on minorities, hate on women, it's not going to end unless we all reject it.
March 27, 2021
Michigan GOP leader calls top Democrats ‘witches,’ jokes about assassination of Republicans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/27/ron-weiser-michigan-witches-assassination/
Openly reject leaders that incite violence against others, or we lose everything we once thought we stood for. |
It seems like you should have left that in PARF. Especially because it is totally inaccurate. If you are going to bring politics to OT, at least get it right.
It is hard to believe that anyone who heard a politician use the metaphor of witches in the context of an election were stupid enough to believe it was a call for assassination as this implies. Of course, he did not call for assassination, but said that that they should vote them out. He did not incite violence at all...just another big lie to fool idiots.
Even more spectacular was the stretch that he referred to Democrats....as the speaker was pretty clear that the reference to assassination/voting them out actually referred to GOP Congress members who voted to impeach...not the Democrat "witches"...but the "witches in our own party." Just more fake news to fool fools. Here is the actual exchange/context:
"...The “witches” comment refers to three female leaders who are all up for reelection in 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. All three are Democrats and became GOP targets for their opposition to Mr. Trump and his attempts to overturn his defeat in Michigan.
Whitmer, in particular, has been subjected to misogynist criticism over her handling COVID-19 restrictions. She was also allegedly targeted for a failed kidnapping plot.
Some audience members pushed back on Weiser’s response, demanding answers about how to handle “witches in our own party.”
“Other than assassination, I have no other way other than voting out, okay?” Weiser responded. “You people have to go out there and support their opponents. You have to do what you need to get out the vote in those areas. That’s how you beat people.”"
https://www.wbtv.com/2021/03/27/michigan-gop-chair-seen-video-calling-states-female-leaders-witches-joking-about-assassinating-republicans-who-voted-trump-impeachment/
Keep it in PARF...and get it right.