A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.
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People For Supporter,

Yesterday, on behalf of People For, I wrote a [ [link removed] ]column in USA Today
discussing the unimaginably heinous hate crime in Buffalo and its direct
connection to far-right conspiracy theories — theories that have been
amplified in recent months by the likes of Fox News host Tucker Carlson
and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY).

Some excerpts:

“The mass shooting in Buffalo has drawn attention to the deeply pernicious
‘Great Replacement Theory,’ a theory boosted by the Far Right and its
allies at Fox News and some conservative media.  Tragically, the GOP, the
party of Lincoln, is making the same mistakes the old Democratic Party did
after the Civil War. They are becoming a party whose modern legacy is
being defined by violent white supremacists. ...”

“The Great Replacement Theory is deadly. It has inspired previous mass
murderers who killed Jewish people in Pittsburgh, Latinos in El Paso, and
Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand. It radicalizes lost young men who
prowl toxic corners of the internet. And it is poisoning the minds of
millions of Americans who now hear it being promoted by irresponsible
elected officials and cable television personalities. ...”

“If Republican leaders visit upstate New York, they should reflect on
[Frederick] Douglass’s vision of a country whose growth and strength are
nourished by a confident embrace of diversity. And they could reflect on
the words of [Jack] Kemp, who when asked to explain the seeming distance
between his approach to race and that of his colleagues, responded, ‘I
can’t help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with.

This latest brutality gives those with media platforms and political power
a responsibility to reckon with the twin evils of mass violence and
racial, ethnic and religious hatred. We are all capable of growth and
clarity and courage. And we desperately need all of them from our nation’s
leaders.”

Please read [ [link removed] ]the full column at USAToday.com and as we mourn the victims
of yet another act of domestic terrorism, let’s recommit ourselves to
helping bend the long moral arc of the universe towards justice.

Thank you for defending the American Way,

Ben Jealous, President

 

 

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