I'm shocked, SHOCKED that after weeks of Fox News telling us we should hate all Muslims who want to kill us and burn our cities, that some stupid people have started attacking Muslims in the US. Burning their mosques, stabbing them, and other evil.
And of course, Fox News commentators are denying all responsibility. When a few hundred Muslims attack, all Muslims are automatically evil. But when a few enraged conservatives commit violent acts of hate, they are lone wolves who don't reflect our larger society.
Never mind that the proposed new Islamic center in Manhattan is a Sufi community. Never mind that there are 2 other mosques in the neighborhood that are overflowing.
Never mind that one of the primary funders is a major stakeholder in Fox News.
Never mind that a nation of freedom should be better than this.
Innocent people are being hurt and it must stop. This is what hate speech leads to. When you go on TV day after day and lump a billion people together, and say they want to kill your babies, someone is going to take you seriously and start setting things on fire. This is the cost of Republicans gaining a few points in the polls for this fall's election. Shame on them.
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