Vandals painted anti-Semitic slurs on a synagogue in Irvine, CA early Wednesday morning, in the aftermath of last Saturday's massacre of 11 worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. Apparently, the Beth Jacob Congregation has been hit before by anti-Semitic vandals.
"In April, Nicholas Rose was charged with attempted hate-crime threats for possessing anti-Semitic literature, including “kill lists” of Jewish people and a step-by-step guide to 'killing my first Jew.' Also among Rose’s possessions were papers referencing Beth Jacob and two churches, according to Orange County prosecutors.
In a 2017 report, the Orange County Human Relations Commission found that hate crimes in the county had increased nearly 30% over the previous two years, with Jews making up 9% of the victims."Neo-fascist demagogue Donald "Rump" Trump's toxic hate speech directed at "globalists," immigrants, and George Soros in particular are a standard feature of his
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Hate for Jews, gays, minorities, women has been around forever. But it's been amplified, stoked, and approved by Trump. And by having Trump as their leader, Republicans have let their hate flags fly. Steve King, Lindsey Graham, Countless Senators and Congressmen have stepped up, loud and proud of their hate. Trump gave them permission, their constituents reinforced that, and now we are inundated with acts of physical violence and hate speech.
Democrats can't eradicate the hate. It will always exist. But we are the party of acceptance, tolerance, equal rights, decency, and humanity. Our votes will help to stem the tide of hate and hopefully move us back to the side of good.
donnah -- His vocabulary, dating back to his real estate days in Queens, has been rife with dog whistles and outright bigotry. He won't change. As we see our children and grandchildren grow up, we've got optimism that, although the hate will always be with us, it'll be in lesser amounts and shamed into hiding.
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