Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #DefeatHate
Most recents (2)
Going out on a limb and suggesting if a MAGA hat wearing yokel drove a van through a Warren or Sanders voter registration tent, it would be the only thing journalists & major news outlets would be talking about right now.
They would be clearing graphite off the roof at CNN right now.
There would be Charlottesville comparisons. Jim Acosta would chain himself to the WH Fence. Tapper would be demanding Kelkyanne Conway personally accept responsibility and Fredo would be quote tweeting people with 12 followers.
During my time as Lord Mayor, I kept a hate-box in the corner of my parlour, filled with dozens of abusive and hateful letters that were regularly awaiting me at the Town Hall.
None quite struck me like this one I received not long ago. (1/5)
None quite struck me like this one I received not long ago. (1/5)
The vile, racist language. The demeaning insults. The threat of harm. The sinister reference to a great woman who was brutally assassinated by a far-right terrorist.
But I'm not sharing this to ask for sympathy or anger. (2/5)
But I'm not sharing this to ask for sympathy or anger. (2/5)
I'm sharing this as a harsh reminder.
A reminder of the hate and intolerance that has penetrated the very heart of our communities. A reminder of the difficulties we face in our struggle to build a fairer, more equal society. (3/5)
A reminder of the hate and intolerance that has penetrated the very heart of our communities. A reminder of the difficulties we face in our struggle to build a fairer, more equal society. (3/5)
