On the eve of the #TreeOfLife anniversary, @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy just went on Fox News to spread fear & lies about a migrant caravan.
This is the same tactic the right used in 2018 — the same conspiracy theory that led to 11 Jews being killed in Pittsburgh three years ago.
This is the same tactic the right used in 2018 — the same conspiracy theory that led to 11 Jews being killed in Pittsburgh three years ago.
Three years ago, a chorus of lies and conspiracy theories incited a series of bombs sent to media outlets and political figures, and culminated in the deadliest antisemitic massacre in our country's history.
The man who committed the attack on the #TreeOfLife building was motivated by replacement theory — the conspiracy theory that falsely claims Jews are bringing non-white immigrants to the United States.
It's the same lie pundits & politicians are pushing.
vox.com/2018/10/29/180…
It's the same lie pundits & politicians are pushing.
vox.com/2018/10/29/180…
We are distraught to hear these same dangerous white nationalist talking points again being spread by pundits and politicians on the eve of the third anniversary of the shooting at the Tree of Life - Or L'Simcha building in Pittsburgh.
From Charlottesville to Pittsburgh to El Paso, we have seen time and time again how fear-mongering about immigrants has motivated white nationalist violence across the country.
We know all too well that some lies spill blood and some words echo as gunshots.
We know all too well that some lies spill blood and some words echo as gunshots.
After all we've been through as a country, the willingness of some politicians to whip up hysteria about immigrant caravans and the 'replacement' conspiracy theory in order to hold onto power is unconscionable, and they must be held accountable.
Leaders who blame immigrants for hard times are trying to manufacture division and fear to grow their own power.
They hope to build a country only for themselves, no matter who gets hurt — but we refuse to let that happen.
They hope to build a country only for themselves, no matter who gets hurt — but we refuse to let that happen.
By joining together with our neighbors across lines of difference, we can shut down the engines of fear and build a country where every person can live with freedom, safety, and belonging no matter how we pray, what we look like, or where we come from.
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