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Originally Posted by neeeel
Its a fair question. I think I am arguing that the statistics about increased hate crimes are misleading or false, and that it doesnt make sense to blame trump. That the narrative that trump is a racist xenophobic misogynist hater is false.
It seems like you are blaming trump for both sides. That is, if right wing people protest, or do "hate crimes" its trumps fault. If left wing people protest, or do "hate crimes" its trumps fault.
I suppose its possible that right wingers will become emboldened by what they see as a more racist environment, and left wingers will become incensed by the same thing.
Calling FBI statistics misleading is a very serious claim, which should be backed up by strong evidence. I see no reason to doubt them.
I don't care about "sides". The most important part of civilization is given by the word itself, civility. When we elect leaders that can't be civil, we're saying that civilization is a bad idea. And the conclusion of this implication isn't about "sides", it's about the very foundation of our societies. And we will reap what sow, and if we spend those days still blaming "sides", I guess that's just poetic justice.