Whatever your
political opinions, painting the party you disagree with as “complicit in all murders committed by illegal immigrants”
is dangerous. The quotes come from an online ad run under a banner of Trump. The
ad shouts: “DEMOCRATS “COMPLICIT” IN ALL MURDERS BY
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.” If you care about American democracy, spend 30
second here: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/media/democrats-complicit-in-all-murders-by-illegal-immigrants
In the Night of the
Long Knives, Hitler’s thuggish supporters carried out a series of political
extrajudicial executions intended to consolidate Adolf Hitler's absolute hold
on power in Germany.
That’s not about to
happen here. But Hitler had more than 1,000 political
opponents arrested for the good of the Nazi nation.
Trump's repeated calls to turn the Justice Department on his political foes and media critics is a parallel.
When a U.S. president
blames the minority party for “all murders committed by illegal immigrants,” we
are entering uncharted territory for our nation. Political disagreement cannot
be criminalized without destroying our democracy.
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