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An Open Letter to Donald Trump:
Mr. Trump,
I try my hardest not to be political. Ive refused to interview several of your fellow candidates. I didnt want to risk any personal goodwill by appearing to take sides in a contentious election. I thought: Maybe the timing is not right. But I realize now that there is no correct time to oppose violence and prejudice. The time is always now. Because along with millions of Americans, Ive come to realize that opposing you is no longer a political decision. It is a moral one.
Ive watched you retweet racist images. Ive watched you retweet racist lies. Ive watched you take 48 hours to disavow white supremacy. Ive watched you joyfully encourage violence, and promise to pay the legal fees of those who commit violence on your behalf. Ive watched you advocate the use of torture and the murder of terrorists families. Ive watched you gleefully tell stories of executing Muslims with bullets dipped in pig blood. Ive watched you compare refugees to snakes, and claim that Islam hates us.
I am a journalist, Mr. Trump. And over the last two years I have conducted extensive interviews with hundreds of Muslims, chosen at random, on the streets of Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan. Ive also interviewed hundreds of Syrian and Iraqi refugees across seven different countries. And I can confirm the hateful one is you.
Those of us who have been paying attention will not allow you to rebrand yourself. You are not a unifier. You are not presidential. You are not a victim of the very anger that youve joyfully enflamed for months. You are a man who has encouraged prejudice and violence in the pursuit of personal power. And though your words will no doubt change over the next few months, you will always remain who you are.
Sincerely,
Brandon Stanton
https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/posts/1207382856002479
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(45,788 posts)Mad-in-Mo
(229 posts)and stand up against him. I do not doubt there will be lynch mobs in the future if he continues.