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We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
To understand just how unwilling Republican officials have been to grapple with the white extremism crisis , it’s worth taking a look back at their behavior earlier this year when Congress attempted to investigate the issue. In April, not long after white supremacists murdered Muslim worshippers in New Zealand and Jewish congregants in a Pittsburgh synagogue, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee convened a hearing on “hate crimes and the rise of white nationalism.” The Democrats invited experts on civil rights and extremism, as well as representatives of Google and Facebook, whose platforms have frequently been exploited by white supremacists. But rather than look for solutions to the epidemic of far-right violence, Republicans decided to use the hearing to attack a Muslim lawmaker and praise Trump.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/08/white-supremacy-el-paso-pittsburgh-charlottesville/
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/08/white-supremacy-el-paso-pittsburgh-charlottesville/