Not a single story has been reported on television news. Not a word has been spoken in Washington. The greatest danger to the American people has been ignored for far too long.
The senseless murder of a woman, and the wounding of three other worshippers at a synagogue in Poway, California, was just another in a long list of terrorist attacks by hate-filled white men in America.
If you listen to five minutes of one of Trump’s rallies you experience two deplorable facts; facts which should frighten all real Americans. First, your illegitimate president encourages hatred and violence. His ignorant supporters are told that all non-white non-Christian men and women are the enemy. The second thing you learn is that Trump is not an American president.
Not only does the orange man ignore the Constitution, he refuses to support more than one-half of all Americans.
Trump’s anger and hatred have inspired white supremacists; hate groups; to come out from the shadows. Since his tiny inauguration, there have been six preventable mass shootings in the United States; all committed by white domestic terrorists.
Let’s be clear; these six tragedies are the only ones reported by television news. The truth is that there are more mass shootings than days on the calendar. A mass shooting is described as three or more individuals harmed or killed with the use of a weapon of mass destruction; a gun.
In October of 2017, a lone, white gunman, armed with a military assault rifle, slaughtered 58 men and women at a concert in Las Vegas. In November of 2017, a lone, white gunman, armed with a military assault rifle, murdered 26 men, women, and children in a small church in the small town of Sutherland Springs, Texas. On Valentine’s day 2018, a lone, white gunman, armed with a military assault rifle, took the lives of 17 high school students and educators in Parkland, Florida. In October of 2018, a lone, white gunman, armed with a military assault rifle, murdered 11 men and women in a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In November of 2018, a lone, white gunman, armed with a semi-automatic Glock pistol, killed 11 men and women in a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. Finally, a lone, white gunman killed one woman and injured three more in a synagogue in Poway, California.
We must not forget the horrific attacks at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. A lone, white gunman, armed with multiple military assault rifles, slaughtered fifty men and women. The big difference is that New Zealand’s Prime Minister immediately banned all military assault rifles in her country.
The Washington Post reported two days ago that Trump told his 10,000th lie to the American people. With each of these mass shootings Trump blamed a liberal for the actions of a right-wing extremist.
Finally, Trump is a coward but loves violence as long as he is not involved. His father paid for deferments keeping him away from Vietnam. He is a typical schoolyard bully; a coward who constantly lies about his own accomplishments and abilities.
Because the NRA gun lobby donates millions of dollars to Republican’s reelection campaigns, they refuse to take any action which would protect the American people. Do they deserve their lives of luxury and privilege? If you vote for them you are ignoring those you love. They are the enemy and must be defeated on November 3, 2020.
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