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Critics demand Missouri lawmaker resign after saying vandals should be 'hung from a tall tree with a long rope' | Political Fix | stltoday.com
Missouri lawmaker posts hope that monument vandal be 'hung' | Nation | stltoday.com
So over the past few weeks there have been many arguments about how antifa are just as bad as white supremacists. Many of the equivocations point to the fact that both are just fringe extremist groups.
Aside from the fact that we have seen many Charlottesville marchers associating with Republican senators, we now get actual sitting representatives ultimately calling for the lynching of those who would deface statues. Maybe you disagree, but to me, calling for lynchings in Missouri carries certain race connotations with it. As the article states, it's a terrorist act specifically associated with white supremacists and the KKK.
Of course, he 'denies' that's what he meant.
But the issue still remains - this kind of sentiment, the sentiment that I would expect from white supremacists, is something that pervades American society at every level to a far greater degree than the rhetoric of antifa. This is exactly why the threat posed to Americans by white supremacist far outweigh the threat posed by Antifa or BLM. There exist people in power structures who hold biases that align with those of white supremacy.
To add, I don't think there is an excuse for violence but this is also a key reason why those who try to fight oppression often turn to violence. It's much harder for a group like BLM to make change within the confines of the law when there are people like this who help control the law.
Of course, this is simply the actions of one man, but it's one man who holds a fair amount of power, and it's indicative of a far more deep rooted problem.
Critics demand Missouri lawmaker resign after saying vandals should be 'hung from a tall tree with a long rope' | Political Fix | stltoday.com
Missouri lawmaker posts hope that monument vandal be 'hung' | Nation | stltoday.com
A Missouri state representative drew scorn Wednesday, with the head of the state Democratic Party calling on him to resign, after he seemed to call for a lynching on social media.
"This is totally against the law," Republican Rep. Warren Love wrote in the post. "I hope they are found & hung from a tall tree with a long rope."
So over the past few weeks there have been many arguments about how antifa are just as bad as white supremacists. Many of the equivocations point to the fact that both are just fringe extremist groups.
Aside from the fact that we have seen many Charlottesville marchers associating with Republican senators, we now get actual sitting representatives ultimately calling for the lynching of those who would deface statues. Maybe you disagree, but to me, calling for lynchings in Missouri carries certain race connotations with it. As the article states, it's a terrorist act specifically associated with white supremacists and the KKK.
Of course, he 'denies' that's what he meant.
Love represents the 125th District in rural western Missouri and was first elected in 2012. When reached by the Post-Dispatch, he confirmed the Facebook post, and said he was not calling for a lynching.
“Oh no,” he said. “Hell no!”
“That was an exaggerated statement that, you know, a lot of times is used in the western world when somebody does a crime or commits theft. … That’s just a western term and I’m very much a western man. … You know, I wear a coat. You know, I dress western. And, you know, I’m the cowboy of the Capitol.
But the issue still remains - this kind of sentiment, the sentiment that I would expect from white supremacists, is something that pervades American society at every level to a far greater degree than the rhetoric of antifa. This is exactly why the threat posed to Americans by white supremacist far outweigh the threat posed by Antifa or BLM. There exist people in power structures who hold biases that align with those of white supremacy.
To add, I don't think there is an excuse for violence but this is also a key reason why those who try to fight oppression often turn to violence. It's much harder for a group like BLM to make change within the confines of the law when there are people like this who help control the law.
Of course, this is simply the actions of one man, but it's one man who holds a fair amount of power, and it's indicative of a far more deep rooted problem.