— Adam JohnsonThose engaged in this hateful incitement are brought on cable news and simply never asked about it. It’s treated as not urgent, not serious, and not something worthy of sustained coverage. Instead it’s treated as routine, not a big deal, and just something the targets of this incitement are expected to accept and take on the chin while Republicans in Congress invite violence and racial hatred against them.
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