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Answering Comments on Left/Right Hate Speech
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Brad Hirschfield
Many comments on my previous post about the challenges of hate speech found on both the left and the right, deserve a response not only because they are so interesting (they all were), but because they offer real opportunities to raise the level of decency in our public discourse. Ultimately, what ought to distinguish such…
Hate Speech From The Right and From The Left
By
Brad Hirschfield
Paul Krugman is correct in his concern about the level of bellicose puffery emanating from right-wing media and I share his concerns. When Fox news sends out a steady stream of commentary across the nation which uses the language of “America under attack“, “the war against Christmas”, and “the need for citizens to take back…
Reverand Wright is Wrong Again
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Brad Hirschfield
Referring to “them Jews”, Jeremiah Wright blamed Jewish voters for keeping his former parishioner, President Obama, from giving him a call. And while he was at it, he blamed “them Jews” from keeping the President from speaking out more forcefull against Israel. Why is this news?
James W. von Brunn Identified as Holocaust Museum Shooter
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Brad Hirschfield
James W. von Brunn is not only a bitter old white supremacist; he is also a member of Mensa and a decorated veteran who served as a PT boat captain during World War II. These facts will raise at least two different and equally important issues. First, the identity of the shooter in today’s attack…
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