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Extremist right wingers set on fire a biracial woman (Black & Jewish) who is a student paramedic and a emergency medical technician close to demonstrations supporting Black Lives Matter

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Fake hate crimes are indeed appalling. I've also got a bridge to sell you.
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you know, the amount of horrendous attacks daily, it wouldnt be hard to find 4 black guys attacking a white guy for no good reason, is that a hate crime? Of course it is, unprovoked attacks, and even provoked attacks are all hate crimes. you are really feeding of this.
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Go ahead, Knock yourself out listing them all.
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I dont need to, everyone here, even you, knows its true.
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I didn't realise fascists did satire. Good stuff.
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"Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange
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^ Well, when Colin Kaepernick started the kneeling, he was hounded out of the NFL, with what passes for the President of the United States leading the charge.

As for the photo, we have no idea whether this person is standing “for the anthem”, because she is the target in a game of “Spot the Racist” or because she has recently recovered from knee surgery and doesn’t want to bend.
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I just find the whole "take a knee" thing does my head in after how George Floyd died.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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It predates that by many years.
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Pies4shaw wrote:^ Well, when Colin Kaepernick started the kneeling, he was hounded out of the NFL, with what passes for the President of the United States leading the charge.
^ Absolutely. On a somewhat more benign note, I recall Robert Murphy being sanctioned by the AFL for writing "no war" on his arm for a team photo back in 2003. Statements of dissent are seemingly only ever permitted when a sporting code has decided it fits their brand, in which case woe betide anyone who doesn't want to jump on board.
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