Earlier today, I posted a blog entry about how President Trump indirectly advocates violence. The gist of my argument was that he pushes the envelope just far enough to get his supporters up in arms and angry, but he himself cannot (yet) be pinned down for any specific acts of violence.
Still, there have been numerous acts that seem to have been largely done with him in mind. The man who sent bombs to reporters at CNN who were critical of Trump, Cesar Seyek Jr., did it because he was a big supporter of Trump and MAGA. The man who just killed 50 people in the mosque attacks in New Zealand. And there was the BBC reporter who was attacked at a Trump rally. Trump's name seems to be right in the middle of all of this, yet he can always shrug and say that he did nothing wrong, and get away with it. Remember, this man claimed that he could shoot someone on a crowded city street, and his supporters would not budge an inch in their support of him, and he is probably right.
Yet, for many of us, the fact that he or his propaganda so often seems to be indirectly involved in these kinds of outbreaks of violence is troubling.
Yet, for many of us, the fact that he or his propaganda so often seems to be indirectly involved in these kinds of outbreaks of violence is troubling.
How does he keep finding himself in such positions?
That one's easy! He does it deliberately. He continually hints at violence if people do not support him, suggesting that his group of people are tougher. He talks about his "second amendment people," as if a simple command on his part will unleash a wave of violence in his name. And he does this repeatedly, to the point that it hardly takes a scholar to figure out what he is trying to do: intimidate dissenters, and get his fanatical supporters up in arms, literally.
As if further proof were needed, here is a link to an article that shows, statistically, how violence has spiked dramatically in counties where Trump has held one of his pathetic rallies.
We really need to understand what it is this guy does, and how specifically he poses a threat to relative peace and stability in the United States today.
Counties that hosted a 2016 Trump rally saw a 226 percent increase in hate crimes by Ayal Feinberg Regina Brenton, and Valerie Martinez-Ebers, of The Mercury News, Mar 22, 2019:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/22/counties-that-hosted-a-2016-trump-rally-saw-a-226-percent-increase-in-hate-crimes/
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