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The Old Normal 0

Solomon Jones wrtes about the recent killings in Portland, Oregon, in which two men were knifed to death as they tried to protect to teenagers from a ranting racist. Jones points out that there is a question forever unasked about such events in the United States:

The second more troubling fact is this. White supremacists such as Christian who engage in terroristic acts don’t face the same question posed when the perpetrator is a religious minority or a person of color.

Who radicalized him?

You can follow the link for his answer.

Mine is that (the existence of) racism and racists is so common in the U. S. that no explanation is needed.

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