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At the Portland Press-Herald, Barbara S. Held argues that the proliferation of poisonous rhetoric is polluting our polity.

Methinks she has a point. You have only to pay attention.

A snippet (emphasis added); follow the link for the rest.

We must recognize that whether a person’s racist speech reflects ignorance or underlying race-based hate (or both), the proliferation of racist rhetoric helps to normalize it, thereby increasing the acceptance of racist falsehoods that intensify racist violence and oppression of minorities.

Her article is worth your while.

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