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When supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, many Americans responded with shock, saying that this kind of unrest doesn’t happen here.
But for many Black and brown Americans, the notion that political violence is foreign to America is simply wrong. From attacks on protests to voter suppression to discriminatory policing, they see political violence as a common feature of U.S. history.
“Americans say one thing about democracy,” said Nathaniel Briggs, 73, a civil rights activist from Teaneck, reflecting on the Jan. 6 siege. “They write laws and have amendments to the Constitution to create a democracy on paper. They say it, but when it comes to my rights to be a human being, they say another thing.”
Far-right media stoke political division | Letters
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
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I’d like to add that media outlets like FOX News have stoked such division for 20-plus years. FOX News, as well as the many ultra-conservative talk-radio stations around the country, have supported the Republican Party by demonizing Democrats and de-legitimizing their party. Democratic Party. FOX News has been so successful that we now have the even more right-wing Newsmax and One America News Network.
These outlets have has minimized the severity of COVID-19 and undermined credibility of the November election. The night of the Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot, guests on their shows were still talking about election integrity rather than focusing on the coup.