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I think any European politician who said anything remotely close to this would see their careers instantly over. How is it possible that saying something like this doesn't cost them votes in the US?
He said this specifically on Juneteenth so that his hateful voters agree, and those that work for businesses that donβt give a day off on Juneteenth get angry at the people who work for companies or the government that do.
I'd love to see him say this on the 4th of July or Christmas.
Be the change you want to see in the world and post the exact same screenshot on the 4th.
Either the reactionaries don't read the date and get pissed off, or they do read the date and get pissed off, proving to everyone else that the have the ability to use critical thinking but choose not to when it benefits their narrative.
I would, but I'm not really on any social networks where the intended audience would see the message.