But there is something about the mundane setting in which the woman on the train spews her abuse, mirroring the positions of the president-elect even in her compromised state, that is chilling. Trump’s hatefulness has seeped deep into American society — or, more likely, allowed the bigotry that was always there to ooze into the open."Mirroring the positions of the president-elect" Wow! Has Yvonne Abraham looked in the mirror lately? Is this what they teach you at the Boston Globe's school of Journalism? There's nothing relating Donald Trump's positions with anyone you can conjure up to reflect your own hateful disposition. It's obvious that Abraham's hatefulness has seeped deep into the Globe's society— or, more likely, allowed the bigotry that was always there to ooze into the open. Has anyone asked her if she was paid by George Soros to write this article? She would never admit it anyway, it happens that way with bigoted people. ~ Norman E. Hooben
Yvonne Abraham
When hatred finds its voiceBy Yvonne Abraham globe columnist November 17, 2016
Among the many hateful incidents reported since Donald Trump won the presidential election, one feels particularly chilling to me — and distressingly familiar.
The video shows a woman on a crowded Bay Area train spewing ugliness at an Iranian-American. “Trump might deport you,” the woman says, calling her victim “a Middle Eastern terrorist.” The immigrant notes that she is an American citizen.
“Lucky you,” the woman says. “You’ve made it, just under the wire.”
Just under the wire. I recognize that the woman on the train may be mentally ill. So why does this bother me so? The reports of school kids chanting “white power” and “build the wall” at Latino classmates are shocking; the Confederate flags flying proudly are terrifying. We’ve had some sorry moments in this state, too. But there is something about the mundane setting in which the woman on the train spews her abuse, mirroring the positions of the president-elect even in her compromised state, that is chilling. Trump’s hatefulness has seeped deep into American society — or, more likely, allowed the bigotry that was always there to ooze into the open.
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