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Where The Trump Attack Fits Into A Global Pattern Of Hate Speech And Violence

Photo of a large "Trump or Death" flag waved outside Trump Tower in New York City at a rally honoring former president Donald Trump the day after being shot at in an assassination attempt while speaking at a Pennsylvania rally.
A large "Trump or Death" flag is waved outside Trump Tower in New York City at a rally honoring former president Donald Trump the day after being shot at in an assassination attempt while speaking at a Pennsylvania rally. Edna Leshowitz/ZUMA

It is the right-wing movements internationally that have used hate speech as a political weapon, inciting political hatred as a form of fuel to create consensus. But that strategy can backfire, as the attack on Trump showed.

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