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Welcome to Texas, Where Racism Thrives
Unfortunately, the Lone Star State is not alone.
I’m terrified at the moral apathy — the death of the heart which is happening in my country. These people have deluded themselves for so long that they really don’t think I’m human. And this means that they have become, in themselves, moral monsters.
~ James Baldwin, Poet, Author, Civil Rights Activist
Content warning: contains mention of h8 crimes and racially-motivated violence
I just read some very disturbing news from the U.S. about another racially motivated attack. Reading an article about Mr. Zacharia Doar, a young Palestinian American man who was stabbed (by Bert James Baker) near the University of Texas — Austin [this past Sunday] brought hurt to my heart.
The short version of what happened — according to the report by The Associated Press,
Doar was one of four Muslim Americans who were [riding in a truck] displaying support for Palestine when (as per the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)), Baker allegedly tried to rip a flagpole with a keffiyeh scarf reading ‘Free Palestine’ off of their vehicle. CAIR said the four had previously attended a pro-Palestinian protest.
An arrest affidavit said that Baker, who was on a bicycle, rode up to the truck Doar…
