At 1st I thought of saying, “Imagine being told your house of faith isn’t safe anymore.”But I couldn’t say “imagine.”Because of Charleston.Pittsburgh.Sutherland Springs.What good are your thoughts & prayers when they don’t even keep the pews safe?pic.twitter.com/2mSw0azDN8
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 15, 2019
(“Thoughts and prayers” is reference to the NRA’s phrase used to deflect conversation away from policy change during tragedies. Not directed to PM Ardern, who I greatly admire.)
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 15, 2019
She also called for people to learn more about white supremacy, saying, "At first, learning about white supremacy can be confusing or challenging. There’s a lot there, + it can be emotionally hard to realize one may have done or participated in something racist in the past (& still may slip up!). That’s okay. The whole point is learning + improving.All of these are terrorist incidents.We have a responsibility to understand how white supremacy + online radicalization works, because it is impacting our entire society.President Trump defunded Federal programs designed to fight the spread of white supremacist hate groups. https://t.co/7WgC65f5Fp
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 15, 2019
At first, learning about white supremacy can be confusing or challenging.There’s a lot there, + it can be emotionally hard to realize one may have done or participated in something racist in the past (& still may slip up!).That’s okay. The whole point is learning + improving.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 15, 2019