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These seven words are seared into the minds of countless Americans — a reminder that they haven’t always been welcome in the country where they were born or naturalized because of their appearance, language or religion.
For many, the pain of past encounters throbbed again after President Trump attacked four Democratic congresswomen of color in a series of tweets this week.
“Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came,” he wrote in one.
When we asked readers if they had been told to “go back,” some 16,000 responses flooded in on our website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Readers recounted the insults they’ve heard as African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Native Americans and Jewish Americans. Many recalled first becoming aware of their “otherness” as young children and said that slurs have followed them into adulthood. Their stories span decades, with notable upticks after 9/11 and Mr. Trump’s election. And several readers expressed regret after telling others to “go back.”
Every person that moves to Florida and starts complaining non-stop about it, especially those from the northeast, I tell them to go back where they come from.
Every person that moves to Florida and starts complaining non-stop about it, especially those from the northeast, I tell them to go back where they come from.
Every person that moves to Florida and starts complaining non-stop about it, especially those from the northeast, I tell them to go back where they come from.
Illegals of all sorts and stripes should hear it, too.
Of course Trump never said that. But that won't slow down the Dems, who continuously ask for proof that Ilhan Omar is anti-Semitic.
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Every person that moves to Florida and starts complaining non-stop about it, especially those from the northeast, I tell them to go back where they come from.
Thank you, OP, for the link to this article. Solemn, gloomy and disheartening. Perhaps respecting journalism and pieces, such as this one, will encourage Americans to embrace their better angels.
Possibly it will remind us to praise and honor our core values of freedom and equality as we travel through these times of suspicion, hate and anger.
I hope these voices will give all of us the courage to use our voices to defend democracy, decency, and the common good.
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Thank you, OP, for the link to this article. Solemn, gloomy and disheartening. Maybe authentic journalism and pieces such as this will encourage Americans to embrace their better angels.
Perhaps it will remind us to praise and honor our core values of freedom and equality as we travel through these times of suspicion, hate and anger. I hope these voices will give all of us the courage to use our voices to defend democracy, decency, and the common good.
What nonsense.
You do know your past posts are visible, right? Why is it alright for you to refer to Trump as "Dear Leader" and "Failed Reality show host", and "Trump's Book of Orwell" and then pretend that you didn't contribute to the problem?
Then you parade around speaking of courage and democracy and decency and common good?!
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