Obama: “Demonizing” GOP Rhetoric Leads To Violence

October 30, 2022 Democrats, Politics

Former President Obama said Saturday that political rhetoric can lead to violence, especially when people start “demonizing” each other.

Speaking in Michigan, Obama said that “if our rhetoric about each other gets that mean, when we don’t just disagree with people, but we start demonizing, making wild, crazy allegations about them, that creates a dangerous climate.”

“And if elected officials don’t do more to explicitly reject that kind of rhetoric, if they tacitly support it, or encourage their supporters to stand up outside voting places armed with guns and dressed in tactical gear, more people can get hurt. And we’re going to be violating the basic spirit of this country,” he added.

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