White supremacy, racially motivated hate crimes, and the murders of racial, religious and sexual minorities don’t happen in a vacuum. They are encouraged, given life, and ultimately driven by leaders who knowingly deploy the terror to advance and increase their own power.

@georgetakei The problem with hate speech isn't that "it hurts someone's feelings", it's that it's used to promote false narratives, disinformation and sometimes it makes people commit horrible crimes as we've seen recently.