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Trump Supporter Teaches His Young Son How to Boo the Media, ‘Boo, Bad Media, Thumbs Down!’

There was a very sad scene at the Trump rally in Minneapolis on Thursday night.

Yahoo’s Hunter Walker tweeted about a father who walked toward the press pen with his child: “This guy is teaching his young son how to boo the press. ‘Boo … bad media … thumbs down,’ he said.”

A child…wearing an “Oh the places you’ll go” t-shirt from the Dr. Seuss book.

A child.

Many Trump supporters bring their children to Trump rallies. The New York Times even reported about it last year, describing how pathetic it was to see such young children being indoctrinated by hate.

What exactly are these parents teaching their children by bringing them to Trump’s rallies?

Whether they realize it or not, they’re teaching them…

People don’t matter. Human beings are things, wielded in battles you manufacture in order to win. The actual flesh and blood lives on the other side of your stereotypes and slurs and caricatures have no intrinsic value. The moment you can dehumanize a person you’ve never met, is the moment you free yourself from any responsibility for the damage you do to them or applaud someone else doing.

Never apologize. When you are found to be wrong or speak in error—never admit it. No matter how far afield of facts you find yourself or how grievous the mistake or how divorced of reality your initial statements may have been, simply double down, gaslight people, and attack your critic’s credibility and integrity—but never admit the error and never, under any circumstance, apologize. That is failure.

Diversity is dangerous. The more differences around you, the more there is to fear. Threats always come from those who aren’t like you. If someone’s pigmentation or orientation or nation of origin don’t match your own, they’re probably someone you want to avoid or be wary of. Never seek-out difference. Exclusion and self-preservation are the best defenses against the evils in the world.

Twitter was absolutely sickened by the photo:

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