The latest example of the racist rhetoric that is coming from the current president is poisoning our society.
Recently at the Air Force Academy prep school in Colorado, racial epithets were left on message boards of five black students. There is no question the rise in racial animus is the direct result of the racial dog-whistling that has come out of the White House. It has embolden some who feel it is perfectly fine to spew their racial hatred.
However, it is good to see there are people who are pushing back, like Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, the Superintendent of the Air Force Academy. He addressed the students and sent them a message loud and clear. Racial hatred will not be tolerated: “If you can’t treat someone with dignity and respect, then you need to get out,” Silveria said. “If you can’t treat someone from another gender, whether that’s a man or a woman, with dignity and respect, then you need to get out.”
Click to see the rest of Silveria’s powerful message.
