Bloomberg Businessweek - USA (2020-09-07)

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MATHEW HAWLEY ○ 39 →

○ CALIFORNIA ○ government employee

“Thefirstthingthatattracted

me—thatopenedmyearsup—iswhenhe

cametothepodiumatoneofhisrallies.

Hesaid,‘Youknowwhat,youguyshave

beenvotingDemocratforsomanyyears.

Yourschoolsareina badplace.Your

neighborhoodsareina badplace.Your

educationis ina badplace.’Andhespoke

intothemicandhesaid,‘Voteforme.

Whatdoyouhavetolose?’I neverheard a

presidentsayingthingslikethat.

“Ilikedhisborderprotection

policy.I experiencedthewaveofillegal

immigrantscomingintoa lotofBlack

communities.I have[witnessed]a lot

ofraciststuffthat’shappenedbetween

MexicansandBlacks.Hewastalkingabout

securinguptheborder.Youcan’thavea

sovereignnationif you don’t have some

typeofprotection.

“Ibelieve[BlackLivesMatter]is a

fakeorganizationthatis aroundtoplay

onBlackpeople’semotionsinordertoget

themtodonatetotheDemocraticParty.

Whenlittlebabiesdiebythehandsof

anotherBlackperson,[theactivists]are

nowheretobefound.Youdon’tseethem

marchinginthestreetsinthe South Side

or West Side of Chicago.”

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