How Americans have come to view hate as entertainment

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October 25, 2018 - 9:24 AM

Neo Nazis, Alt-Right, and White Supremacists encircle counter protestors at the base of a statue of Thomas Jefferson after marching through the University of Virginia campus with torches in Charlottesville, Va., USA on August 11, 2017 (Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images/TNS)

When you know your opinion doesn’t reflect the majority, it’s tempting to sit out the dance; to play the wallflower.

The Register acknowledges its opinions aren’t reflected in the majority of local votes cast for state and national candidates. Being the outsider can cause us to second-guess ourselves and wonder if we’re really that out of sync with our neighbors.

Even so, when moved, we speak up. For we must.

ON WEDNESDAY, pipe bombs were delivered to the homes of Hillary and Bill Clinton and Michelle and Barack Obama.

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