'Violent rhetoric inevitably leads to violent threats, and ultimately, violent acts.' Via Refinery29
"This is the natural result of a political environment where anti-Muslim dogwhistles and dehumanization are normalized by an entire political party and its media outlets," Omar said."Violent rhetoric inevitably leads to violent threats, and ultimately, violent acts."in which she defended the language used in her Twitter posts.
She wrote, “I did not threaten anyone. If you are calling it a threat- you believe that individual is guilty, and therefore it is not a threat, it's treason. You and the fake news #MSM are lying by calling it Iynch ing [sic] or terroristic threats.” Omar, the first Somali-American elected to Congress, has been in the crosshairs of the Republican party since her election, with, accusing the refugee of being ungrateful and making anti-U.S. remarks. The tweet followed Trump's decision to post video footage of the September 11 terror attacks intercut with a comment Omar made in a March speech.
Omar came to the US more than two decades ago as a refugee and became an American citizen in 2000 at the age of 17.
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