Whew, it's tough to be a Muslim these days. A woman in a hijab was tossed out of a South Carolina Donald Trump rally yesterday, for standing silently during the candidate's speech. "Get out!" the Trump supporters around her screamed. Check out the photo above and see how disturbing you find her. (In case you're wondering, her T-shirt says "Salam, I Come In Peace.")
We're sorry to report, though, that hate is not limited to less-well-educated parts of America. A group of Syrian refugees was pepper-sprayed in Vancouver last night by a shadowy hoodied guy on a bicycle. The refugee group, by the way, included a bunch of children. Nice.
Every time something disgusting like this happens, leaders of whatever country is involved say "This isn't us." Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quick to weigh in with just that message. We applaud and agree with him — but we're way tired of the Trump fans and the pepper-sprayers and the gun-toters and the spray-painters getting all the headlines.
It would be great if the decent people of the world — who we still think make up the majority — could express themselves and grab attention the way ignorant fools can. Until that time, we cats HISS.
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