Zimet -- Unmasking Hate: Whose Country, Our Country
The Problem We All Must Live With: Norman Rockwell portrayal of Ruby Bridges’ historic walk Image by Norman Rockwell Unmasking Hate: Whose Country, Our Country Abby Zimet Jul 10, 2026 What better way to mark the 250th anniversary of a nation founded on lofty ideals now plunged into ugly discrepancies than to double down on hate-and-fear-mongering? Cue a Racist-In-Chief who stays silent when 400 masked Nazis march in D.C. but goes online to assail graduating kindergarteners in Minnesota for wearing hijabs - goading his followers in vicious lockstep to dutifully screech, “Deport them, big and small!” Stay classy, MAGA. Somehow, we still manage to be shocked at how ludicrously low the bar’s sunk. Never mind the unhinged May hearing where House Repubs attacked the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), following up on equally unhinged fraud charges , by directly quoting a letter from the same hate groups unhappy they’d been named hate groups. In a blistering response, a Dem rep called out...
