Republican Hate Speech: How Many Lives Are We Willing to Sacrifice?

Hate speech isn’t just words — it’s a match that can ignite extreme behavior. Unfortunately, we’ve seen this too many times, and it begs the question: how many lives are we willing to sacrifice before we hold Republican leaders accountable?

Libby Winkler
4 min readSep 16, 2024
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Republican Hate Speech: How Many Lives Are We Willing to Sacrifice?

In recent years, the Republican Party has seen a disturbing rise in the use of hate speech to energize and mobilize its base.

This rhetoric, often targeted at immigrants, people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and religious minorities, has stirred real-world violence, often with deadly consequences. Hate speech isn’t just words — it’s a match that can ignite extreme behavior.

Unfortunately, we’ve seen this too many times, and it begs the question: how many lives are we willing to sacrifice before we hold Republican leaders accountable?

The Power of Words

Words matter, especially when spoken by people in power.

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Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..