Latz condemns giving Piker a platform and tolerating those who do
Ron LatzMinnesota state senator and chair of the Senate judiciary and public safety committee
Latz condemns giving Piker a platform and tolerating those who do.
“It is unacceptable to give this purveyor of hate speech a platform to spread his hateful messages. It is also unacceptable to tolerate those who give him the platform to do it.”
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Where this statement fits
Ilhan Omar's campaign defends Hasan Piker event as Angie Craig and Jacob Frey object
Ilhan Omar's campaign says an October 26 event with Hasan Piker and Omar Fateh will help mobilize young voters. Angie Craig, Jacob Frey and Betty McCollum criticize giving Piker a platform, citing his past rhetoric. Piker rejects Craig's criticism as an attack on the party's left flank.
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Original reporting quotes officials about the planned Minnesota event. Allegations about Piker's earlier remarks are attributed to the speakers.
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Latz objects to giving Piker a platform at the announced Minnesota event.
After the quotation
He also rejects the organizers' broad-coalition explanation.
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The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to the invitation to Piker, Latz explicitly condemns both platforming him and tolerating the organizers' decision.
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Betty McCollum objects to Piker's Minnesota appearance
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Jacob Frey criticizes excusing hateful rhetoric for voter turnout
“But a voting strategy that relies on excusing hateful rhetoric against Jews should be no more acceptable than a strategy relying on hate against any other community.”Read statement
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