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Elizabeth Miller on Political Rhetoric and Violence | The Dispute Index

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Elizabeth Miller on Political Rhetoric and Violence

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Disputes over whether public rhetoric predicts, excuses, encourages, threatens, or contributes to violence.

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Condemned0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Defended or excused1Distinct events · August 3, 2026 — Selected filter; activate to remove.Challenged the characterization0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Minimized0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Mixed or conditional0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.

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1 event on this page. Dates: August 3, 2026

1 matching event. Dates: August 3, 2026

1 total published event. Dates: August 3, 2026

August 3, 2026Defended or excused
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Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?
““I think he should be allowed to do that.””
Speaker capacity
9/11 family member and project director of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
Editorial rationale
She explicitly supported allowing Mamdani to attend for remembrance.
Some 9/11 families defend Mayor Mamdani’s inclusion at remembrance ceremony (opens in a new tab)Interviews with Elizabeth Miller and Edward Ahmed Mitchell
CBS New York interviews a 9/11 family member supporting Mamdani's attendance and a CAIR representative characterizing calls for exclusion as anti-Muslim bigotry.

View context Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?