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A man of the Sikh faith was brutally attacked and told to go back to his home country while he was out putting up campaign signs for Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) last week, according to a local CBS affiliate.
The man, Surjit Malhi, had just finished putting up a sign for Denham and was walking back to his truck when two men reportedly approached him, threw sand in his eyes and beat Malhi in the head, shoulders and neck, all while shouting that he should go back to your country!
The men also reportedly vandalized Malhis truck with hate symbols and the same go back message.
Malhi, a Republican and longtime active member of the Turlock, California community, who has reportedly raised thousands of dollars for people who are homeless or victims of California wildfires, told the local CBS that he was surprised by the attacks.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sikh-man-attacked-posting-campaign-signs
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Wow. He must live in a rarified atmosphere indeed.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Even a conservative Republican walking around in a turban has to figure he's a target, even though he subscribes to all the orthodoxy of his assailants. Should he expect that? Considering what's been going on in the country for the last 18 months, he should certainly expect it. Should he accept it? I can't answer for Mr. Malhi, but he is supporting Republican Jeff Denham, which indicates to me that he's just fine with people being attacked on orders from the Republicans and their leaders. Did he think he'd ever be on the receiving end of the anger, fear, prejudice, and hate? I can't answer that, either, except that according to the article he expressed surprise that he was attacked.
There is a political alternative that isn't accepting the current status quo, but Malhi seems determined to defeat it by supporting Denham.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)He needs to re-evaluate his beliefs.
Chickensoup
(650 posts)when the Republican president
is repeating the massege every day?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)LandOfHopeAndDreams
(872 posts)After they threw sand and hurled insults at him, they promised they would be voting for Denham this fall.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)his attackers are most likely trumpsters.
dalton99a
(81,543 posts)lapfog_1
(29,214 posts)They lean conservative on social issues.
I'm sorry this happened to him... but I can never understand how people of color support the now out and out racist GOP.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Maybe he should rethink that political party that he is a part of.