Rampage in Atlanta: Racism or Religious Fanaticism?

The horror at the alleged “hate crime” is loud; even the president and vice president join the choir. Two other deeply American phenomena, on which the bloody act throws a glaring light, are rarely mentioned.

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A murderous rampage in three massage parlors in Atlanta, the capital of the American state of Georgia, led to demonstrations against xenophobic attacks against the Asian population last week, which President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris joined on a visit to Atlanta on Friday . Previously, reports of insidious attacks against people with Asian features, ranging from verbal nastiness to violent physical attacks, had increased across the country.

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