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America must reject political violence completely

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Political violence has no place in American life, and the media, politicians and the public should reject it completely.

This week, two young men attacked a San Diego mosque, killing three people before taking their own lives, police said.

One of the teens took firearms from his parents’ home and left a suicide note that referenced racial pride, a law enforcement source told The Post, and authorities found anti-Islamic writings in the car the teens drove.

The men apparently left behind a hate-filled, 75-page manifesto that assailed a range of groups –– including Muslims, Jews and gay people –– and praised Adolf Hitler and other mass murderers, The California Post reported.

It should be obvious, and it is to many people, that all such violence is wrong, full stop.

Victims and their families deserve support, compassion and justice, not political wrangling over what happened and why.

In this case, the motive apparently grew from anti-Islam hate and a desire to start a race war as a way........

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