Lettera aperta a Donal Trump di Brandon Stanton su Facebook

Attraverso la sua pagina facebook “Humans of New York” con oltre 17,2 milioni di fan, il suo creatore Brandon Stanton ha pubblicato una lettera aperta a Donal Trump. Il testo in inglese rivolto al precandidato a presidente per le elezioni presidenziali USA del 2016 per il partito repubblicano, sta ottenendo un successo mondiale. Dopo quattro giorni dalla sua pubblicazione ha ottenuto oltre 2,2 milioni di “mi piace” (tra i quali anche quello della candidata democratica Hillary Clinton), quasi 67 mila commenti ed è stata condivisa oltre 1,1 milioni di volte. La pubblicazione è diventata uno dei post più condivisi nella storia del social network.

In questa lettera, Stanton critica duramente Donald Trump, rimarcando come ha usato messaggi bigotti, razzisti, diffondendo solamente odio tra la gente. Evidenzia come opporsi a lui non è una questione politica, ma un dovere morale per tutti gli statunitensi.

An Open Letter to Donald Trump:

Mr. Trump,

I try my hardest not to be political. I’ve refused to interview several of your fellow candidates. I didn’t want to risk any personal goodwill by appearing to take sides in a contentious election. I thought: ‘Maybe the timing is not right.’ But I realize now that there is no correct time to oppose violence and prejudice. The time is always now. Because along with millions of Americans, I’ve come to realize that opposing you is no longer a political decision. It is a moral one.

I’ve watched you retweet racist images. I’ve watched you retweet racist lies. I’ve watched you take 48 hours to disavow white supremacy. I’ve watched you joyfully encourage violence, and promise to ‘pay the legal fees’ of those who commit violence on your behalf. I’ve watched you advocate the use of torture and the murder of terrorists’ families. I’ve watched you gleefully tell stories of executing Muslims with bullets dipped in pig blood. I’ve watched you compare refugees to ‘snakes,’ and claim that ‘Islam hates us.’

I am a journalist, Mr. Trump. And over the last two years I have conducted extensive interviews with hundreds of Muslims, chosen at random, on the streets of Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan. I’ve also interviewed hundreds of Syrian and Iraqi refugees across seven different countries. And I can confirm— the hateful one is you.

Those of us who have been paying attention will not allow you to rebrand yourself. You are not a ‘unifier.’ You are not ‘presidential.’ You are not a ‘victim’ of the very anger that you’ve joyfully enflamed for months. You are a man who has encouraged prejudice and violence in the pursuit of personal power. And though your words will no doubt change over the next few months, you will always remain who you are.

Sincerely,
Brandon Stanton