Just Like Anti-Jewish Hatred, The Democrats See Anti-Asian Violence As A Marketing Opportunity

In recent weeks, fueled in large part by the terrible mass shooting attack in Atlanta that left eight people dead, there has been a surge in the political condemnation of so-called “anti-Asian” hatred, despite scant evidence that this attack was motivated by race.

Setting this attack aside, available data appears to show a clear increase in the number of anti-Asian “hate crimes” and violent incidents. According to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, for example, the number of hate crimes perpetrated in American’s largest cities rose by 149% in 2020, with 122 total incidents of anti-Asian bigotry compared to 49 in 2019.