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Because I’m white, it was easy for me to conflate the solidarity we witnessed on the ground among New Yorkers on 9/11 for some kind of colorblind national unity in the months and years that followed. The reality is and was vastly different.

Not to disagree that there arent problems but the reporting system for hate crimes has changed over the years and before many crimes that would now be considered hate crimes before were classified differently. I guess it depends where you were at the time, my NYC colleagues were fine and supported

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