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Sen.
Tim
Scott:
Fight
hatred,
fear
and
domestic
terror
with
American
ideals
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-S.C.)
USA
Today,
August
15,
2017
There
is
nothing
"right"
about
racism
and
hate.
It’s
a
learned
disease,
and
the
best
antidote
is
unity.
This
weekend’s
events
involving
white
supremacist
groups
are
as
disturbing
and
disgusting
as
they
are
heartbreaking.
The
attack
was
a
stark
reminder
of
the
darkness
of
hate.
We
must
come
together,
as
we
have
before,
to
confront
the
issues
that
chip
away
at
the
very
foundation
of
who
we
are
and
what
we
stand
for
as
a
country.
[…]
Our
country
has
a
motto
that
should
ring
true
now
as
it
has
many
times
throughout
our
history:
e
pluribus
unum,
out
of
many,
one.
We
are
a
country
of
many.
And
we
are
the
greatest
country
the
world
has
ever
seen.
My
story
is
just
one
story
indicative
of
a
larger
narrative.
As
I
often
say,
my
family
went
from
cotton
to
Congress
in
just
one
generation.
That’s
because
of
the
opportunity
our
nation
provides
to
all
its
people.
Our
nation’s
strength
lies
in
our
diversity.
We
are
powerful
and
accepting,
and
should
stand
ready
to
defend
liberty
and
justice
for
all.
[…]
We
are
Americans.
From
all
walks
of
life.
From
many
different
backgrounds.
Everyone
working
towards
the
American
Dream.
Nowhere
in
that
dream
is
there
room
for
racism.
Nowhere
in
that
dream
is
there
room
for
hate.
It
should
go
without
saying
that
there
is
absolutely
no
room
for
violence.
Not
in
Charleston.
Not
in
Charlottesville.
Not
in
Alexandria,
or
anywhere
else
a
hate-filled
individual
decides
to
show
his
or
her
face.
[…]
I
encourage
us
all
to
reach
out
to
those
who
may
hold
a
different
viewpoint
and
extend
a
hand.
A
good
friend
and
colleague,
Sen.
James
Lankford,
R-Okla.,
and
I
launched
an
initiative
called
Solution
Sunday
to
help
get
folks
from
different
walks
of
life
to
sit
down
for
a
meal
and
get
to
know
one
another.
Not
only
to
discuss
what
we
might
have
in
common,
but
most
important
to
candidly
discuss
our
differences.
We
should
encourage
everyone
to
engage
in
civil
conversation,
and
to
always
choose
to
counter
hatred
and
fear
with
the
blunt
force
of
unity.
We
all
must
choose
a
team
in
moments
like
these.
Will
we
be
on
the
side
of
violence
and
hate?
Or
on
the
side
of
unity?
I
choose
to
be
on
the
side
of
America.
That’s
my
team.
One
that
represents
justice,
liberty,
equality
and
opportunity.
I
know
that
God
will
continue
to
bless
us
as
a
nation,
and
I
pray
for
healing
in
the
days
and
weeks
to
come.
My
thoughts
are
especially
with
the
families
of
Heather
Heyer,
Virginia
State
Police
officers
H.
Jay
Cullen
and
Berke
M.M.
Bates,
those
injured,
and
the
families
and
loved
ones
affected
by
the
weekend's
tragedies.
Read
Senator
Scott's
entire
op-ed
here.
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