Sacco knows better than most that political chauvinists of all kinds can point to past moments of injury and humiliation to justify any current cruelty or authoritarian project—an especially powerful appeal when those historical injustices are real.
And she’s proved that even people who don’t see themselves as bigots will watch this content—and in some cases laugh along.
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Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
26 Nov. 2025
The Muslim community in Dearborn, and indeed all Muslim communities across Michigan and the whole of our nation, will not be intimidated or baited by low-rent bigots.
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