An open letter from founder of Humans of New York slams Trump

Brandon Stanton, the founder of the popular “Humans of New York” blog has written an open letter to Mr. Donald Trump, the republican front – runner. Brandon posted the letter on his Facebook Page and Twitter account and slams Trump for his political views. Here’s what it says:

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

The letter has been shared over 900,000 times on Facebook and more than 30,000 times of Twitter. It gathered a quick and huge response from the blog’s large following.

One commenter wrote, “Thank you, Brandon. We need more LOVE and KINDNESS in this world, not hate and fear. You have shown us that!”

Another person wrote, “I am white. I am a man. I am from the south. I am a Christian. And I am a conservative republican … but it is still BEYOND ME how anybody is in support of Donald Trump.”

The blog photographs people on the New York streets and posts them along with short part of the interview. The result was a HONY book was published and is now a bestseller.

The blog got huge attention in 2015 when President Obama commented on the HONY page over a post regarding an Iranian father and his son. Mr. Obama wrote, “What an inspirational story. One of the most fulfilling things that can happen to you as a parent is to see the values you’ve worked to instill in your kids start to manifest themselves in their actions — and this one really resonated with me. I hope this young man never loses his desire to help others.”