At a Donald Trump for President rally in Iowa last week, two men were thrown out for taking a stand against hateful politics.

Trump was only 20 minutes into his speech when he started talking about how scary Muslims were and how everyone in America should watch out for them. At this point Arish Singh interrupted the speech, yelling out a question about white supremacy. He and his friend then unveiled a large cloth sign with the words “Stop Hate” written on it.

This is what happened next:

Arish and his friend were removed and whole the crowd chanted “U-S-A! U-S-A!” while Donald Trump simply said: “Bye. Bye. Goodbye.”

After Singh was removed (by force) Trump asked the crowd, “He wasn’t wearing one of those hats was he?” gesturing to a supporter’s hat.

And then the crowd laughed.

Although it is unclear whether Trump was making fun of the turbans or he was just referencing the hats his supporters wear, many make it clear where they stand on the matter, and not in the “it’s-peachy-keen-Donald!” kind of way.

“We will never wear hats!”

Arish Singh is a practicing Sikh and his turban and beard are considered articles of faith. Many practicing Sikh’s are commonly mistaken for practicing Muslims and are violently assaulted. Just because they wear a turban and “look a certain way” bigots think that it’s okay to call them terrorists and put people’s lives in danger. Not okay, people, not okay!

Arish Singh responded to his ejection with inspiring words.

The aspiring comedian explained that “social justice and defending people in need is part of the Sikh faith” and “You don’t have to be a Muslim to stand against anti-Muslim bigotry.”

At the end of the day we’re all humans, and should understand that we are all global citizens! (you know, sharing the planet and all that) This means we stick up for each other when things are “not okay”. Singh admits he planned this protest to stand in solidarity with the muslim woman who got kicked out of a Trump rally earlier this month.

Singh joins a long line of non-violent activists that includes Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. MLK Jr would have been exquisitely proud of him for practicing peaceful protest actions. Singh even makes a remark about this type of advocacy, "This country has a history of civil disobedience and I am proud of that. I want to speak out against hate."

We can reject the politics of hate because they’re consumed by feelings of fear! We can make America great if we follow in Arish Singh’s footsteps in never letting bigotry become the norm. Singh proclaimed he’ll be back again at another rally--look out for this relentless global citizen!

TopicsCitizenshipDonald TrumpMuslimBigotrySikhUS Presidential Election

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