Montel Williams hates internet trolls. Earlier this year, the talk show host wrote a long Facebook post apologizing to all of the young people that follow him for the trolls that attack their comments and interactions. He wrote
I, however, welcome anyone who is willing to be respectful of the fact the entire reason I have an Instagram account is time and again, history has borne out that an obnoxious subset of adults insist on trolling or otherwise bombarding these kids.
Williams does speak out for the little guy on occasion, both literally and politically. Such was the case when Donald Trump finally pushed him to the breaking point on Friday night. Williams even threatened the violent overthrow of the government if, god forbid, a Trump administration forced Muslims to carry ID cards. It was then that the Trump loving trolls came out in full force. What did Williams do? He started swinging back, rhetorically of course.
If the Government ever makes Muslims carry ID cards or shuts down mosques, I will have no choice but to take up arms against my government.
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 21, 2015
What did u have trouble understanding the 1000 times I've posted I'm a proud, responsible gun owner? https://t.co/09mPlsL0wp
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 21, 2015
Should we let known radical churches stand? Some of this nonsense on the right makes me wonder. https://t.co/XBrAHInsUb
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 21, 2015
Williams knows exactly who the real threat to the United States is, and it certainly isn’t the Syrian refugees:
Telling you folks, we have way more to fear from this crowd of malcontent rednecks than we do refugees https://t.co/YQXilSEvG7
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 21, 2015
This is what racism looks like #RevolutionOfDissafectedDumbWhiteGuys https://t.co/PjXpsC6R6A
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 22, 2015
After days of trolling from the right wing, he finally had a special note for them:
Dear wacko right wingers - save us all the trouble - instead of filling my mentions with stupidity, kindly unfollow and leave space for rest
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 22, 2015
So the trolls hit back and then he swung too:
Nope but if you'd like I'll gladly show just how crazy the wacko right is on my mentions right now. Unabashed racism https://t.co/C7ozcT7xSF
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 22, 2015
Projection much? https://t.co/uX7Q0IsGNl
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 22, 2015
Any support I'd lose over this would be support I never really had and neither need nor want https://t.co/LrV9zxt0VV
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 22, 2015
Then, people tried to tell him he didn’t have the facts straight. So, he unleashed the fact machine on Sunday evening:
Not only did trump double down on registering Muslims, apparently he wants to bring back waterboarding which produced ZERO actionable intel
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 22, 2015
Hey earth calling reality wants you back - he said it AGAIN on ABC this morning. Nice try. https://t.co/kjNi9wMN2s
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 23, 2015
Then he started calling people anti-Christian for their Islamophobia:
This wacko islamaphobia coming from the right (from so called Christians) is morally bankrupt and indicative of intellectual feebleness
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 22, 2015
What does the B in Westboro Baptist Church stand for m'am? Your argument is devoid of intellectual merit https://t.co/HVwnDWmnnG
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 22, 2015
They are killing exponentially more Muslims https://t.co/t6BN1rRqax
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 22, 2015
And they let you work in public safety? That terrifies me. You have reason to fear jihadis - not everyday Muslims https://t.co/9Xu8iTc05k
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 22, 2015
Then he came up with a genius idea:
Any more wackadoos out there? I'm thinking of buying an island you can turn into a little fascist ultra right wing paradise.
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) November 23, 2015
I generally just call this the Oklahoma Governor’s mansion.
He makes a lot of good points. As we approach the holidays that many faiths share, one would think everyone could come together, unified around the rejection of all extremists. Whether terrorists claiming to practice Islam in Syria or terrorists claiming to practice Christianity in their white sheets, all religious extremism is evil and it doesn’t reflect the religion as a whole.
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