found online by Raymond
From (O)CT(O)PUS at The Swash Zone:
Even if it means antagonizing the newspaper that publishes my columns, there are times when taking a moral stand becomes necessary.
I write about hate speech. About the bully pulpits of animus and injustice that surround us. I write about pols and trolls and new millennium brown shirts who scapegoat innocent people and paint them with the brush of guilt. Guilt by color. Guilt by race. Guilt by religion. Guilt by association. Guilt according to the news headlines de jour.
Blood libel. Do you know the term? It refers to a medieval superstition that accused Jews of drinking the blood of Christian children.