Politically Persecuted: How Do We Stop The Growing Trend of Political Suppression and Discrimination?

I learned from a young age that my political beliefs could hurt me. Not because they are racist Nazi beliefs, but because they are not in line with those of the predominantly wealthy, White, liberal, upper class that runs the universities, mass media, and increasingly big business.

I grew up in a working-class Democratic family. My parents were not terri…