Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones Compares Redistricting to the Holocaust: ‘I Will Liken this to the Holocaust’

Jones: “And then integration happened and everybody thought they accept us. They don’t accept us. They are showing us who they are. We should believe them. And we better have the courage to stand up. Otherwise, we will fall for anything. And in this country, we will be defeated, deported. I mean, we will lose all of our rights. And if you think it can’t happen, it can. And I will liken this to the Holocaust. People are like, well, how did the Holocaust happen? How is somebody in a position to kill all the people? Well, good people remain silent —“
LEMON: “Mm-hmm.”
Jones: “— or — or good people didn’t realize that what happens to them can very soon happen to me or somebody I love. And so even if you made it, man, you have an obligation to help people who can’t, because God forbid they end up targeting you and your family.”
LEMON: “Mm-hmm.”