Out for a short afternoon walk with Trygve, the wonder dog, I was passing on a broad stretch of sidewalk between buildings when I saw someone on a prayer rug in the Muslim prayer position. Standing over him was a person with a Trump tee shirt yelling abuse, slapping his head and kicking his legs. As I drew closer I could hear the abuser yelling "Get out of my country." The young man on the prayer rug looked as if he might be African and his tormentor was Caucasian.
As I challenged the attacker he backed away but continued the verbal abuse. When I inquired of the well being of the man on the prayer rug they 'fessed up'. It was a social experiment to see if anyone passing by would intervene. The funniest part was that the "attacker" was more intimidated by my dog than he was by me, though I was much larger than he. What is so funny is that Trygve, while he weighs 60 lbs., is the least threatening dog ever.
I regret that I din't spend more time in conversation with them but I think my adrenaline was too high and I just left.
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