A number of scholars, journalists, activists and politicians have emphasized the need to understand the attack in the broader context of racism in the United States, rather than seeing it as an isolated event of racially motivated violence.
许多学者、新闻记者、活动家和政治家都强调需要了解全国范围内更为广泛的种族主义袭击，而不是将其看作出于种族动机的孤立暴力事件。