Just curious. how do "quell the increasing climate of hate and fear " ? Or more specifically how does a government do it ? In order to first quell something , you must first identify how great the problem is. The shooting at the mosque was an aberration, and stats indicate that hate crimes are down not up, and they have never been rampant to begin with. What you have is a reaction to a perception, and most people are probably not aware of the perception. Governments change behaviour not by talk, but by legislation, as this is the motivator, a law. As I said earlier I don't believe the government will legislate this, however just opening up the discussion would appear to be divisive all by itself. This will go off to a committee for study , and maybe in a year we will hear something, after everyone has calmed down.