Posted on 08/13/2017 7:02:14 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
President Trump lit every one of those torches in Charlottesville.
Yes, the white supremacists have always been with us. A parade of racist bigots is no surprise to anyone familiar with our history, especially those who have been the target of hatred and violence for centuries.
But when the mob of white men marched in Charlottesville carrying flaming torches Friday night shouting “Heil Trump” as the curtain-raiser for a day of violent clashes with counter-protesters that left three people dead, they showed the world that America is once again playing with fire.
And Trump was the one with the match.
Yes, there are many sides in the culture war that the racists keep trying to hitch their flaming wagon to.
But this abomination that happened in Charlottesville over the weekend is not up for debate. It’s not a cultural take or a political platform. Racism, bigotry and terrorism in the name of white nationalism isn’t a “side.” It’s a poison.
And doing anything other than calling it what it is, defining it and snuffing it out is simply unAmerican.
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define heritage
Some define it as shared genetics, others as shared language, others as shared culture, others as shared ideals across an expanse of history.
slippery aren’t you
I am not enamored of jumping into boxes set out by lesser men.
ahhh
neither am I
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