Let us finally rip off the veneer that Trump’s affinity for white supremacy is distinct from the Republican agenda. It isn’tRuss Feingold is a former Senator for Wisconsin[br]It takes approximately 30 seconds to send a tweet. A half hour to draft and release a statement. And the shelf life of both is only marginally longer. We should not commend Republican party elected officials who claim outrage on social media at Trump’s remarks,often without daring to mention his name. The phony claimed outrage becomes perilous if it convinces anyone that there is a distinction between Trump’s abhorrent comments and the Republican Party agenda.
The lesson from Charlottesville is not how perilous the neo-Nazis are. It is the unmasking of the Republican party leadership. In the wake of final weekend’s horror and tragedy, let us finally, or finally rip off the veneer that Trump’s affinity for white supremacy is distinct from the Republican agenda of voter suppression,renewed mass incarceration and the expulsion of immigrants.
Republicans on the voter suppression commission are enabling Trump’s agenda and that of the white Nazi militiaContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com