Republican Antisemitism Is On The Rise

[Soph0571]

I’ve written about this before but when Donald Trump was first elected, my mother-in-law proudly announced she had voted for him and I explained to my wife that I would never speak to her mother again. Her mother had voted for white nationalism and as a Jew, that was intolerable. I went on to explain that even though Trump campaigned on anti-Latino hate (which was bad enough since I’m also half Puerto Rican) it was just a matter of time until antisemitism became normalized on the right.
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And here we are:

Holocaust deniers and other anti-Semites are making their presence felt in mainstream American politics. Whether they are running for high-profile offices themselves, or aligning themselves with candidates in races around the country, members of the extremist right – and their racist, anti-Semitic views – are experiencing more exposure today than at any time in recent history.

While extremists’ involvement in politics is not new, the country’s major political parties have historically kept fringe candidates and their ideologies at arm’s length.

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Even as Republicans feign a love of Israel, their loathing for Jews is beginning to ooze through the facade again. As the party become ever more centered around white nationalism, this will become unavoidable because antisemitism is the bread and butter of white identity politics the world over. If there’s one thing a neo-Pagan skinhead from Eastern Europe and a JAY-zus loving Grand Dragon of the KKK from the Deep South can agree on, it’s that the Jews have got to go.

[link:https://thedailybanter.com/issues/2018/06/08/republican-antisemitism-is-on-the-rise/|

[Chickensoup]

1. Excellent post.

History tends to repeat itself or at least
rhyme. we can easily be fooled by cons
or identify the signs of tragedies before
it is too late.
Even Hitler had speech's where he
actually praised the majority of German
Jews as model citizens only to turn on
them when he came to power.
So when we allow a leader to trade
in hate against one group it is only
a mater of time before hate spread to others like a forest fire.
We should all stand united.

[RandiFan1290]

2. Charlottesville

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Antisemitism Is On The Rise...period.

So, it shouldn't be a surprise the Republican version is also on the rise.

[oasis]

4. Jared Kushner and Ivanka have their heads in the sand. Seems like

they would lead a campaign against anti-semitism and racism, if they were all they pretend to be.

[Adrahil]

5. Back in college...

in the late 80's, I was conservative for my first two years. One thing that hastened my transition to Democrat was the fact that at least 5 people I met in the CR's were openly blaming financial problems on the "Jews." I was gobsmacked. I'd never encountered open antisemitism before.

It's been a part of the American right for a long time.