Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis

[applegrove]

Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis

November 23, 2025 at 7:13 am EST By Taegan Goddard 3 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/11/23/why-republicans-are-fighting-about-the-nazis/

“For years, Jewish Republicans often denied that the right had a serious problem with antisemitism, pointing instead to anti-Jewish bigotry on the left and celebrating President Trump’s support for Israel,” the New York Times reports.

“But now that problem is staring them directly in the face.”

“Tensions over antisemitism in the party, free speech and Israel have burst to the forefront of G.O.P. politics, and show signs of becoming a fierce point of contention in 2026 primary races and beyond.”

Applegrove: pretending to want to drain the swamp or be for replacing Obamacare with something better are all phony talking points to fool the base into voting GOP but the Nazi thing seems to be a promise its proponents actually want to keep.

[sop]

1. NYT: "pointing instead to anti-Jewish bigotry on the left and celebrating President Trump's support for Israel."

There they go again, equating any opposition to Israel's government and its policies with "anti-Jewish bigotry," and thinking Trump's support for Netenyahu means his MAGA followers aren't antisemitic.

[underpants]

2. If it walks and talks like the Klan, it's probably the Klan

Their core constituency since the Reagan revolution have been racists and polluters. Their voting base in national elections is the Deep South sentients. They’ve covered it up for years but that’s who they are.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. I seem to remember a speech Trump gave at a NY rally in 2016, April I think

about his great German genes and ancestors ... it was obvious what he referred to ...

[usonian]

4. Original. NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/us/politics/republicans-antisemitism-carlson-fuentes-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3U8.VdDp.I8Yndg4FO3YE&smid=url-share

Looks like a gift link.

[ananda]

5. OK, here's the ugly truth.

People who vote Republican want Nazis in charge.

Republicans have been fascistic since Reagan.