LePage blames leftists and anti-fascists for Charlottesville deaths

[jpak]

Source: Bangor Daily News

In his weekly radio address, Gov. Paul LePage appeared to pin the blame for the death of a young woman during the racist rally in Charlottesville on those who showed up to protest the white supremacist gathering.

After condemning the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and racists who targeted the university city in Virginia for its plan to move a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, LePage also blasted “leftists” and “anti-fascists” for opposing them.

“It’s admirable to take a stand against hatred and intolerance. But showing up with sticks and clubs and black masks is an invitation for violence,” the governor said.

He then claimed “the so-called anti-fascists went to Charlottesville looking for a confrontation. It cost the lives of a young woman and two dedicated police officers.”

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[Moostache]

1. Isn't he overdue for his karmic stroke yet? (n/t)

[bucolic_frolic]

2. By this logic the police should be kind to criminals

we don't want to offend anyone

[chelsea0011]

3. This guy can't leave office fast enough.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Gaslighting. Telling the normal people that they are the ones at fault

so that the perpetrators can get away, literally, with murder. If they succeed in allocating blame to counterprotesters this time, they'll do more the next - arrest any counterprotesters, outlaw groups like BLM, or tell the media how to report stories.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Blame the victim..... Rapists do that also.