NYT Editorial: The Hate He [Trump] Dares Not Speak Of

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/opinion/trump-charlottesville-hate-stormer.html?smid=tw-share



The Hate He Dares Not Speak Of
The Editorial Board




Let’s discard the fiction that President Trump wasn’t placating white supremacists by responding so weakly to the neo-Nazi violence that killed Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old counterdemonstrator in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. The neo-Nazis heard his message loud and clear.

“He didn’t attack us,” crowed The Daily Stormer, a white supremacist website, about Mr. Trump’s statement after the two days of racist demonstrations. “Refused to answer a question about White Nationalists supporting him. No condemnation at all. When asked to condemn, he just walked out of the room. Really, really good. God bless him.”


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After the attack, and before he spoke, Mr. Trump reportedly consulted advisers. They told him to condemn the white nationalists who fomented the violence.

He did not. Instead, he spoke of an “egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence that’s on many sides.”

Mr. Trump is alone in modern presidential history in his willingness to summon demons of bigotry and intolerance in service to himself. He began his political career on a lie about President Barack Obama’s citizenship and has failed to firmly condemn the words and deeds of white supremacists, neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan leaders and other bigots who rallied behind him. A number of these people, including David Duke, the former Klan imperial wizard, and Richard Spencer, self-styled theorist of the alt-right, were part of the amen chorus of bigots in Charlottesville.

“We are going to fulfill the promises of Donald Trump,” said Mr. Duke, whose support Mr. Trump has only reluctantly disavowed in the past. “That’s what we believed in. That’s why we voted for Donald Trump.”

Mr. Trump’s fear of naming the source of Saturday’s violence sharply contrasts with his eagerness to call out Islamist terror.

All day on Sunday, Mr. Trump remained silent, as ....................




🤢? @IrisRimon 11h11 hours ago

"Trump's alone in modern presidential history in his willingness to summon demons of bigotry in service to himself" https://nyti.ms/2uTNGop
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Frank Bruni?Verified account @FrankBruni 5h5 hours ago

A must-read, spot-on editorial. Donald Trump lashes out against anyone & everything. Except neo-Nazis. Revolting. https://nyti.ms/2uTNGop



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NYT Opinion?Verified account @nytopinion 11h11 hours ago
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The Editorial Board on Mr. Trump's implicit embrace of white supremacy, and its deadly results http://nyti.ms/2vAfm3A
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🤢? @IrisRimon 11h11 hours ago

"He began his career on a lie about Obama and failed to condemn Nazis and other bigots who rallied behind him" https://nyti.ms/2uTNGop

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[DK504]

1. The Orange Fat Bastard had hours to have a statement written for him.

Instead he comes out and flies off in tangents. Shaking the vets hands first, supporting Nazis, going back to the vets, touting how great he is, vets, nazis good.

He is insane and demented. He must be removed now.

[Gothmog]

2. That is a very powerful editorial

[BigmanPigman]

3. I hope his approval ratings plummet but of course his base loved it.

[Solly Mack]

4. K&R

Terminal Fecal Encephalopathy (Trump)