#Trump lit the torches of white supremacy in #Charlottesville. We must extinguish them.
This is spot on!!
Trump lit the torches of white supremacy in Charlottesville. We must extinguish them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-lit-the-torches-of-white-supremacy-in-charlottesville-we-must-extinguish-them/2017/08/13/6cb02b94-8014-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_dvorak-10am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.2680e0795ef5
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Several hundred white nationalists and white supremacists carrying torches marched through the University of Virginia campus Friday night. (Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post)
By Petula Dvorak Columnist August 13 at 9:32 AM
President Trump lit every one of those torches in Charlottesville.
Yes, the white supremacists have always been with us. A parade of racist bigots is no surprise to anyone familiar with our history, especially those who have been the target of hatred and violence for centuries.
But when the mob of white men marched in Charlottesville carrying flaming torches Friday night shouting “Heil Trump” as the curtain-raiser for a day of violent clashes with counter-protesters that left three people dead, they showed the world that America is once again playing with fire.
And Trump was the one with the match.
The symbolism was not subtle. Torches, witch hunts, flaming crosses — they all stretch back to our country’s founding. All those white-power bros knew exactly the kind of fear they were trying to evoke, even if their tiki torches came from Home Depot’s end-of-the-season patio sale.............................
Donald Trump gave everyone permission to take those hoods off with his winks, nods and refusal to take a moral stand on racial hatred and intimidation during his campaign and during the first six months of his presidency. He’d already spent years questioning the birthplace and legitimacy of President Obama, the nation’s first black commander-in-chief. And the haters loved him for it. ...................
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