Posted on 06/10/2009 2:43:22 PM PDT by LdSentinal
The man accused of opening fire at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC on June 10, James W. von Brunn, left a trail of unhinged writings around the internet.
The anti-semitism of von Brunn is the first thing one notices when visiting these bizarre websites. However, like those of most "white supremacists", many of von Brunn's political views track "Left" rather than "Right." Clearly, a re-evaluation of these obsolete definitions is long overdue.
For example, he unleashed his hatred of both Presidents Bush and other "neo-conservatives" in online essays. As even some "progressives" such as the influential Adbusters magazine publicly admit, "neoconservative" is often used as a derogatory code word for "Jews". As well, even a cursory glance at "white supremacist" writings reveals a hatred of, say, big corporations that is virtually indistinguishable from that of anti-globalization activists.
James von Brunn's advocacy of 9/11 conspiracy theories also gives him an additional commonality with individuals on the far-left.
None of this will surprise readers of Jonah Goldberg's bestseller Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change , which clearly demonstrates that "fascism" of the kind advocated by the British National Party (BNP) and the likes of James W. von Brunn is just as likely to reflect "leftwing" views as "rightwing" ones.
In fact, anti-semitism is something the New Left and the "Far Right" have had in common since the 1980s, which is why so many former leftists like David Horowitz defected from one side to the other during the Reagan era and beyond. It also helps explain the otherwise baffling alliance between the Left and radical Islam.
That this shooting occurred shortly after President Obama's former mentor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, blamed "the Jews" for his lack of access to his former parishioner is a troubling confluence of events as well.
Actually, there’s an article from this guy here on FR, from December last year, about Obama’s lack-of-birth-certificate. It’s in Bloggers and Personal, I don’t have a link handy to it. He didn’t post here, somebody else got it off another website and posted it. It was deleted at some point during the day and it was back a little while ago.
Little Green Footballs says the guy *was* a Ron Paul supporter. Of course, LGF sees fascists under every rock these days and Ron Paul’s a favorite whipping boy over there, so I take it with a whole shaker of salt.
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No.
He's just another wild-eyed leftist like Lee Harvey Oswald, James Earl Ray, George Wallace, Fritz Hollings, Bull Connor, Sirhan Sirhan and Robert KKK Byrd.
The universe of political madness is immense.
Ron Paul is mainstream compared to von Brunn.
We have freepers playing a similar game, painting those who demand Obowma provide proof that he is Constitutionally eligible by birth ‘birthers’, and these slimers admit they use that term in a derogatory way meant to analogize to the ‘truthers’. I had one try that crap with me just this afternoon here at FR. He is proud of his slimey tactic, taking credit as the ‘originator’ of the term at FR ... for the lexicon don’tchaknow!
He is a Ron Paul Supporter.
He was a member of Ron Paul for president at Yahoo.
How do we know that those who are doing that are actually lurking liberal trolls... ?
Von Brunn in his own words, from his book:
We don’t know they’re liberal trolls. The one who went after me today is not a n00b ... and we have a platoon of n00bs with sign-on dates in the Aug to Nove 2008 range, many of whom spend a lot of posting trying to poopoo the demand to have Obowma prove his eligibility. I call them obamanoids (obama annoyance droids).
The accused wrote his manifesto on RonPaul.com
As I wrote, I never said all you Ron Paul supporters are like him, but many are - just like this guy.
And it doesn't help when Ron Paul doesn't condemn these types, but instead he honors them.
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Posting racist spam on a Yahoo! Groups list does not make Brunn a Ron Paul supporter, if he even posted that himself, it actually looks like it was posted by someone else, just like Brunn's article posted here at FR. Was the Yahoo! Groups list under the control of Ron Paul?...I doubt it since Ron Paul has RonPaul.com and Campaignforliberty.com.
And it doesn't help when Ron Paul doesn't condemn these types, but instead he honors them.
Where has Ron Paul honored anyone who posts "Heil Hitler"? You are a liar. You are using the same smear tactic (as it is reported upthread) that MSNBC and leftist websites are using against FR. You understand that a von Brunn article was posted here at FR? And it is possible he had an account here? By your unhinged "logic" we (at FR) are all guilty of the shooting.
As far as "many" Ron Paul supporters are "just like this guy," I was a Ron Paul state convention delegate... Ron Paul supporters were "just like this guy" --we were principled libertarian and constitutional conservatives, NOT racists, (maybe 3 9/11 "Truthers" but harmless and also for the Constitution)--YOU LD would have no doubt hung out with the McCain and Olympia Snow folks, but 90% of FR people would have been with us.
Wait, does he also:
- support auditing the Fed?
- believe the income tax is unconstitutional?
- support the original intent of the Constitution?
- oppose big government?
- support the 2A?
- believe in a non-interventionist foreign policy?
- invest in gold?
‘Cause that would just prove that all of the above are Nazi lunatic ideas too! /s
Coming to the evening news next week: a preschool massacre (probably perpetrated by a troofer Ron Paul supporter)
Casting central must be busy!
“The shooter is a big government national socialist.”
You must be an anti-semite loon! Everyone knows that the national socialists are all supporters of Ron Paul and limited government!
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It's quite apparent that this nut was a Ron Paul supporter, who are filled with ilk that believe that 9/11 was an "inside job" and despise Jews and Israel. This jackass supported another jackass, Ron Turd.
Where has Ron Paul honored anyone who posts "Heil Hitler"? You are a liar. You are using the same smear tactic (as it is reported upthread) that MSNBC and leftist websites are using against FR. You understand that a von Brunn article was posted here at FR? And it is possible he had an account here? By your unhinged "logic" we (at FR) are all guilty of the shooting.
Ron Paul last year spoke and honored a man's funeral, who personally believed that 9/11 was done by the Bush administration. This nutter also supported that.
Oh and congrats on being a delegate for Ron Turd, who believes that the US invaded Afghanistan to install an oil pipeline and supports the terrorist group (Hamas) over Israel. That 1% of Ron Turd's vote total sure was impressive.
Sounds like a Ron Paul delegate.
Ron Turd 2012 - Shoot the Jews Before They Shoot You.
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