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Trump lit the torches of white supremacy in Charlottesville. We must extinguish them.
Washington Post ^ | August 13, 2017 | By Petula Dvorak

Posted on 08/13/2017 7:02:14 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

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.

Yes, there are many sides in the culture war that the racists keep trying to hitch their flaming wagon to.

But this abomination that happened in Charlottesville over the weekend is not up for debate. It’s not a cultural take or a political platform. Racism, bigotry and terrorism in the name of white nationalism isn’t a “side.” It’s a poison.

And doing anything other than calling it what it is, defining it and snuffing it out is simply unAmerican.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: charlottesville; journalism; media; neonazi; virginia
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To: gibsonguy; All

I think Ms. Dvorak is a member of the Covenant of the Perpetually Chafed Labes.


21 posted on 08/13/2017 7:10:39 AM PDT by x1stcav (White. Male. Unreconstructed. Never owned a slave.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The ones with the Nazi flags were not Trump supporters, but Soros’ trouble makers there to help paint a picture they could sell.

The Antifa trouble makers were there armed with helmets, clubs and looking for trouble.

They blocked a street and started hitting some scared kid’s car with their clubs and he panicked.

Don’t believe the MSM.


22 posted on 08/13/2017 7:10:49 AM PDT by Bon mots (Laughing at liberal tears!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
...as the curtain-raiser for a day of violent clashes with counter-protesters that left three people dead...

As the saying goes - it takes two to tango. I'm going to guess that the author of this isn't aware-of, doesn't even recognize his own prejudice and fascist tendencies.

I'll further speculate here, that to the author, LGBT rallies, marches, pride parades are just fine. Ditto black lives matter, muslim BS, etc. Anyone doubt he supports those groups? Anyone believe he'd have a problem with their peaceful assembly?

However, when a group he happens to personally disagree with - a group that represents real diversity of thought from his little parochial viewpoint comes along... They must be extinguished. Violence in the pursuit of that goal is the fault of the group he disagrees with, no-one else.

This guy, and other lib-indoctrinated and blind fools are the real problem, the real threat to America.

23 posted on 08/13/2017 7:10:52 AM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Doing my part to help make America great again!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“George Soros lit the torches...”

...and now the products of a subverted educational system are carrying them.

IMHO


24 posted on 08/13/2017 7:10:56 AM PDT by ripley (ually to)
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To: tumblindice

“...“white supremacy” The MSM’s latest meme....”

It’s their standard boogeyman terminology for any time a group of people get together and oppose their latest lunacy.

Words only have power when you LET them have power over you. Laugh in their faces, and give them a middle finger as well.


25 posted on 08/13/2017 7:11:25 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Tax-chick

More like “ Petulant”
We are so lucky
We don’t have to wake up every day in the miserable country that exists in Petulant’s fervid mind


26 posted on 08/13/2017 7:11:49 AM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bring it on, *itch.


27 posted on 08/13/2017 7:12:52 AM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ah, yes. The Left believe that protesting and marching is for them only. They get real upset when the Right does it. So they resort to name-calling because labeling everyone to put them into tiny little boxes is what the Left does...


28 posted on 08/13/2017 7:13:00 AM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: avital2

For some strange reason, it seems more like a battle in the coup being pushed by the crazy leftist crowd.

Really, it is time for Jeff Sessions to emerge and start frog-marching Hillary, Rice, Farkas, Holder, Lynch, Soros....etc. off to jail.


29 posted on 08/13/2017 7:13:36 AM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump didn’t have a single thing to do with this. Soros did!

And there is proof he was behind it.


30 posted on 08/13/2017 7:14:02 AM PDT by dforest (Why iii)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Did anyone see the near-moronic Congressman who represents Charlottesville on Maria Bartiromo’s show this morning? Making snide remarks about the president, making up facts about the killer’s thoughts and generally acting like he thinks he’s going to snag the black vote in 2018??! Appalling! This country is sunk until we get smarter people in office.

I am still looking to find out the facts of this episode. This morning, my generally well-informed husband told me that four people were murdered by the killer and I’ve yet to figure out what happened at all!


31 posted on 08/13/2017 7:14:49 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If the TRUMP administration does not get an aggressive, competent media strategy together soon.....

I don’t get why it’s not happening.


32 posted on 08/13/2017 7:15:39 AM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: Tax-chick

But not as nice as Petula Clark and her music as well, eh, lol?


33 posted on 08/13/2017 7:15:41 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
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To: Lazamataz

Again, Lazamataz Literary Genius!


34 posted on 08/13/2017 7:16:00 AM PDT by GOYAKLA (" Winning not Whining"!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

agreed. And I saw a car plowing into a mostly white crowd btw. Just sayin’.


35 posted on 08/13/2017 7:16:38 AM PDT by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Orwell’s statement: “`Fascism’ came to mean, `Anything I find objectionable’ e.g. That fascist waiter is ignoring me ... “ may apply here.
White supremacy= white people.
The outrage is perfunctory as usual and seems almost ... orchestrated. As usual.
I don’t watch Sunday TV but imagine the supremacy meme is being flogged on the MSM talk shows.

This began as young southern men protesting the taking down of monuments to brave men, then it turned into an antifa bikelockfest.

As a 4chan autist put it last night: `Beware. The `chads’ (”chad”: a nice looking, square-jawed, clean cut young man, usually more concerned with frat rush, keggers and women) have become self-aware.’


36 posted on 08/13/2017 7:18:04 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I hope all of these lefties/Deep Staters making these detestable claims are catching heck on social media.

It’s one thing for us to opine/call out, here on FR, but they need to be told on social media sites.


37 posted on 08/13/2017 7:20:15 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: NFHale

Were it only true. Blacks are encouraged to organize, feminazis are encouraged to organize, fags are encouraged to organize but let a handful of white knuckleheads gather and OMG it is the end of the world because White Nazis. The the usual RINO suspects cant get to the TV camera fast enough.


38 posted on 08/13/2017 7:20:54 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: ptsal
Really, it is time for Jeff Sessions to emerge and start frog-marching Hillary, Rice, Farkas, Holder, Lynch, Soros....etc. off to jail.

Sorry, Mr. Sessions came out from under his desk this morning to criticize the "white nationalists" in Virginia.

Face it, your government is a fraud, representative government is as dead as a hammer.

39 posted on 08/13/2017 7:22:09 AM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: gibsonguy

That’s what I’ve been saying since he won the election, that his first order of biz should have been going after Soros and Hillary because those two are behind ALL of this garbage day in day out. Soros financing these terror groups, and her pushing this Russian collusion hoax through her connections in the media and Washington, I really do not know why he is putting up with this.


40 posted on 08/13/2017 7:22:40 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Trump: Greatest POTUS of all time solely for preventing Satan taking office.)
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