Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: charlottesville; journalism; media; neonazi; virginia
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100 ... 121-125 next last
To: Oldeconomybuyer

I don’t recall liberal media demanding the president denounce violence by ANTIFA....if anything, that same liberal media either ignored the violence or downplayed the violence.

Hey libtards....you must have known that people have gotten fed up with your violence and hypocrisy and are now returning it in spades. For the record, I don’t condone violence but I do understand the frustration and anger that is causing it.


61 posted on 08/13/2017 7:35:39 AM PDT by Arpege92
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: A Navy Vet

No matter what Trump said yesterday, the media were going to spin it against him.

He couldn’t win no matter whose side he took, or no side at all. It was a no-win situation for him, he knew it and the media were baiting him.


62 posted on 08/13/2017 7:35:46 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida, Baby!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: Oldeconomybuyer
Having pride in the White race is "supremacy." Uh huh.

It's okay to be "proud" of being a fag. It's okay to be proud of being a shiftless hood rat. It's okay to be proud of being so stupid you don't even know what bathroom to use. But if you're proud that you're a member of the race that's brought Western civilization to the world, then there's something wrong with you.

63 posted on 08/13/2017 7:35:54 AM PDT by IronJack
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: july4thfreedomfoundation

The overwhelming stench of hypocrisy from the compost.


64 posted on 08/13/2017 7:36:18 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 44 | View Replies]

To: dforest

Hungary & Russia would love to get their hands on Soros & they would administer the justice he deserves. Somehow, some way, maybe they could be given quiet non-DOJ “help” in achieving that end ...... and I’ll leave that thought to simmer with more creative minds.


65 posted on 08/13/2017 7:36:23 AM PDT by Qiviut (Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 45 | View Replies]

To: Oldeconomybuyer

Personally, I would look at Obama’s eight years of race-baiting and making anti-white racism fashionable as the root cause of this. Soros certainly helped, but I think his goal is somewhat different than Obama’s. Obama wants to advance pathologies, racial hatred, etc. Soros is after the profit and loves the challenge of making economies collapse. They both want to destroy Western civilization.


66 posted on 08/13/2017 7:36:42 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Oldeconomybuyer

Here it comes. It is just another line of attack. This just means the Trump/Russia conspiracy theory is really losing traction.


67 posted on 08/13/2017 7:39:24 AM PDT by joshua c (To disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: IronJack

These young “leftist” demonstrator/protestor types really have no clue about what they are trying to unleash...

They will one day sit back and think, “What happened???”


68 posted on 08/13/2017 7:44:05 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: Oldeconomybuyer

Spot on.


69 posted on 08/13/2017 7:44:35 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ripley

So Georgy Schwartz may have been backing both sides in Charlottesville? That is quite believable. Just like when the KGB had their people in both the IRA and the Ulstermen during the Troubles.


70 posted on 08/13/2017 7:46:09 AM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]

To: Tax-chick

Have you seen her photos?

Fat, stupid and ugly is no way to go thru life, Pet


71 posted on 08/13/2017 7:46:12 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW! Boycott Mex/Can, nba NFL PepsiCO Kellogg'sB)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s revisionist Leftists who are stoking hatred for Confederate Leaders, who were all good ‘Rats.


72 posted on 08/13/2017 7:47:30 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wrong, you MSM seditionists did.


73 posted on 08/13/2017 7:47:49 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: JBW1949
They will one day sit back and think, “What happened???”

Unfortunately, it will probably be while they're looking down a barrel, or up at a rope.

Methinks women are about to get enough "in combat" to last them for several generations.

74 posted on 08/13/2017 7:48:48 AM PDT by papertyger
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 68 | View Replies]

To: john drake

Does she use a keyboard with a non-standard layout?


75 posted on 08/13/2017 7:48:59 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: tumblindice

76 posted on 08/13/2017 7:54:14 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies]

To: Lazamataz

A very “fertile” mind for imagery, you have....


77 posted on 08/13/2017 7:58:05 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: Lurkinanloomin

Right on!


78 posted on 08/13/2017 8:00:14 AM PDT by mcshot (Prepare for the new meaning of "riding shotgun".)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Oldeconomybuyer

I thought Unite the Right had a permit from the city to hold the rally. It was a legal rally. Their freedom of speech was disenfranchised by Terry McAuliff declaring the rally unlawful. Sort of like when Anne Coulter speaks and violence erupts.


79 posted on 08/13/2017 8:00:27 AM PDT by Mashood
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: IronJack

80 posted on 08/13/2017 8:00:48 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100 ... 121-125 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson