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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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George Soros "lit the torches". Along with Obama and his fellow "community organizers".
1 posted on 08/13/2017 7:02:15 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Petula Dvorak” is a nice name, for some reason.


2 posted on 08/13/2017 7:04:01 AM PDT by Tax-chick (You can't read all day if you don't start early in the morning.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

actually Terry lit the match - drawing attention to it and not having proper security.


3 posted on 08/13/2017 7:04:42 AM PDT by avital2
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“white supremacy” The MSM’s latest meme.

Try as I might, I can’t remember President Trump saying “If they bring a knife ... “ or flashing gang signs or saying the (feckless) police once again acted stupidly.


4 posted on 08/13/2017 7:04:59 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Scumbags at the compost. Just vile.


5 posted on 08/13/2017 7:05:03 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Submit or Die

The left has adopted Islam’s prime directive


6 posted on 08/13/2017 7:05:10 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Countdown to CW2.


7 posted on 08/13/2017 7:05:26 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; All

In fact, the people saying “all white people are racist and need to be exterminated” lit those torches.


8 posted on 08/13/2017 7:05:56 AM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Tax-chick

Sounds like her parents liked 60’s British pop singers along with 19th century Bohemian composers. Interesting mix, although it didn’t produce much of a thinker in this one, eh?


9 posted on 08/13/2017 7:06:00 AM PDT by john drake (Lucius Accius-Roman,170 BC - "oderint dum metuant" translated "Let them hate so long as they fear")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Yes, come try to “extinguish us” and/or our rights, Baby


10 posted on 08/13/2017 7:07:22 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW! Boycott Mex/Can, nba NFL PepsiCO Kellogg'sB)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; EyesOfTX

The Fake News Media Created Charlottesville, and Will Create More in the Future

DB Daily Update ^ | 8.13.2017 | David Blackmon
Posted on 8/13/2017, 5:28:23 AM by EyesOfTX

What happened in Charlottesville, VA on Saturday should surprise no one. This was an inevitable outcome of this country’s lack of anything resembling an independent national news media. If anything, it’s surprising it took this long for such a tragedy to happen.

For two years now, leftist agitators funded by George Soros-supported groups have been violently assaulting supporters of Donald Trump without a single word of objection or condemnation from any leader of the Democratic Party. Not a word.

Worse, none of these “leaders” have been asked by anyone with any major national news outlet why they stand silently by as supporters of their political party engage in increasingly vile and violent protest actions.

Not a single Democrat politician has been questioned by any “journalist” why they not only refuse to condemn such actions, but tacitly endorse them by proclaiming themselves to be participants in the “resistance”.

Not a single “journalist” has asked any Democrat why they refuse to even condemn the rise of a neo-fascist group that calls itself “Antifa”, and which pays masked thugs to burn buildings, attack law enforcement officers and beat up anyone who disagrees with them.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3576752/posts


11 posted on 08/13/2017 7:07:29 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Voting for Trump to be our President, made 62+ million of us into Dumb Deplorable Colluders, MAGA!!!)
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Bring it, progressive b*stards.


12 posted on 08/13/2017 7:08:19 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Travis McGee

Yep...It’s coming....


13 posted on 08/13/2017 7:08:27 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Blueberries and milk ...


14 posted on 08/13/2017 7:08:29 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (There is no difference between liberals/rinos/moslems/lamestream)
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Yep...we are reaping the eight long years of racial hatred sowed by Obama. Who seriously expected the white majority to continue to sit back and take the vile attacks and calumny constantly heaped upon it? Irrational hatred of whites continues to grow and spread. Now Stanford has added a class Abolishing Whiteness.

I thought Trump was showing excellent prospects as a racial healer during his campaign.

15 posted on 08/13/2017 7:08:47 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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Maybe Trump will pay some attention to Soros now, maybe.


16 posted on 08/13/2017 7:08:50 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This BS is fine and will only harden Trump support among regular working class Americans. What we are being fed by the MSM stooges is exactly what got Trump elected. We didn’t believe we were racist deplorables last august and don’t believe it now. The rats never learn.


17 posted on 08/13/2017 7:08:57 AM PDT by hardspunned
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Never in my life have I seen pure feces arranged into letters to create a Screed of Hate that this “Petula” has created. She emits bullshit from every oriface, spinning with great velocity as she does, until the walls are covered in crap.


18 posted on 08/13/2017 7:09:00 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump stole the election with Putin. Trump is a sleazy sexist. Trump hates the LGBT crowd. Trump is crazy. Trump is not learned enough to be president. Trump hates immigrants. Trump is a bigot! C’mon. It’s another coordinated effort to attack the president with another but old narrative. The left is absolutely melting down, but in the process they’re agitating many people around this country with their horrendous lies and innuendo. This country is now a powder keg of discontent thanks to these people.


19 posted on 08/13/2017 7:09:42 AM PDT by dowcaet
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I think the main point Petula is that IF some guy or guys was/were walking down the street with a lit torch yelling “Heil Trump” then there is a possibility he’s a Nazi skinhead.

But, I’ve noticed particularly ABC and your other Liberal ilk that call themselves journalists never say a negative word about BLM or Antifa or McAuliffe and the Mayor.

So, to millions of us, your article and you have zero credibility..........which of course is the NORM these days.


20 posted on 08/13/2017 7:10:29 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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