The "Unite the Right" rally, as Jane writes, was conceived as a white nationalist event. It was not a generic pro-statue protest. In fact, the advertising for the rally contains lots of white nationalist symbolism, but very little Lee statue.
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Tump invented a hypothetical group of people who weren't there (non-white nationalist pro-Lee statue people) in order to praise the attendees (who were white nationalists), as though they had hijacked the event not organized it, and draw an equivalence with the counterprotesters.
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In the same way that when people invent an imaginary, anti-slavery, anti-secession Gen. Lee in order to praise him, Trump invented an anti-white nationalist pro-Lee faction at the rally in order to praise them.
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But as with the imaginary Lee, the praise you offer to him redounds to the original Lee, who deserves none of the praise offered him, because he was not that person. Just as there were no "fine people" who attended the UTR rally, just white nationalists.
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So did Trump defend the white nationalists? Yes, he did, he just tried to pretend he wasn't doing that, by mischaracterizing who was at the rally. And the white nationalists who attended the rally took it as praise, and were delighted at his response. Fin.https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/really-proud-of-him-richard-spencer-and-alt-right-leaders-praise-trumps-comments/537039/ …
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Are people ignoring the tims he veered off of his prepared “walk it back” remarks to walk back the walkback? And then David Duke’s praise of him?https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/us/politics/trump-press-conference-charlottesville.html …
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Also, too: non-racist pro-Lee protesters do not exist.
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Don't you EVER get tired of just constantly stirring the pot? It really does get old.
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Don't you EVER get tired of defending Trump's racism, his white nationalism, by telling other people they shouldn't talk about it?
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I didn't vote for Trump and I am not defending anything. I'm just sick of the political agitation pretending to be "journalism".
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His name is James Johnson, he's from Virginia Beach, VA. His Daughter Rebecca goes to UVA. Not knowing much about it, he went to the demonstration. He is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
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Absolutely. It also might have been a recruiting event. Any “non-racist” who was naive enough to show up for a monument already has issues understanding the implications of the civil war & lauding the side that fought to keep humans as chattel. 1/2
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Finding themselves surrounded by a bunch of people chanting “Jews will not replace us” would have cleared that up pretty quick. Deciding to stay @ march beside them means they picked a side & it was most certainly not the one that included fine people. 2/2
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Give me a name of a Confederate statue enthusiast who marched in Charlottesville on 8/12/17 - night after Neo-Nazi torch march - who wasn't also a white supremacist. Not believing this "no one knew" excuse until I'm told who this theoretical person is.https://twitter.com/DropMikeWilson/status/1122211185196068864 …
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If nothing else, it's mistaken because it assumes he's capable of thinking people can be more than one thing.
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The Atlantic continues to spread disgusting lies with the "fine people"hoax. With the Russia collusion hoax falling apart, they return to the race card.
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