2. Not just Trump Jr. but many other Republicans and right-wingers are now getting heckled by the far right: Talking Points USA, Jonah Goldberg, Dan Crenshaw. The simple explanation is that the mainstream right is fighting the crazies. But actual dynamic is a little different.
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3. The real dynamic is Trump energized the alt-right, bringing them into prominence (look at Stephen Miller). But GOP has to periodically purge people who are little too explicitly racist. This enrages far right, who rightly think they being exploited.
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4. In other words this is the familiar story of Dr. Frankenstein being confronted by the monster he made. More thoughts here: https://www.thenation.com/article/fuentes-alt-right-republican-trump/ …
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The world is coming to an end.
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Getting Trumpled by Trumpeters. What a beautiful world we live in....
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I did Nazi that coming
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The neo-Nazi's are mad things aren't going as far right as they want.
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Karma being even more of a botch than usual.
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I've been waiting for this, actually -- the politics of grievance made it inevitable. Wasn't necessarily going to come as attacks on Don, Jr., but the timing is about right.
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The GOP isn’t divided between Cons and Mods anymore. It is divided nationalists (Christian and/or White) and grifters who have been exploiting them. The nationalists are slowly realizing that and are pissed.
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I hadn’t seen it that way before. Thanks!
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