Maybe eventually the "left" media will realize that their hyper-focus on a nonexistent "Nazi" threat actually encouraged a conservative tendency in the electorate, because Dems now want the "safest" candidate who can defeat Nazi-enabling Trump, and into that void steps Joe Biden
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That's why Biden keeps talking about Charlottesville, both in his launch video and subsequently. It creates a convenient dichotomy: Nazis vs. everyone else. If there are Nazis to defeat, intra-party disputes don't matter -- all good and moral people must unite against the Nazis
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So, good job everyone who radically inflated the significance of that one-off event in August 2017, because it's influencing the conditions by which Biden can feasibly present himself as a desirable alternative, and cast internal Democratic Party debates as counter-productive
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Replying to @mtracey
That one-off event? Strongly disagree w/ you on this one
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What major "Nazi" gatherings have occurred since August 2017?
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There was one in Newnan, GA of April 2018 I was at, where police used a law meant for the KKK and arrested peaceful protesters for covering their faces. But that’s not the point. The point is white supremacists (not just “Nazis”) have been and continue to be a growing threat.
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One of the best pieces on this was back in Jan ‘17 - https://theintercept.com/2017/01/31/the-fbi-has-quietly-investigated-white-supremacist-infiltration-of-law-enforcement/ ….
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You can’t deny white supremacists are more emboldened with Trump in office - that is a threat to our democracy. And it isn’t just infiltration of law enforcement, but also our politics and military. Charlottesville wasn’t a one-off, it was the start of a new chapter in America.
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