I guess we'd also want to be concerned about people in or close to power referring to news reports as being part of a "vast conspiracy" of whatever "wing" they aren't a member. Besides, sometimes even those are true!
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Replying to @RonColeman @realjbullock
It seems pretty unlikely that: 1. We are in a literal repeat of the Nazi era 2. The next "thought control" (your term) problem will look the same. It also seems acceptable to be worried about the President seeming to egg on folks like the Stormer.
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I don't mean to Godwin this conversation but it *is* about Nazis ;) As a Jewish American who had family victimized by the Nazis, it seems ok for me to be worried about the fact that the President wink wink nods nods at people activated by this website.pic.twitter.com/2EbXVqbjws
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Replying to @wycats @realjbullock
But a POTUS sending money and arming to Iran - an actual fascist, antisemitic state whose policy is both Holocaust denial and actively Jew-murdering - doesn't bother you?
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Replying to @RonColeman @realjbullock
It bothers me (a lot) and I'd be happy to discuss why it's more nuanced than your statement implies as a separate conversation. Where's the nuance in POTUS defending Stormer-activated marchers chanting Nazi slogans?
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Replying to @wycats @realjbullock
You're hung up on whether Trump plays the "disavow" game to your satisfaction? He'll never play it. I'll go with the militantly pro-Israel UN ambassador, a staff (and family) consisting of innumerable observant Jews and other conduct - of his.
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Replying to @RonColeman @realjbullock
There's a difference between demanding a disavowal and him volunteering junk like "on many sides". Nobody forced him to say that. https://web.archive.org/web/20170814195122/https://www.dailystormer.com/unitetheright-charlottesville-live-updates/ … I'd ask you to read this and then decide whether there's a problem with POTUS granting credibility to it.
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Replying to @wycats @realjbullock
Trump isn't articulate enough to pull off the nuanced point about LW violence he tried to make regarding Charlottesville. That goes in the loss column. It is of no policy or practical significance however.
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Replying to @RonColeman @realjbullock
It has the practical consequence of emboldening these fanatics. And I'm not quite as forgiving about his comments as you are. He's swimming in a toxic brew (including Don Jr., who has power due to POTUS and is far more overt). Personnel is policy, like it or not.pic.twitter.com/rSfMxtZbdl
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Replying to @wycats @realjbullock
I think it's clear where we disagree. You're very concerned about optics, influence and and a perceived underlying vein of rabid antisemitic support for Trump. And I'm not. Happy to discuss related issues any time in the future
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Sounds good :) Again, Good Shabbos!
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