2aguy
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Yes......this Trump derangement syndrome is infecting even people you think are rational....
To the author of this article.....nazis are leftwing, not rightwing...
Trump is right — violent extremists on both sides are a threat
When it comes to the violent extremist politics of the right and left, it is reasonable to say “a pox on both your houses.” So, it is puzzling that when President Trump made that very argument, he touched off yet another round of teeth gnashing and frantic virtue signaling from the press, pundits and politicians.
It is a canard that by calling out left-wing violence the president was implicitly endorsing violence from the right, especially since he explicitly condemned neo-Nazism. Trump was fully within a time-honored intellectual tradition when he denounced “both sides” that were rioting in Charlottesville.
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Whether cloaked in nationalism, internationalism, populism, militarism, or religious fanaticism, the principle ends of these movements was the same: total, dictatorial control of society and the imposition of stringent ideological purity. These groups regard violence as a fully legitimate mode of political expression.
To the author of this article.....nazis are leftwing, not rightwing...
Trump is right — violent extremists on both sides are a threat
When it comes to the violent extremist politics of the right and left, it is reasonable to say “a pox on both your houses.” So, it is puzzling that when President Trump made that very argument, he touched off yet another round of teeth gnashing and frantic virtue signaling from the press, pundits and politicians.
It is a canard that by calling out left-wing violence the president was implicitly endorsing violence from the right, especially since he explicitly condemned neo-Nazism. Trump was fully within a time-honored intellectual tradition when he denounced “both sides” that were rioting in Charlottesville.
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Whether cloaked in nationalism, internationalism, populism, militarism, or religious fanaticism, the principle ends of these movements was the same: total, dictatorial control of society and the imposition of stringent ideological purity. These groups regard violence as a fully legitimate mode of political expression.