Trump Thread

[Husar]

You married an American?

No!?

I just follow senator Sanders and sometimes check the comments. He/his tewam posted something about Trump not denouncing the Neo Nazis sufficiently and people began to comment about how Sanders should denounce the alt-left etc. The alt-left didn't kill anyone in Charlottesville and wouldn't have been there in the first place if it hadn't been for the racist protest. It's nothing but attempts to shift the focus away from the terrible deeds and behavior of right wing racists in Charlottesville.

[Beskar]

The Alt-Left doesn't exist.

There is no equal-movement in existence which currently matches the Alt-Right. Maybe in the future it could become a thing, but presently, it doesn't. No one identifies as alt-left and there are no known alt-left organisations.

It is a label used exclusively by people on the 'alt-right' to try to shame left-leaning groupings trying to play on the negatively they caused upon themselves in a kind of "You know how us, the alt-right are bad? those alt-left are just the same!". This is in contrast with the Alt-right which was coined by the Alt-Right in order to try to get extreme right views within the mainstream.

[Greyblades]

Someone better tell antifa that they dont exist.

[Montmorency]

Antifa are anarchists. They call themselves anarchists. Anarchists have been around longer than fascists in this world.

Antifa is of the Left. There is no alt-left.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Antifa are anarchists. They call themselves anarchists. Anarchists have been around longer than fascists in this world.

Antifa is of the Left. There is no alt-left.

You do know that Trump was trying to be witty and coin a phrase when he said "alt left," do you not? He doesn't clear any such statements with anyone for substance, just starts talking. The phrase had his usual deft humorous touch, which is to say none.

[Strike For The South]

So The president just tweeted a debunked chain e-mail. May the good Lord have mercy on us all.

[Xiahou]

You do know that Trump was trying to be witty and coin a phrase when he said "alt left," do you not? He doesn't clear any such statements with anyone for substance, just starts talking. The phrase had his usual deft humorous touch, which is to say none.

Right up there with Lyin' Ted and Crooked Hillary. He had some early success by attaching labels to his electoral opponents.... so why not come up with some "catchy" names for the hard left?

I think just calling them "antifa" is adequate.

[Montmorency]

Personally, I believe this to be a less-likely scenario as of now, but since it looms over everything we might as well explore: are any of you here familiar with Philip Roth's The Plot Against America?

Basically, Charles Lindbergh runs against Roosevelt in 1940, wins, buddies up to Hitler, and an east-coast Jewish boy watches the unfolding of Nazi-lite in America. In the end, it turns out that Lindbergh only ran at the bidding of Hitler, who in fact was responsible for kidnapping Lindbergh's son a decade previously (now in the Hitler Youth), and the son's safety depended on Lindbergh's willingness to carry out Nazi-dictated policy.

I always thought that was a dumb plot twist, but, uh...

...

I just remembered the book, is all.

[Beskar]

Someone better tell antifa that they dont exist.

Antifa are older than the alt-right movement and don't identify with "alt-left" label. They are anarchists and don't claim otherwise. Pretty much what Montmorency.

Put down your Tiki Torch.