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No doubt that the pack mentality and refusal for either political faction to compromise is one of the, if not the most debilitating aspect of government today. But I don't see what Obama has to do with any of this.. To contradict Arcadia I believe for most Democrats and many moderates he did a great job uniting and energizing people. I can see how one would think the opposite when the right used every possible opportunity to villainize him in any way.
On a related note I read "the response of former President Barack Obama to the violence in Charlottesville has become the most-liked tweet ever."
Sure seems like he isn't as controversial as people want him to be.
Uniting your side while isolating the opposing side isn't uniting, it's dividing.No doubt that the pack mentality and refusal for either political faction to compromise is one of the, if not the most debilitating aspect of government today. But I don't see what Obama has to do with any of this.. To contradict Arcadia I believe for most Democrats and many moderates he did a great job uniting and energizing people. I can see how one would think the opposite when the right used every possible opportunity to villainize him in any way.
On a related note I read "the response of former President Barack Obama to the violence in Charlottesville has become the most-liked tweet ever."
Sure seems like he isn't as controversial as people want him to be.
We're a few steps ahead of that. The irrational hatred of everything-obama because it was from, about or around Obama is exactly what the left has heard for the past 9 years.. Now suddenly we all realize how debilitating it is to do that? How convenient. The right & right media is just as much to blame for the political climate and decisiveness today as anyone else.Uniting your side while isolating the opposing side isn't uniting, it's dividing.
Barack Obama never let a chance to divide the country along racial and/or religious lines slip by. He is absolutely a large part of the climate today and it was his rhetoric that contributed to the rise of Trump.
This is Obama's legacy. BLM, The Muslim Brotherhood, Al Sharpton and others were all guests to the White House while barry was president. I do not believe you will see the KKK or other white nationalist groups being invited by Trump.
I'm not one for defending Trump, but he was right. You had two idiot groups duking it out like animals in the street.
Your conclusion sums up exactly what Trump and these various racist groups want people to believe. I watched multiple live streams of the protest and resulting violence.
There were definitely violent anti-fascists, anarchists, and communists inciting violence and engaging in violence. However, there were also normal counter protesters from the community at large and even local religious groups and religious leaders. There were even families there standing by peacefully holding signs condemning the Nazi & KKK groups.
The same cannot be said of the Nazi & KKK groups. I've seen zero proof of any normal person attending that was there to protest the removal of the statute. Find some examples because I've looked and looked and I haven't been able to find ANY. The groups there to protest the removal of the statute were all white supremacist, racist, and Nazi type groups.
That's why this "condemn" both sides rhetoric is absurd. There were no "fine people" there waving a Nazi flag or dressed in a Klan robe.
Trump could have easily said the various Nazi and KKK groups were reprehensible and an anathema to American values while condemning the hate and violence they brought. And he could have said his condemnation of violence also extends to the anti-fascist groups that used violent tactics while praising the citizens that "protested hate with their speech instead of succumbing to violent means."
Instead, Trump wants the narrative to be that the racist groups had "many fine people" in them while the left-wing groups were lawless agitators and professional protesters.
The very fact that the victim of the terrorist attack was a local resident unconnected to the anti-fascist groups is prima facie evidence that the narrative of "both sides were equally guilty and evil" is utterly false.
Trump obviously didn't want to give the statement he gave on Monday. His motive could be that he is terrified of losing the support of groups that make up a very vocal part of his base, or his motive could be that he's sympathetic to their cause. Either way, he gave those repugnant groups EXACTLY what they wanted as evidenced by their responses to his press conference yesterday. David Duke, Spencer, and many other alt-right or racist groups were thrilled.
Their goal is not just to get their message of hate out. It is to have their actions normalized and equalized versus those that protest against racist ideologies and hate. There were no good Nazis in Virginia this past weekend. But, there were good people there protesting them.
I think this is clear to anyone that really examines the event closely. But, if someone has proof of good Nazis or protesters on that side please show us. Because I've seen zero evidence of it.
This is going to get fun. Apoplexy, here we come! Language warning.
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I highly doubt there were any good nazi protesters there however unless I'm wrong there were only around a hundred of that group protesting based on some of the articles I read after the protest. However the volience was squarely on both sides once again based on articles I read. The nazi people planned on riling people up and you have some of the counter protesters who wanted to fight as well.
Trump may be doing exactly what you say he's doing, I don't know. That said you still had idiots duking it out in the streets and the news helping fan the flames. Personally the best thing to do about it should have been to not counter protest and let the few idiots realize that no one cares about them anymore. All the resistance and media coverage gave them news coverage they didn't deserve and probably helps their propaganda.
They don't need to visit the White House as Trump, Miller, and Bannon are already there.
Spencer, Duke, and all these other vapid fools are the ideological brethren of Bannon and Miller.
And Trump hasn't merely dipped his toe in the water of justifying, praising, and aligning with these groups -- only the bald spot on top of his head is still above water.