After Charlottesville…
We all know what happened in Charlottesville over the weekend. However, what’s in store for America AFTER Charlottesville? Let’s take a look at the immediate after-effect and what to expect next:
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After Charlottesville – RACIAL UPRISING
Feeling emboldened and victorious following a bloody weekend attended by thousands and covered by hundreds of news media outlets from around the world, white nationalists are celebrating with glee the events of Charlottesville. Not only did the weekend of hate unite Nazi’s, separatists, and other racist fringe groups against their “enemies,” but Donald Trump all but gave them the green light that their actions were above rebuke and would go unpunished.
“We’re going to be more active than ever before,” Matthew Heimbach, the white nationalist leader who orchestrated the Charlottesville weekend said Monday. His white radical comrades didn’t waste any time putting those words into action.
On Monday, white nationalist Richard Spencer submitted a request to speak next month at the University of Florida. Additionally, white rabble-rouser Preston Wiginton announced that he was planning a “White Lives Matter” rally at Texas A&M University in September.
Heimbach, who heads the Traditionalist Workers Party, called Saturday’s event “an absolute stunning victory” and the nation’s largest gathering of white separatists in more than a decade. A neo-Nazi website echoed those sentiments and promised more events just like it very soon.
“We are going to start doing this nonstop. Across the country,” the site vowed.
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After Charlottesville – DONALD TRUMP
Following days of criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike for his extremely ambiguous denouncement of the Charlottesville terrorism, Donald Trump attempted a do-over on Monday.
“Racism is evil — and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans,” a visibly reluctant Trump said.
Although he called the perpetrators by name, “The Donald” soon learned later in the day that the damage was done and irreversible.
Kenneth Frazier, the CEO of Merck and arguably one of the country’s most prominent black business leaders, quit Trump’s manufacturing council, saying it was important for him to “take a stand against intolerance and extremism” in the wake of Trump’s failed condemnation. Not long after, the CEOs of Under Armour and Intel followed suit and joined Frazier in quitting Trump’s manufacturing council.
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Our country’s strength stems from its diversity and the contributions made by men and women of different faiths, faces, sexual orientations and political beliefs. America’s leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal. As CEO of Merck and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism. – Kenneth Frazier, Merck CEO
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Less than an hour later, Trump took to Twitter and launched an all-out attack against Frazier.
“Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President’s Manufacturing Council, he will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!” Trump tweeted.
His tweet only added more fuel to the fire, as political pundits were quick to point out that if Trump could issue a full-throated attack against Ken Frazier, why couldn’t (or wouldn’t) he do the same against neo-Nazi white radicals?
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After Charlottesville – DAVID DUKE
By the end of Donald Trump’s watered-down rebuke of the white nationalist’s protests in Charlottesville, former KKK leader David Duke was quick to chastise “The Donald” for his forced statements against the radicals.
“It’s amazing to see how the media is able to bully the President of the United States into going along with their FAKE NEWS narrative,” Duke tweeted.
His social media rant followed an earlier message to Trump, where Duke reminded him: “I would recommend you take a good look in the mirror & remember it was White Americans who put you in the presidency, not radical leftists.”
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After Charlottesville – STEVE BANNON
For anyone who has been following the aftermath of the Charlottesville terrorist event, one key political player has gone missing in action: Steve Bannon.
Bannon, a known white nationalist who works as the chief White House strategist to Donald Trump, has been laying low for the past several days — and rightly so. Criticism from both the left and right has been so powerful during the past 72 hours, that Bannon is said to be in genuine fear of losing his job.
Reportedly, Fox mogul Rupert Murdoch, national security adviser Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, and others have been in Trump’s ear of late urging him to fire Bannon. They believe that for as long as Bannon remains a central figure inside The White House, Trump will forever be subjected to claims that he is a mere puppet to Bannon and the white radical movement. However, Trump has failed to follow through — partially because of his disdain for confrontation, but also because he’s legitimately fearful of what Bannon could/would do to undermine him if he is sent packing in an ugly divorce.
“I don’t think that White House has a chance of functioning properly as long as there’s a resident lunatic fringe,” said Mark Salter, a longtime adviser to Senator John McCain. He added that although he doesn’t know for sure if Bannon is prejudiced, he seems more than willing to “tolerate something that’s intolerable” inside Trump’s base.
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Current Events
The immediate and impending fallout after Charlottesville does not look good. White nationalists and neo-Nazi radicals are promising continuous race riots in the foreseeable future; David Duke and his element are going public with the news that they’re in bed with Donald Trump and are ready, willing, and able to implement his agenda on behalf of the white race; Steve Bannon could soon be out of a job, but could also end up telling all and becoming Trump’s worst nightmare; and the presidency of Donald Trump continues to spiral out of control, as Americans from both the left and the right are beginning to see him as a protector of racists and an absolute failure as a legitimate leader.
Stay tuned, America — we appear to be in for a very bumpy ride.
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Really good post DJ. Well done.
And if I may add. Apparently two more CEOs on Trump’s Business Council have finally had enough.
As reported on MSNBC last night, Kevin Plank, CEO of Under Armour Inc, as well as Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, have also stepped down.
Have to run to a meeting now but I will be back to talk about Duke and Trump.