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Aug 18, 2017
United States President Donald Trump was widely criticised for his inflammatory defence of his slow condemnation of white supremacists.
As people pointed out, the President was quick to apportion blame on both sides of the protests, and in the process defended neo-Nazis.
There should no longer be a debate over subjects like white supremacists, neo-Nazis and fascists in a modern society. As many people on both sides of politics pointed out.
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." https://t.co/InZ58zkoAm— Barack Obama (@Barack Obama) 1502582769
Dear @realDonaldTrump, attached is our letter of resignation from the President's Committee on the Arts & the Human… https://t.co/KZSBDzvAYP— Kal Penn (@Kal Penn) 1503065334
The #WhiteSupremacy groups will see being assigned only 50% of blame as a win.We can not allow this old evil to be resurrected 6/6— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1502834204
We must be clear. White supremacy is repulsive. This bigotry is counter to all this country stands for. There can be no moral ambiguity.— Paul Ryan (@Paul Ryan) 1502834506
Paul Ryan could have addressed Donald Trump directly. But anyway...
Following the events in Charlottesville, a 1947 film from the US War Department is being shared.
The film warns against the dangers of populism and racist ideologies, admonishing those who become swept up in its rhetoric. It points out that in buying in to such politics of racist nationalism, they splinter the communities that form the nation.
The anti-xenophobic nature of the propaganda film also becomes a bit contrived when you consider that the cold war developed in the decades following - but let's not demigrate an important message, that divisive rhetoric exists for a purpose.
You can watch the full video below:
People have been tweeting about it recently:
"Don't Be A Sucker" (1947) Just amazing. Gotta watch it. So relevant 70 years later. https://t.co/GPktP77wO9— Mike Rubin (@Mike Rubin) 1502660817
An important message from the U.S. War Department https://t.co/2i3EqGVhbR— Politics Group (@Politics Group) 1503066989
You've prob seen the US War Dept clip on how not to be taken in by a nazi con man politician. Here's the full video: https://t.co/ZsJJCoMg17— Nusheen Ameenuddin MD MPH MPA FAAP🧕🏽👩🏽⚕️😷 (@Nusheen Ameenuddin MD MPH MPA FAAP🧕🏽👩🏽⚕️😷) 1503034498
We used to understand why these ideas are so dangerous. Insightful 2-minute clip below. Full 17-min version here:… https://t.co/cZHFk9ffl2— Elizabeth Weiser (@Elizabeth Weiser) 1503005369
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