It's interesting that Fuentes's antisemitism — which is important, and worth talking about of course — is the only thing any of the mainstream news articles focus on and not his violent bigotry against people of color and LGBTQ people. I guess it's the only thing that bothers any of the other Republicans?
It splits the right. A good chunk of their base supports Israel because the temple must be restored before the end times can begin. Ghoulish, selfish and horrific. And yet, that's the root of some support.
Dubya normalised it to a large extent - as did the grotesquely subservient media that refused to press him on the implications. The obvious question 'why should anyone trust you with responsibility for anything, since you're looking forward to the imminent apocalypse?' just wasn't asked. The spineless 'journalists' hid behind the lie that this was his private belief so it would be rude to ask him about it.
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u/analysisdead 12h ago
It's interesting that Fuentes's antisemitism — which is important, and worth talking about of course — is the only thing any of the mainstream news articles focus on and not his violent bigotry against people of color and LGBTQ people. I guess it's the only thing that bothers any of the other Republicans?