Mere mention that Obama ordered a successful hit on bin Laden is politics in the gutter. But pretending a rightwing neo-Nazi nutjob who gunned down an entire family including a toddler is really a closet lefty is above board. See, I know both those things are true because other rightwing nutjobs — with everything to lose if they’re not true — say they are:
(Don’t Worry, Safe-n-Sane Site) — Back in October we reported that Neo-Nazi Jason Todd Ready was patrolling the #Occupy Phoenix camp with AR-15′s.
Neo-Nazi Jason Todd (J.T.) Ready pictured on left patrolling the Occupy Phoenix protest and on right at Southern Poverty Law Center website.
Of course, since this was not a tea party rally the story was never picked up by the liberal media.
OK, so a neo-Nazi skulking around progressive orgs and peaceful activists bent on non violence while brandishing an assault rifle is a friendly gesture. That’s how we liberals show camaraderie! You know, just like waving a torch outside a black church wearing a white robe and a pillow case demonstrates sympathy for the plight of underprivileged minorities.
No True Scotsman fallacy in play. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Well, it’s a combination of NTS and the continuation of a meme among right-wing circles that the Nazis were actually a left-wing cause. Because the name has “socialist” in it, you see.
Of course, when one points out that the German Democratic Republic wasn’t a democracy or a republic, that’s different somehow.
@Weaver, #2:
It was, however, German. The Holy Roman Empire, on the other hand…
zinc avenger; kind of like England’s Lord Privy Seal….
brandishing an assault rifle is a friendly gesture. That’s how we liberals show camaraderie!
This is exactly what some folks I work with would think. Complete with visions of marxist revolutions running through their heads.
Because to them, a neo-nazi at an Occupy protest is exactly the same as the October Revolution.