Trump says he's not a racist. That's not how white nationalists see it

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We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
White supremacists are saying they were winners in last week's midterm elections.

They were already emboldened by the language used by President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration -- words like "nationalist" and "invasion" that have hateful dual meanings -- according to a review of sites frequented by white supremacists. And they saw Tuesday's results as a victory for white America with what they believe will be progress toward a border wall, an end to DACA, or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, and birthright citizenship.

Memes and commentary on the neo-Nazi Daily Stormer site bashed nonwhite candidates who did not win, as well as losses by Republicans not seen as Trump loyalists.
"This changed history. It cleared away any of the remaining fog of confusion about what exactly we are dealing with in this country," Daily Stormer founder and publisher Andrew Anglin wrote. "This is a race war. Period."
What is not clear is if any extremists will follow words with violence, as allegedly happened with Robert Bowers, who has pleaded not guilty to killing 11 people at a synagogue late last month, allegedly because he believed Jews were helping "invaders."


https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/politics/white-supremacists-cheer-midterms-trump/index.html
 

There are a lot of problems with your opening post that make it difficult to respond to. The title says "Trump says he is not a racist. That's not how white nationalists see it." If one scans the article, there is not much about Trump saying he is not a racist. The white nationalist thing is a dud, since it only refers to people who happen to be white and loyal to their country. The article is also about a very tiny group of activists who are not very relevant to the political landscape of today.

Perhaps if you ask a particular question, we might see some more replies.
 
Trump is a racist and his signals to the white power types have energized them. We have not had Nazi marches in the past, but now we do. David Duke chirps in appreciation of Trump's policies regularly. We know what Trump is and it is problematic.
 
There are a lot of problems with your opening post that make it difficult to respond to. The title says "Trump says he is not a racist. That's not how white nationalists see it." If one scans the article, there is not much about Trump saying he is not a racist. The white nationalist thing is a dud, since it only refers to people who happen to be white and loyal to their country. The article is also about a very tiny group of activists who are not very relevant to the political landscape of today.

Perhaps if you ask a particular question, we might see some more replies.

 
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