Trump emboldens far-right extremists who are now more powerful than ever
Condemning neo-Nazis is one area we should all be able to agree upon.
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Agreement on the horrific, inhumane behavior of the Nazis is about as universally accepted as the notion of gravity.
We have to contend with the fact that Nazi symbols and paeans to the confederacy are front and center in major media outlets, and that we are discussing notions of countering white supremacy following eight years of the nation’s first black president.
This administration's “silence followed by backpedaling” technique is taking political and moral bankruptcy to a new level.
Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson is the research and analysis director at the Dr. Alon Ben-Meir Institute. He has a master’s degree in international affairs from The New School in New York — writing a thesis on social movements in Kosovo — and a BA in politics from Ithaca College.
DISCLAIMERThe views of the writer do not necessarily reflect the views of Kosovo 2.0.
This story was originally written in English.