This just went up at Medium:
The President has no filter, no self-control, you have told yourself. If he were an anti-Semiteâââa Nazi sympathizer, a friend of the Jew-hating Klanâââwe would know about it, by now. By now, he would surely have told us.
Yesterday, in a long and ragged off-the-cuff address to the press corps, President Trump told us. During a moment that white supremacist godfather Steve Bannon has apparently described as a âdefiningâ one for this Administration, the President expressed admiration and sympathy for a group of white supremacist demonstrators who marched through the streets of Charlottesville, flaunting Swastikas and openly chanting, along with vile racist slogans, âJews will not replace us!â Among those demonstrators, according to Trump, were âa lotâ of âinnocentâ and âvery fine people.â
So, now you know. First he went after immigrants, the poor, Muslims, trans people and people of color, and you did nothing. You contributed to his campaign, you voted for him. You accepted positions on his staff and his councils. You entered into negotiations, cut deals, made contracts with him and his government.
Now heâs coming after you. The question is: what are you going to do about it? If you donât feel, or canât show, any concern, pain or understanding for the persecution and demonization of others, at least show a little self-interest. At least show a little sichel. At the very least, show a little self-respect.
You'll want to go read the whole thingâparticularly the section where they call out Jared and Ivanka by name.